Milan Slip Up With Udinese To Open Door To Title Rivals

Milan, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – twenty sixth Feb, 2022 ) :AC Milan slipped up for the second time in as many weeks on Friday with a 1-1 draw with Udinese which gave their Serie A title rivals an opportunity to succeed in them on the summit.

Leaders Milan appeared set to safe first place for not less than one other spherical of fixtures when Rafael Leao slotted dwelling his eighth league objective of the season within the Twenty ninth minute.

But Destiny Udogie poked dwelling a deserved leveller for Udinese after chaos within the Milan field mid-way via the second half to flee with a draw and transfer 4 factors away from the relegation zone.

Inter Milan can be a part of their native rivals on 57 factors with a win at Genoa in a while Friday, as can Napoli forward of their match at Lazio on Sunday.

Champions Inter, nonetheless, have a sport in hand on the 2 contenders to their title.

Milan, who additionally drew at backside facet Salernitana final week, have been underwhelming at a windy San Siro and will hardly complain concerning the end result towards a group sat in 14th which has received simply as soon as for the reason that flip of the yr.

An uneventful first half was livened up solely by Leao’s Twenty ninth-minute opener, which got here after the Portugal worldwide fantastically introduced down Sandro Tonali’s clipped go, held off Rodrigo Becao earlier than rolling in a peaceful end.

Udinese weren’t blissful about what they thought was a foul by Leao on Becao and reacted, with Beto heading a good headed likelihood straight at Mike Maignan.

After the break the away facet got here out with the bit between their tooth and Tolgay Arslan was unfortunate to not see his low strike slide simply previous the submit on the hour mark.

And Udogie scored the objective which might earn Udinese the draw when he pushed in Roberto Pereyra’s bicycle kick, along with his strike given after a VAR examine for handball.