AC Milan received Udinese at San Siro for the opening match of the 27th day of Serie A. Leaders before this meeting, the Rossoneri had the opportunity to increase their lead over their rival and dapuhin, Inter Milan, who still have a late game to play. The Bianconeri were keen to take points in Lombardy in order to get away from the red zone, only three points before this evening.
The meeting started well for Stefano Pioli’s men opened the scoring through a Rafael Leão in great shape (1-0, 29th). The third goal in four matches for the Portuguese international. Back from the locker room, Udinese reset the counters to zero thanks to Destiny Udogie following a corner (1-1, 66th) and could even snatch the victory without the decisive saves of Mike Maignan in the second half (4 saves ). This draw (1-1) does not help the two formations: Milan remains first in Serie A in the standings but can be overtaken by Inter. Udinese gain 2 places but are only 4 points behind 18th Cagliari.
