US EditionAC Milan’s Champions League Bid Hit by 2-0 Defeat at Sassuolo
Domenico Berardi and Armand Lauriente scored as Milan fell 12 points behind Inter Milan with three matches left.
- On Sunday, AC Milan suffered a setback in its Champions League bid, falling 2-0 to Sassuolo in Serie A. Ten-man Milan complicated its European qualification hopes with the defeat.
- Sassuolo took an early lead when Domenico Berardi scored in the fifth minute. Milan's task became significantly tougher in the 24th minute when defender Fikayo Tomori was sent off for a second yellow card.
- Armand Lauriente sealed the victory two minutes after the restart, firing a low shot into the corner from a tight angle at the edge of the box to secure the points for Sassuolo.
- The defeat ended Milan's slim title hopes as the club trails leader Inter Milan by 12 points with three matches remaining. Inter can clinch the title later on Sunday against Parma.
- Milan remains third on 67 points, but fourth-placed Juventus trails by three points ahead of its match against Hellas Verona. Como hosts Roma on Monday, keeping the European qualification race competitive.
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A defeat that could weigh a lot that of Milan at Mapei Stadium. Juventus now has the opportunity to hook the Rossoneri in the standings, and the fourth place doesn't...
The Milan falls with the Sassuolo and complicates the Champions race. The Juve draws with the Verona relegation and makes it even more compelling. The Rossoneri lose 2-0 at the Mapei Stadium of Reggio Emilia against the Sassuolo and put at risk a placement between the first four. To decide the match the Berardi and Laurentié networks, with the guests who remain in ten men after 24 minutes for the expulsion of Tomori for double admonition. The te…
Beat by Sassuolo, this Sunday (2-0), the Milanese let the Inter fly permanently at the head of the Serie A.
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