Milan won at Juve for the first time in 10 years and the consequences for both teams could be wide-ranging
If a single image could capture how far Juventus’s sights have fallen in this catastrophic campaign, it might be the anguish on Paulo Dybala’s face after he fired wide at the end of their defeat to Milan. There were seconds left to play at Allianz Stadium, too few to believe his team had any chance of rescuing a positive result from a game they were losing 3-0. Dybala was desperate not because he thought Juventus might pinch a draw but because, on the night they dropped out of the top four, one goal would at least prevent them from giving up a head-to-head tie-breaker as well.
Few people could have imagined that we would end up here back in January, after Juventus won 3-1 at San Siro, handing the Rossoneri their first defeat of the campaign. Fewer still were predicting that Juventus could miss out on a Champions League spot last August, when the club took their leap of faith by appointing a rookie manager in Andrea Pirlo.
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Massive win for @ACMilan over old rivals Juventus last night
Juventus were the only team in the top 5 not to win this weekend, and sit a point behind 4th place with 3 games to go
Recap the action right here pic.twitter.com/BlmHgGYP8B
Fiorentina 2-0 Lazio, Inter 5-1 Sampdoria, Udinese 1-1 Bologna, Spezia 1-4 Napoli, Juventus 0-3 Milan, Roma 5-0 Crotone, Verona 1-1 Torino, Parma 2-5 Atalanta, Benevento 1-3 Cagliari, Genoa 1-2 Sassuolo
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