AC Milan lost ground to the leader of the standings, Inter Milan and also lost another important player before the Derby, when he drew with a 0-0 against Juventus Turin in San Siro on Sunday.
Zlatan Ibrahimović limped off in the 28th minute with an apparent Achilles problem. The 40-year-old Ibrahimović is likely to join several other regulars on the wounds list.
Milan slipped to third place in Serie A under Napoli on goal difference. Head-to-head is the first tie break at the end of the season. Milan is four points behind Inter, having played another match, and will meet the Nerazzurri in his next match after the break.
Juventus have moved to one point from the top four places and the Champions League.
The game of San Siro is a classic of Italian football between two former rivals. This time, due to the restrictions of the coronavirus, only 5,000 spectators were allowed to enter the stadium, but hundreds of fans gathered outside to greet the Milan team, sing songs and light torches.
The Rossoneri had the best chances and more game, but both teams had difficulty scoring goals.
Juventus shot 1-1 with Milan in Turin in September. It was the first time in 30 years that the two league matches between the two ended.
MESSAGE BADGES
Lorenzo Insige has sent a clear message to Napoli fans after scoring a goal in the 4-1 win against the bottom club, Salernitana.
The Napoli captain celebrated by pointing the badge on his jersey and saying to the camera in Italian: “I love you, I will always love you.”
This was the 30-year-old Insignia’s first goal since signing a temporary contract for Toronto FC at the end of the season.
Napoli took the lead in the 17th minute when Elif Elmas fended off a ball to Juan Jesus, who shot into the bottom right corner. It was originally banned by Elmas for handball, but awarded after a video review.
Federico Bonazzoli equalised for Salernitana, but Napoli regained their lead at half-time when Dries Mertens converted a penalty after Elmas had fallen from Frederic Veseli.
Amir Kadri Rrahmani extended Napoli’s lead just after the break and added a fourth six minutes after when Veseli awarded another penalty, this time for handball, after the badge bounced back on his arm from his side.
The Salernitana defender was released after a second yellow card and Inisgne converted the penalty kick to join Diego Maradona on 115 goals for the club.
Salernitana got stuck at the bottom of the table, with eight safety points.
SUPER SIGNATURE
New signing Sérgio Oliveira scored his second goal in as many league games for Roma to win it 4-2 in Empoli.
Tammy Abraham scored twice and Nicolò Zaniolo also scored for Roma, who scored his last three goals in four minutes in the first half.
José Mourinho’s Roma finished in sixth place, ahead of Lazio and Fiorentina.
The former striker of Cagliari, Riccardo Sottil, scored a 1-1 draw for Fiorentina against his former club.
Sottil scored in the 75th, 10 minutes after Alvaro Odriozola was sent off for handball. João Pedro had scored for Cagliari at the beginning of the second half.
Both teams had saved penalties as well.
Cagliari remained 18th, but moved to a safe point. Spezia moved to eight points above the drop zone after smacking 10 men Sampdoria 1-0 in a relegation action. Turin shot 1-1 with Sassuolo.
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