AC Milan’s ‘road to hell’ started with that shocking home loss to Spezia a few rounds ago. It propelled with another disappointment in the previous round, as the Serie A basement slot Salernitana clinched a draw against the table-toppers.But this Udinese slip is just unforgivable.Instead of staying five points aloft of their city rivals, Inter Milan, for at least a couple of hours, Stefano Pioli’s boys drew at San Siro 1-1.
That first-half Rafael Leao’s opener, which came as a consequence of his foxiness, seemed enough for the win. The visitors lacked pace and necessary determination in the final third, but Rosonneri could not wrap up the game on time.Moreover, they faced a severe backlash as the Udine-based underdogs bounced back from their only significant goal chance. Milan’s defence was unable to clear the ball from the area before Iyenoma Udogie’s clumsy tap-in provided the guests with the equalizer. Was it maybe with his hand or ab, it was difficult to extinguish, but after the VAR consultancy, the ref decided the goal was valid.Without the impeccable Zlatan – who is still injured – Milan couldn’t create a single goal-scoring opportunity until the end. The sought-after goal for the win remained nothing but wishful thinking, just as the Serie A title has distanced from them steadily.SERIE A – ROUND 27FridayMilan – Udinese 1-1 (1-0)/Leao 29 – Udogie 66/23:00: (8.50) Genoa (4.70) Inter (1.43)Saturday17:00: (3.35) Salernitana (3.35) Bologna (2.20)20:00: (5.30) Empoli (3.80) Juventus (1.67)22:45: (2.85) Sassuolo (3.50) Fiorentina (2.55)Sunday14:30: (1.65) Torino (3.70) Cagliari (5.70)17:00: (1.58) Verona (4.20) Venezia (6.50)20:00: (4.40) Spezia (3.60) Roma (1.83)22:45: (3.00) Lazio (3.30) Napoli (2.55)Monday22:45: (1.45) Atalanta (4.40) Sampdoria (7.25)**odds are subject to change