In the early hours of Tuesday morning (13th), Serie A saw a thrilling contest. Second-ranked Juventus hosted relegated Udinese, but unexpectedly lost 0-1, blowing out a stunning 8x away win. Juventus has failed to win all three points in three consecutive league matches, and is now seven points behind Inter Milan at the top of the table, and with one more match to play, their hopes of winning the title have become extremely slim.
Juventus dominated the game for a while, however, a controversial incident occurred 22 minutes into the first half that dealt a heavy blow to the team. A cross from the left by Federico Giacometti was played into the box and striker Milik jumped up to score. Udinese keeper Ogier attempted to save the ball but accidentally struck Milik on the head, but the referee did not award a penalty kick. It is worth mentioning that Inter Milan goalkeeper Ennishema also hit his opponent's head in the game against Fiorentina last month, but was given a penalty, which raised questions about the referee's enforcement standards.
Influenced by the incident, Juventus players might have their mindset affected, and just after 3 minutes, they made a mistake at the defensive end, and Udinese center Kiannidi scored a supplementary shot from close to the goal to break the deadlock. Although Juventus attacked frantically after that, the shots were always just wide of the mark, and with the controversy after Milik's goal, the whole team finally had to accept the 3-point loss, with only one draw and two defeats in the last three league matches.
