Atalanta drew 1-1 at Italian champion Juventus on Sunday to move into third place in the Italian league, leapfrogging Inter Milan after the Nerazzurri lost 4-1 at Napoli.
Conte has been out of a job since June 2018 when he was fired from Chelsea, and the former Juventus and Italy coach is seen as the perfect man to rejuvenate the squad.
Milan had been favoured to win the match after a run of five straight league victories but there was little evidence of the good play on display on Sunday.
Valencia went through 3-0 on aggregate after beating Celtic 1-0 at home.
The dispute highlights the tense contract talks that have been going on between the 25-year-old Argentine player and the Italian club.
The 30-year-old Belgian joined Inter in the offseason in a deal which valued him at 38 million euros ($44.3 million).
Juventus have an 11-point lead over second-placed Napoli, who hosts lowly Frosinone on Saturday.
Liverpool lost their third match in the group as they went down 2-1 to PSG and now are staring at an early exit from the Champions League.
Barcelona visit Inter Milan with hope that Lionel Messi can return after recovering from a broken arm.
Inter star player Nainggolan hurt his ankle in a crunching tackle with Lucas Biglia in the first half. The Belgian midfielder will undergo tests on Monday but is now a doubt for Champions League match at Barcelona.
Argentine striker Lautaro Martinez, who was close to being signed by Atletico earlier this year but who opted to play for Inter Milan, scored the winning goal on Saturday.
Undefeated Inter took sole possession of second place, moving two points behind perfect Napoli and three ahead of six-time defending champion Juventus and Lazio.
Referee Singh awarded a penalty to Inter after striker Stevan Jovetic was brought down by Chelsea full-back Cesar Azpilicueta. Some netizens took to Twitter to criticise Singh's decisions and commented on his ethnicity.
Sukhbir Singh granted a controversial penalty against Chelsea in first-half extra time following a challenge by Cesar Azpilicueta on Inter striker Stefan Jovetic.
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