GdS: ‘Zero goals, lots of jeers’ – Scudetto hopes fade as Milan fail big game test | OneFootball

The jeers when the full-time whistle painted the picture as AC Milan dropped more points last night, drawing 0-0 against Juventus at San Siro.

As La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) writes this morning, it was close to a must-win game for Milan, and despite this they did not test Davide Di Gregorio until injury time in the second half.

It means that the team failed the challenge, and the boos that accompanied Milan into the dressing room at the final whistle confirm the verdict.

Yesterday’s match could have been the turning point for Milan, but for the second time this season – after the 2-0 home loss to Napoli – Paulo Fonseca’s team failed to secure a key victory.

Three points would have re-established the Rossoneri as title candidates and yet the draw means that they are nine points off top, which could be 10 if Napoli were to win at home against Roma this afternoon.

The game in hand against Bologna might not be enough to believe in a sensational comeback, given that the group of teams at the top are beginning to pull away.

After the questionable performance in Cagliari, Fonseca’s team were asked to be more cautious in their defence against Juventus, an objective achieved if we consider the clean sheet and lack of big chances for the Bianconeri.

However, in doing so it seemed that Milan forgot how to attack, creating practically nothing except for a header from Theo in the 94th minute that was easily saved by Di Gregorio.

Aside from that there was nothing: Rafael Leao was unable to continue his excellent form, Alvaro Morata was barely seen in the penalty area and there was a general lack of creative spark.