Pulisic penalty miss denies Milan top spot after 0-0 draw at Juventus

TURIN, Italy :AC Milan's Christian Pulisic missed a penalty and his side had to settle for a 0-0 draw away to Juventus on Sunday, denying the visitors a return to the top of the Serie A standings.

After Napoli and AS Roma, along with Inter Milan, all registered wins over the weekend, the pressure was on Milan and Juventus to keep pace at the top, leading to a cagey game where Pulisic's error proved costly.

Milan have 13 points, third in the standings and two points behind leaders Napoli and Roma, while Juventus are a further point back in fifth, behind Inter on goal difference.

Massimiliano Allegri was back at Juventus as an adversary, taking on the club where he had won five league titles in his eight seasons in Turin, but there was no happy return for the Milan manager.

"I didn't expect anything different, knowing coach Allegri I knew it would be a blocked and balanced game," Juventus midfielder Andrea Cambiaso told DAZN.

The first half brought little in the way of entertainment, but both sides did manage to create scoring opportunities, with the hosts let down by struggling striker Jonathan David.

The Canadian scored on his Juventus debut in their opening-day win over Parma but has since struggled to impress and when Weston McKennie flicked on Francisco Conceicao's cross in front of goal, David failed to read his teammate's intentions.

David then had the goal at his mercy when set up by Pierre Kalulu in the box but lost his footing at the crucial moment while for Milan, Santiago Gimenez continued his Serie A scoring drought.

Gimenez went on a mazy run into the area but his finish failed to trouble keeper Michele Di Gregorio and after Strahinja Pavlovic put in a great cross, the Mexican sent his header wide of the target.

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