In the meeting of the 34th round of Serie A, one of the biggest derbies in Italian football, Milan and Juventus played without scoring at San Siro.
Luka Modric played for the hosts until the 80th minute when he left the field after clashing heads with Manuel Locatelli.
Both tried to reach one ball, but they collided heads. The interruption lasted several minutes while they were being helped. Unfortunately, the “Fire” captain had to leave the field holding his head in a daze, while the Juventus midfielder remained in the game.
The match was extremely important for both clubs in the fight for the Champions League. The race for the “Scuddeto” is lost, the leading Inter has 10 points more than the second-placed Napoli, so the “Rossoners” and the “Binaconers” only have to fight for the Champions League.
The first fifteen minutes passed without any shots on goal. Milan had the first chance in the 23rd minute, Youssouf Fofana shot, but the ball went a few centimeters past the right post. In the 35th minute, Adrien Rabiot shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the visiting goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio saved.
Just a minute later, Juve scored. Conceicao crossed and Thuram beat Maignan. However, The VAR room disallowed the goal the French striker because of the backfield. Conceicao also threatened in the 40th minute, but Maignan made a great save.
Milan had a great chance at the opening of the second half, but Alexis Saelemaekers hit the crossbar in the 50th minute. By the end of the match, there were still several half-chances, but no goals.
Milan remained third with 67 points, three more than Juventus in fourth position. With 79 points, Inter leads the way, having played 2-2 away at Turin.
(Hina | Photo: X)
