Serie A: Juventus struggles against Milan

The duel announced as a Serie A shock gave birth to a mouse. After a delicious Inter-Naples (3-2) and a no less interesting AS Roma-Atalanta (2-1), the third day of the Italian championship was supposed to end in style this Sunday evening. This was not the case, the fault of an extremely closed match. Coming to close the game, Milan almost succeeded in the hold-up before being caught at the end of the game (1-1).

Certainly, overall ball possession is quite balanced and even in favor of the Rossoneri (49%-51%), but in terms of intensity, desire to move forward and opportunities, there is no match. Juventus tried its luck four times against the opposing goal (13 to 3).

But dominating is not winning. And after a soporific and immediately forgotten first period, it was the visitors who suddenly woke up the audience at the Allianz Stadium. Entering just after the hour mark, young Alphadjo Cisse found the gap and opened the scoring in favor of AC Milan, seven minutes after his appearance on the field (0-1, 68th).

Federico Gatti equalizes Juventus

Already braced in their half of the field, Adrien Rabiot and his team fell back a little further. Juventus, for their part, pushed more and more. Additional time has started. Still no equalizer on the horizon for the Old Lady. When on a free kick curled from the left by Teun Koopmeiners, the ball found the head of Federico Gatti.

At point-blank range, the powerful Turin defender shot Mike Maignan and offered his team a well-deserved equalizer. In the standings, this draw leaves Milan and Juve respectively in fourth and fifth place in Serie A. The two teams are now two points behind the leading duo made up of Roma and Inter.