Inter Milan stumble in the Serie A title race as they are held to a battling draw at home by mid-table Bologna.

Bologna rescued a hard-fought point at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with a second 2-2 draw in three league meetings, coming from behind to deny Inter Milan the chance to close the gap to Serie A leaders SSC Napoli.

Inter were held to a 2-2 draw at home against a resilient Bologna in Serie A on Wednesday night, as Santiago Castro, Denzel Dumfries, Lautaro Martinez and Emil Holm made for an entertaining game for the neutral in San Siro.

Inter Milan was held to a 2-2 home draw by Bologna in Serie A on Wednesday, with the visitors snapping Simone Inzaghi’s side’s six-game winning run.

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) -Inter Milan were held to a 2-2 home draw by Bologna in Serie A on Wednesday, with the visitors snapping Simone Inzaghi's side's six-game winning run. Bologna took a shock lead after 15 minutes when forward Santiago Castro deflected the ball into the net from close range before the hosts fired back four minutes later through defender Denzel Dumfries from a rebound.

Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi spared his players any blame for a disappointing draw at home against Bologna on Wednesday that saw its Serie A winning streak of six games come to an end.

Inter's campaign to defend the Serie A title suffered a minor setback on Wednesday when they were held to a 2-2 draw by a lively Bologna side at the San Siro. Simone Inzaghi's men had taken charge of the clash with goals by Denzel Dumfries and Lautaro Martinez after Santiago Castro had given the visitors an early lead.

Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez looked to be back at something like his best in yesterday’s Serie A draw against Bologna.This is the view in today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper