(AFP) - Milan, the defending champion, joined its arch-rivals Inter, Lazio, Roma and Atalanta, by stumbling at home after a 1-1 draw against Salernitana on Monday at the end of the twenty-sixth stage of the Italian Football League .
Milan, ecstatic from its qualification to the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2012, entered its draw on Wednesday with its English host Tottenham, 0-0, after winning the first leg 1-0. Lazio tied 0-0 with Bologna on Saturday.
But he did not take advantage of this opportunity and failed to compensate for his fall in the last stage against Fiorentina 1-2, contenting himself with a point that raised his tally to 48 in the last fourth place qualifying for the Champions League, a point behind Roma, who in turn lost to Sassuolo 3-4 Sunday, and six to Atalanta. Who lost Saturday, 0-2, to Napoli.
Napoli was the biggest beneficiary, as it was the only one that emerged victorious among the top six, moving away from the lead by 18 points from Inter and approaching an additional step from its first title since 1990.
And in light of Napoli's tweeting far in the lead, the ambition of his pursuers was limited to competing for the other three places that qualify for the Champions League next season.
And the cards may be completely mixed up if Juventus succeeds in the appeal submitted in order to recover the 15 points that were deducted from his balance for accusing him of financial manipulation, as he will raise his balance according to the current arrangement of 53 points, which makes him second.
Milan finished the first half ahead thanks to Frenchman Olivier Giroud from a header after a corner kick executed by Algerian Ismail Ben Nasser (1 + 45), raising his tally to 8 goals in the league this season.
But the guests equalized at the start of the second half through Senegalese Boulay Dia after a cross from Croatian Domagoi Bradarić (61), just before three changes to Milan, who brought in the returning Swede after a long absence Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the Belgians Divock Origi and Charles de Kitlar instead of Jiro, the Portuguese Rafael Leao and the Spaniard Ibrahim Dias (62).
Milan thought that he had a chance to regain the lead after the referee awarded him a penalty kick in favor of Bin Nasser after a mistake by Bradarić, but the video assistant referee “VAR” intervened and canceled the penalty kick (70).