AC Milan, Juventus on totally different sides of late drama

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A roundup of the entire weekend’s leads to Serie A, the place Zlatan Ibrahimovic conjured some stoppage-time magic to maintain AC Milan atop the desk, Juventus had been the victims of the late purpose themselves, and Inter Milan continued to sputter…

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AC Milan 2-2 Hellas Verona

Zlatan Ibrahimovic bagged a 92nd-minute equalizer to steal some extent from the jaws of defeat for leaders AC Milan. Sunday’s recreation featured as many personal objectives (two) because it did intentional objectives, nevertheless it was Ibrahimovic’s late header that proved decisive.

Verona had been 2-0 forward, away from house, after simply 19 minutes, thus forcing AC Milan to dig deep as they appear to make their first title push since ending second in 2011-12. Stefano Pioli’s aspect acquired its personal purpose within the twenty seventh minute and dominated the following 65 minutes — the tune of 34 photographs to 7 — earlier than the massive Swede did his factor. Now 39 years previous, Ibrahimovic is actually defying the socially accepted constraints of age with eight objectives from 5 video games this season.

Lazio 1-1 Juventus

One other spherical of fixtures involves a detailed with Juventus not occupying first place within the Serie A desk, nor do they at present sit contained in the top-four after seven video games. It’s outcomes like Sunday’s 1-1 draw — the fourth draw for Andrea Pirlo’s aspect, which stays unbeaten, already this season — which have held the nine-time defending champions again amid their gradual begin to the season.

Cristiano Ronaldo put Juventus 1-0 forward with a poacher’s end within the fifteenth minute, however his sixth purpose (in 4 video games performed) of the Serie A season was ultimately canceled out by Felipe Caicedo’s fast flip and curled end within the 94th minute.

Juventus head into the worldwide break 4 factors again of the leaders.

Atalanta 1-1 Inter Milan

Talking of disappointing attracts for title hopefuls, Inter Milan continued to spin their wheels on the season’s beginning line and dropped pointless factors away to Atalanta. Lautaro Martinez headed Antonio Conte’s aspect forward, courtesy of a harmful cross from Ashley Younger, simply earlier than the hour mark, nevertheless it lasted simply 21 minutes earlier than Aleksey Miranchuk hit his gradual bouncer into the underside nook within the 79th.

Atalanta sit sixth after seven video games, with Inter trailing them by some extent and a spot.