Toothless Rossoneri out of title race

March 16, 2026

in AS Roma

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Serie A runners-up Milan suffered a heartbreaking 1-0 defeat on the Stadio Olimpico as Lazio eked out their second consecutive league win. Massimiliano Allegri’s males squandered a golden likelihood to shut the hole on runaway leaders Inter.

Brimming with confidence after a hard-earned 1-0 win in final Sunday’s Milan derby, the Rossoneri knew something apart from a victory in Rome would considerably derail their Scudetto hopes. Certainly, Atalanta handed Milan’s title hopes a significant increase yesterday by holding Cristian Chivu’s aspect to a 1-1 draw at San Siro.

Nonetheless, Milan would quickly discover out that holding up their finish of the cut price may very well be simpler stated than completed. After settling the Derby della Madonnina together with his first objective in Serie A, Pervis Estupinan made a catastrophic mistake to present Gustav Isaksen the opener within the twenty seventh minute.

Regardless of taking management of the sport within the second half, Milan created little or no. Other than one sensible save from Edoardo Motta to thwart Christian Pulisic and a disallowed objective from Zachary Athekame, the guests didn’t do a lot to spring a comeback, losing most likely their final likelihood to blow the title race large open.

With out additional ado, let’s take a look at our Milan rankings.

Milan (3-5-2)

Mike Maignan – 7/10

Crushed from a point-blank vary, there was nothing he might do to cease Isaksen’s shot, however he made an enormous cease to disclaim Daniel Maldini in a one-on-one state of affairs.

Fikayo Tomori – 7/10

Made a number of key interceptions to interrupt Lazio’s makes an attempt to catch Milan in transition and stored Mattia Zaccagni comparatively quiet for a lot of the sport.

Koni De Winter – 6/10

His recklessness practically allowed Maldini to place Lazio 2-0 up, however he had Maignan to bail him out. After surviving that scare, the remainder of the night went easily for the previous Genoa defender.

Strahinja Pavlovic – 8/10

One other excellent show from the Serbian center-back, commanding the backline, successful aerial duels, and plugging all of the holes on the again.

Pervis Estupina – 2/10

Got here near scoring early on with an outstanding diving header, solely to undo his promising begin with an affordable error. By no means managed to get well, forcing Allegri to take him off simply earlier than the hour mark.

Ardon Jashari – 5/10

Handed a uncommon likelihood to start out within the absence of Adrien Rabiot, the Swiss midfielder regarded a bit rusty, shedding possession on a number of events and infrequently battling incorrect selections.

Luka Modric – 6/10

Too many misplaced passes from the 40-year-old recommend fatigue may very well be catching up with the veteran amid a string of grueling fixtures.

Youssouf Fofana – 7/10

Despite the fact that he wasn’t as impressed as he was towards Cremonese a fortnight in the past, the Frenchman was arguably the very best midfielder for the guests tonight, sustaining composure and possession all through. Almost scored with a weak header.

Alexis Saelemaekers – 5/10

Too many poor giveaways from the Belgian winger, coupled with constantly incorrect selections, left him largely ineffective down the suitable flank.

Christian Pulisic – 4/10

Not one in every of his flashiest performances within the Milan jersey by any stretch of the creativeness. Denied by Motta’s excellent save firstly of the second half, extending his Serie A drought to 11 matches.

Rafael Leao – 3/10

Taking part in as a center-forward doesn’t go well with the Portuguese famous person, as he had one other irritating sport, failing to seek out area or make any significant impression within the last third.