Depleted Milan hold Juve to close in on Champions League
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Turin, Italy: AC Milan took another step towards Champions League qualification after Saturday s goalless draw at Serie A rivals Juventus. Stefano...
Turin, Italy: AC Milan took another step towards Champions League qualification after Saturday's goalless draw at Serie A rivals Juventus.
Stefano Pioli is close to guaranteeing Milan, in second, a spot in Europe's top club competition in what will almost certainly be his final season at the club.
Pioli is reportedly set to be replaced by Julen Lopetegui after a campaign which has ended in disaster, with a Europa League exit at the hands of Roma and a humiliating city derby defeat which gave the league title to Inter Milan.
However, with a top-five finish guaranteeing Champions League football Milan are 16 points ahead of sixth-placed Atalanta, who have six games left to play starting with Sunday's home clash with struggling Empoli.
"I'm pleased with what the players showed today... they kept fighting to the end," said Pioli to DAZN after his team failed to register a single shot on target.