AC Milan scored a fourth consecutive victory on Saturday at Fiorentina (2-1) to temporarily reduce the comfortable lead of leader Inter Milan to eleven points, which will close the 30th day of Serie A on Monday.
Fiorentina – Milan 1-2
AC Milan won, but as often this season, Stefano Pioli’s team played with the nerves of its supporters. Three minutes after opening the scoring by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (47th), the Rossoneri let the Viola come back to their level thanks to a goal from Alfred Duncan (50th).
Rafael Leao, already decisive on the first goal with his backheel for Loftus-Cheek, quickly gave Milan the advantage again after an individual exploit concluded with his fifth goal of the season (53rd). Note that the Portuguese gave way in the 62nd minute to Noah Okafor.
If AC Milan should have difficulty coming back from Inter who can regain a 14-point lead by beating Empoli (17th) on Monday, it has consolidated its 2nd place, also thanks to a new misstep from the Juventus, beaten by Lazio (1-0) and now relegated to six points.
Fiorentina, mourned by the sudden death of its general director in mid-March, fell to 10th place after this fifth defeat since the start of the year.
Easter obliges, no match of the Italian Championship is scheduled for Sunday. The 30th day will conclude on Monday with five matches.