Rome (AFP)
AC Milan (2nd), who obtained a point in extremis at San Siro on Wednesday against Udinese (1-1) for the 25th day of Serie A, lost two precious points in the title race, while the 'AS Rome (5th) snatched the 2-1 victory against Fiorentina (14th).
The Rossoneri, still dolphins of their rival, Inter, with 53 points, see Juventus return, 3rd with 49 points and a game late after their victory (3-0) against Spezia on Tuesday.
Deprived of their scorer, the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic, injured in the left adductor, the Milanese were surprised at home by Udinese (11th), who opened the scoring on a corner in the 68th minute thanks to Rodrigo Becao.
Stefano Pioli's men narrowly avoided defeat, thanks to their Ivorian midfielder Franck Kessié, who equalized in the 96th minute on penalty.
At the same time, AS Roma (5th with 47 points) snatched the victory (2-1) on the lawn of Fiorentina thanks to a goal from Amadou Diawara in the 90th minute to hang on to the leading car .
Because Atalanta, 4th with two points ahead of the Romans, came back up to Juve thanks to their clear victory (5-1) against Crotone, still dead last in Serie A with 12 points.
Earlier in the evening, Sassuolo (9th, 36 pts) obtained the draw (3-3) in stoppage time against Napoli (6th, 44pts) after a crazy match.
The leader, Antonio Conte's Inter, travels to Parma on Thursday to take advantage of AC Milan's misstep and take a 6-point lead at the top of the championship.
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