Lazio’s impressive win against the Rossoneri has them closing in on the struggling pair with a handful of games remaining
Was Fabio Paratici still in denial on Monday night? Before Juventus kicked off away against Fiorentina on Sunday, their chief football officer insisted nobody at the club was even considering the possibility they might finish outside the top four. By the time this latest round of Serie A games had finished, his team were locked in a three-way tie for third.
One of the teams alongside them was Milan. Between the two, it is hard to know which might feel more dread at the prospect of missing out on the Champions League. As winners of the past nine Serie A titles, Juventus have higher expectations. Yet the Rossoneri led the league through the first 20 weeks of this campaign.
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There's no stopping Ciro Immobile this time!
A fantastic win secured for Lazio and a big blow to Milan's own bid for Champions League football pic.twitter.com/NCrs4yUtgy
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Genoa 2-0 Spezia, Parma 3-4 Crotone, Sassuolo 1-0 Sampdoria, Benevento 2-4 Udinese, Fiorentina 1-1 Juventus, Inter 1-0 Verona, Cagliari 3-2 Roma, Atalanta 5-0 Bologna, Lazio 3-0 Milan, Torino 0-2 Napoli.
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