The title dream is still very much alive. In fact, it’s so alive that it can become a reality as soon as midnight tonight (Nairobi time). AC Milan applied the pressure on their fierce rivals and current Serie A champions Inter by beating Atalanta at San Siro 2-0 and if Nerrauzi fail to win in Cagiari, the title will be theirs tonight. Milan had to win this match in order to secure the first place and keep Inter off their backs ahead of the crucial last round of Italian championship, and they did it against a strong and very tricky opponent like Atalanta, thanks to Leao and Hernandes goals, and both very beauties.🔴⚫ San Siro awash with Rossonero, an amazing sight to behold any given Sunday 😍#MilanAtalanta #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/Hx17Dzd6vm— AC Milan (@acmilan) May 15, 2022 The hype ahead of this match was huge. There were over 200,000 enquires for the 80,000-capacity stadium. Due to security reasons, only 75,000 tickets have been put on sale, and around 10.000 people from abroad came to support their team in their quest for the first Serie A title since 2011. Milan showed their domination over Atalanta, who had a dissapointing season and is up for a fight for their place in the Conference League.The home team set up the tempo since the first minute, but Atalanta was not beaten easily, as the visitors didn’t give much opportunity to Milan in the first half. In fact, the only meaningful opportunity came throught Muriel in the 30th minute. But in the second half, Rossoneri continued to press even more and it finally paid dividends in the 57th minute, when Leao drilled it low under Musso, with a defender breathing down his neck: 1-0 Milan.But the goal of the game came in the 75th minute. San Siro erupted out of joy and relief when Theo Hernandez took the ball inside his own half and ran all the way into the Atalanta box, where he still had the energy and composure to struck the ball into the net for 2-0 and one step closer to the title. Whole city of Milan will watch the Inter game in Cagliari tonight…SERIE A – Round 37SaturdayEmpoli – Salernitana 1-1 (1-0)/Cutrone 31 – Bonazzoli 76/Udinese – Spezia 2-3 (1-2)/Molina 26, Mari 90+4 – Verde 35, Gyasi 45+3, Maggiore 47/Verona – Torino 0-1 (0-1)/Brekalo 19/Roma – Venezia 1-1 (0-1)/Shomurodov 76 – Okereke 1/SundayBologna – Sassuolo 1-3 (0-1)/Orsolini 90+2 pen – Scamacca 35, 80, Berardi 75/Napoli – Genoa 3-0 (1-0)/Osimhen 32, Insigne(p) 65, Lobotka 81/Milan – Atalanta 2-0 (0-0)/Leao 56, Theo 75/21.45: (7.75) Cagliari (4.80) Inter (1.43)Monday19.30: (4.40) Sampdoria (3.60) Fiorentina (1.94)21.45: (2.50) Juventus (3.40) Lazio (3.05)***odds are subject to change
