Milan give up points and open door for Inter in Serie A title fight

The Italian league leaders have drawn with Torino and their advantage over the Nerazzurri is now two points. Alexis Sánchez and Arturo Vidal’s side are just one game short, so it’s now up to them to regain the lead to retain the crown.

Good date for Inter in Serie A. Besides their victory over Hellas Verona on Saturday, Milan and Napoli, their direct rivals in the fight for shield They couldn’t win. The pressure of Nerazzurri It had an effect and now he was within a whisker of being Italian football’s point-scorer again.

The date was closed by Milan, who only tied 0-0 on their visit to Turin. This is the team’s second tie followed at zero rossoneri, which happened the day before against Bologna by Gary Medel. “The Torino are a difficult opponent to face,” analyzed coach Stefano Pioli after the match. “We fought hard but we missed a moment of magic,” he added.

Despite leading with 68 points and a two-point lead over neighbors and arch-rivals Inter, Milan no longer depend on themselves to be champions. Alexis Sánchez and Arturo Vidal’s side have one game less (against Bologna) and you can reclaim first place if you win what you have pending. “Three weeks ago we were favourites, then Napoli, now Inter…I think it will be adjusted until the last day,” coach Pioli added.

On the first shift on Sunday, Napoli haven’t done their homework either. Playing at his home, Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, he lost 3-2 to Fiorentina. The goals of the altos team are the Argentinian Nicolás González (29′), the French Jonathan Ikoné (66′) and the Brazilian Arthur Cabral (72′). “This defeat is costing us dearly. It’s getting complicated, but we have no choice but to maintain our professionalism and try to win the next match,” admitted Neapolitan coach Luciano Spalletti.

Napoli are third, with the same points as Inter (66), but with one game more. From now on, it is Inter who have the possibility of regaining the lead and ending up with the first option to retain the crown.

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Source: Latercera

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