Milan lose ground in title race after Juve stalemate

AC Milan were held to a goalless draw by Juventus on Sunday, losing ground in the Serie A title race and allowing Napoli to move second following their 4-1 thumping of Salernitana.Two points behind local rivals Inter Milan before this weekend, Milan now trail the champions by four and have dropped down to third after Napoli drew level with them on 49 points.With the Milan derby straight after the international break which starts on Monday, an already crucial match will take on extra significance when Serie A returns next month, with Napoli at relegation-threatened Venezia.AC Milan 0-0 JuventusNot everyone can get into the Serie A title race ❌ pic.twitter.com/WjNYC2G9aq— GOAL (@goal) January 23, 2022 Juve had the chance to move into the Champions League places with a win following fourth-placed Atalanta’s draw at Lazio on Saturday, but they didn’t managed a single shot on target in a bafflingly uninspired display and stay one point from the top four.A match of few chances was played on a San Siro pitch which had been played on by Inter the previous day and had been heavily criticised by the champions’ coach Simone Inzaghi.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Juventus were content to keep it tight but created very little on the break while Milan continuously ran into a well-drilled defence led by Giorgio Chiellini.Rafael Leao forced a good early save from Wojciech Szczesny with a low drive, while Davide Calabria flashed two well-hit shots just past the upright from long range.The hosts’ best and last proper chance came midway through the second half when Olivier Giroud, who replaced the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, met a cross with a powerful header which was straight at Szczesny.© Agence France-PresseSERIE A – ROUND 23FridayHellas Verona – Bologna 2-1 (1-1)/Caprari 38, Kalinic 85 – Orsolini 14/SaturdayGenoa – Udinese 0-0Inter – Venezia 2-1 (1-1)/Barella 40, Dzeko 90 – Henry 19/Lazio – Atalanta 0-0SundayCagliari – Fiorentina 1-1 (0-0)/Joao Pedro 47 – Sottil 75/Spezia – Sampdoria 1-0 (0-0)/Verde 69/Napoli – Salernitana 4-1 (2-1)/Jesus 17, Mertens 45+3 pen, Rrahmani 47, Insigne 53 pen – Bonazzoli 33/Torino – Sassuolo 1-1 (1-0)/Sanabria 16 – Raspadori 88/Empoli – Roma 2-4 (0-4/Pinamonti 55, Bajrami 72 – Abraham 24, 33, Oliveira 35, Zaniolo 37/Milan – Juventus 0-0

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