Milan with breathlessness, Rabiot is enough to catch up with Napoli and secure the Champions League

Although without shining, Milan overcame Verona 1-0 at the Bentegodi and took second place in the standings. The decider was Rabiot at 41′, who was good at taking advantage of Leao’s assist and beating Montipò. In the final a possible double signed by Gabbia was cancelled due to an offside by Gimenez at the start of the action. The Rossoneri thus climb to 66 points, hooking Napoli and moving up to +8 on Como and Roma: Champions League qualification is now close. Opposite situation for Hellas, stuck on 18 points and getting closer and closer to relegation.

A Milan took advantage of their rivals’ missteps and consolidated their lead over fifth place, putting a serious mortgage on Champions. Despite this, Allegri’s team struggles in Verona: after an initial attempt by Pulisic for Leao, neutralized by Montipò, it is Edmundsson who creates apprehension for the Rossoneri defense.

The Scaligeri are forced to change early due to the injury of Oyegoke, who is replaced by Lirola. On 25′ Bartesaghi tried with a powerful left-footer, then came the decisive goal: perfect insertion by Rabiot on an assist from Leao and Milan’s lead. Just before halftime, Belghali came close to equalizing but was hypnotized by Maignan.

In the second half, Verona started more aggressively: the entry of Vermesan gave new energy and the Scaligeri engaged Maignan twice. In 74′ Gabbia finds the double, but VAR cancels everything for Gimenez’s offside. In the final it was again Milan who came close to scoring, with Valentini saving Saelemaekers’ shot on the line. The result, however, did not change: Milan won by a narrow margin and now saw arithmetic qualification for the Champions League one step away. For Verona, however, relegation now seems inevitable.