Milan lose at home against Sassuolo
AC Milan's chances of holding on to a Champions League spot took a hit Wednesday with a 2-1 loss at home to Sassuolo in Serie A.
Substitute Giacomo Raspadori scored twice in the final 14 minutes to turn the match around after Hakan Çalhanoğlu's firsthalf opener 14 minutes from time.
Second-place Milan was firmly in the title race at the start of the year but could find itself 12 points behind Inter Milan if the Serie A leader wins at relegationthreatened Spezia later.
Atalanta could move a point above Milan if it wins at Roma on Thursday. Fifth-place Napoli also plays Thursday and can close the gap to three points with a win at home to Lazio.
Milan was one of the three Italian clubs involved in the attempt to launch a Super League. Along
with Juventus and Inter, the Rossoneri abandoned the project on Wednesday.
Zlatan Ibrahimović was out injured but Milan scored the
opener in the 30th minute when Çalhanoğlu curled into the top right corner.
Both teams had chances before Sassuolo turned the match on its head.
Raspadori passed to Jeremy Toljan on the right side of the area and his shot was deflected back into the path of his teammate, who turned stretch.
Raspadori doubled his tally seven minutes later with a low, angled shot which went in off the left post.
In the evening matches champions Juventus came from behind to beat Parma 3-1, and league leaders Inter extended their lead at the top even though obtaining only a 1-1 draw away to Spezia. it in at full