AC Milan was held to a 2-2 draw at Empoli in an entertaining match in Serie A on Saturday.

Milan twice took the lead through Carlos Bacca and Giacomo Bonaventura but Piotr Zielinski and Massimo Maccarone canceled out the visitors' goals.

Mario Balotelli almost won the match for Milan in stoppage time but scuffed his shot. The forward had already been flagged offside.

Milan remained sixth, provisionally 11 points behind Serie A leader Napoli, and seven behind Inter, which it plays in a derby match next Sunday.

Empoli is a point behind Milan.

Second from bottom Frosinone drew 0-0 against Atalanta.

Frosinone is five points below Palermo, which occupies the last position of safety. Atalanta moved nine points off the drop zone, ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures.