In Monday's dawn Serie A matchup, AC Milan challenged Juventus away from home and sealed a 1-0 win with a fatal strike from veteran Keith Ott, thus securing a spot in the top four of the league and a place in the UEFA Europa League next season alongside Napoli, Lazio and Inter Milan. Juventus, who suffered the loss, are currently in seventh place and still have a faint hope of qualifying for the UEFA Cup in the finale.
Juventus was deducted 10 points for alleged financial fraud, which led to a chaotic situation in Europe. They created a lot of attacking chances in this game, but unfortunately the shots were not accurate enough to break through the opponent's goal. On the contrary, in the 40th minute, a simple direct ball from AC Milan, Chiote header broke the goal and became the only goal of the match. After the match, AC Milan coach Pioli said bluntly: If the team wants to compete for the Serie A title and the UEFA Champions League title next season, we have to improve the strength of the team, and to compete in these two high-level tournaments, we need more excellent players.
The focus of the finale will be on the fight for Europa League qualification (fifth and sixth place). Currently, Atalanta (61 points) and Roma (60 points) occupy these two positions, while Juventus (59 points) are still in contention. They have now secured at least a place in the UEFA Europa League.
