Both AC Milan vs Juventus desperately need 3 points for their own goals but they could not do more in the tedious draw at the San Siro.
Final result AC Milan vs Juventus (0-0)
This is an important match for both AC Milan and Juventus. With Juventus, if they win, Allegri's teachers and students will take 4th place on Atalanta's Serie A table, the team was held 0-0 by Lazio in the early 23rd round match. Meanwhile, AC Milan also needs 3 points to continue chasing Inter Milan in the Scudetto race.
Juventus entered this match with 3 major losses in personnel, Bonucci, Chiesa, and De Ligt. Meanwhile, AC Milan also lacks Kessie, Tomori, Kjaer, and Pellegrini for different reasons.
With the home-field advantage, AC Milan actively pushed the offensive line up after the opening whistle. In the first 45 minutes, the Rossoneri did not outperform Juventus in possession (51%) but launched 8 shots. But before the close combat of the Old Lady, the red-black army only had 1 shot on target.
The most significant situation that AC Milan created in the first half was a shot from the edge of the box by Rafael Leao in the 20th minute. However, goalkeeper Szczesny promptly poured the saver for Juventus.
In general, the first half took place in a tight match, so there were not many clear opportunities for both teams. The most noticeable highlight in the first 45 minutes was the injury of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Swedish general soon had to leave the field in the 28th minute, making way for Olivier Giroud.
Like the first half, the second half was also unattractive due to the appearance of too many foul situations in the midfield. Both AC Milan and Juventus are cautious in this very important match.
In the stalemate, coach Allegri strengthened the attack with Bernardeschi and Moise Kean since the middle of the second half. On the other side of the line, AC Milan also launched Saelemaekers and Rebic into the field. However, these changes do not make a big difference in terms of the game.
AC Milan had more shots (14) but lacked clear opportunities to break the deadlock. Meanwhile, Juventus did not even have 1 shot on target during the game. The most significant situation that the Old Lady created in the second half was McKennie's header late in the game but the ball narrowly missed the post.
In the end, the two teams drew with a score of 0-0. This result is likened to a failure of both. AC Milan not only increased the gap to 4 points by Inter Milan but also fell to 3rd place on the table. They have the same 49 points as Napoli but are behind because of the poor sub-index. Meanwhile, Juventus have missed the opportunity to rise to 4th place in the rankings.
TEAM AC MILAN VS JUVENTUS
AC MILAN: Maignan; Calabria (Florenzi 76'), Kalulu, Romagnoli, Hernandez, Krunic, Tonali, Messias (Saelemaekers 61'), Diaz (Bennacer 61'), Leao (Rebic 76'), Ibrahimovic (Giroud 28').
JUVENTUS: Szczesny; De Sciglio, Rugani, Chiellini, Sandro, Cuadrado (Bernardeschi 65', Bentancur (Rabiot 90'), Locatelli (Arthur 65'), McKennie, Dybala (Kulusevski 90'), Morata (Kean 74').
