AC Milan scored a fifth consecutive victory in the Italian Championship by dominating Lecce 3-0 on Saturday during the 31st day.
Milan – Lecce 3-0
Milan has the performance of a potential champion, with 32 points out of 39 possible since the start of the return phase, but Stefano Pioli’s team, due to a bad patch in November and December, is eleven points behind. delay on Inter who travel to Udine on Monday.
Unless Inter imploses on the road to the 20th league title in its history, the Rossoneri will have to settle for 2nd place.
Thanks in particular to a superb strike from Christian Pulisic in the top corner (6th) and the 13th goal this season from Olivier Giroud (20th), they pushed Juventus (3rd) back to nine points before their match against Fiorentina on Sunday.
“Our season has not always been brilliant, we have suffered, but this team has never lowered its head, it is in a good period, physically and mentally,” rejoiced Pioli, whose players won their last seven matches, all competitions combined, a first since 2006.
But the Italian coach no longer has any illusions about the title: “Finishing 2nd in the championship and going all the way in Europe would be a great result,” he conceded.
Lecce, reduced to ten just before the break, remains 13th, with only four points ahead of the first relegation, Sassuolo.
AC Milan hosts AS Roma on Thursday in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League, the last competition where it can win a trophy this season.
AC Milan – AS Roma
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