Inter failed to make the most of a flying start.
Inter Milan missed a chance to restore their eight-point advantage at the top of Serie A as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fiorentina.
Second-placed AC Milan were made to work hard for a 3-2 win over Torino on Saturday, but the Rossoneri will be heartened by heading into the international break with just a six-point deficit following their arch rivals’ slip-up.
Pio Esposito’s first-minute header saw Inter make a flying start, but it was one on which Christian Chivu’s side failed to build.
Moise Kean had a goal ruled out for offside for Fiorentina, but they did level 13 minutes from time through Cher Ndour’s tap-in.
Inter had an opportunity to win it in the final seconds, yet Esposito was brilliantly denied by David de Gea.
Elsewhere in Serie A, Como solidified their grip on fourth place with a 5-0 thrashing of strugglers Pisa as they took advantage of Juventus’ draw with Sassuolo in style.
Roma moved level on points with fifth-placed Juve by beating Lecce 1-0. Atalanta beat Verona by the same scoreline, while Lazio were 2-0 winners at Bologna.
Five-star Stuttgart
The race for the Champions League in the Bundesliga saw Stuttgart surge into third place with a 5-2 thrashing of Augsburg, with Deniz Undav on target twice in an excellent away win.
Paul Nebel’s 89th-minute goal gave Mainz a 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt that boosted their hopes of survival.
Mainz are six points clear of the relegation play-off spot, still occupied by St. Pauli after they lost 2-1 to Freiburg.
Just three points separate third and sixth in the Champions League battle in Ligue 1 after home defeats for Marseille and Lyon.
Marseille were beaten 2-1 at the Stade Velodrome by Lille, Thomas Meunier cancelling out Ethan Nwaneri’s opener before Olivier Giroud scored an 86th-minute winner.
Goals from Maghnes Akliouche and Florin Balogun, the latter from the penalty spot, saw Monaco come from behind to beat Lyon 2-1 on the road. Lyon finished the game with 10 men after Nicolas Tagliafico was sent off late on.
Marseille stay third, two points ahead of both Lyon and Lille, with Monaco a point further back.
The other results in Ligue 1 saw 3-2 wins for Strasbourg and Paris FC over Nantes and Le Havre respectively, while Rennes drew 0-0 with Metz.
