AC Milan squander lead to draw at home to Udinese in Serie A

AC Milan dropped more points in their quest for a first Scudetto since 2011 as they were held to a 1-1 draw with Udinese at San Siro. After drawing with basement club Salernitana 2-2 last week, Stefano Pioli's side were hoping to get back on track with a win that would have opened up a five-point advantage over Inter Milan.

Ad/> Rafael Leao continued his rich vein of form to give Milan a first-half lead, scoring his third goal in four games after holding off Rodrigo Becao to control Sandro Tonali's cross and finishing with aplomb. Serie AMilan slip up in Serie A title race with draw at Salernitana19/02/2022 AT 19:03 Apart from picking the ball out of his net, Udinese goalkeeper Marco Silvestri had not had much to do as Milan toiled without troubling the visiting defence.

Udinese looked the more likely to score and their persistence paid off when substitute Destiny Udogie restored parity in the 66th minute, bundling over the line after a scramble inside the box. Gerard Deulofeu almost won it for the visitors against his old club in stoppage-time but his shot was repelled by goalkeeper Mike Maignan The result means Milan squander the chance to open up a significant gap on their rivals Inter, who are in action at Genoa later on Friday and can move level on points with the Rossoneri with a win.

The draw sees Udinese jump two places into 14th. Serie A table Serie A fixtures / results Serie A top scorers TALKING POINT — Milan continue to throw away points For the second consecutive weekend, Milan are left frustrated by a side struggling at the wrong end of the table.