Milan wanted to consolidate the second place by winning three points against Sassuolo today, but when the match started, things were in Sassuolo's favor, everything was good. They had already scored two goals in the first 10 minutes for Sassuolo. Then in Milan, Leao came on the stage at minute 20 and scored.
Although there is still a chance that Sassuolo will be relegated, it would have been great for them if they had won this match today, but it did not happen. We are approaching the Milan-Inter derby. If Inter wins this match, they will officially become champions early.
I knew before the match started that the match was not going to be that easy for AC Milan because Sassuolo is looking forward that they will not to be relegated season, and the points between Sassuolo and those ahead of them that are not in the relegation zone are not much, so I was expecting Sassuolo to appear so strong today, especially in their home game, and actually that is what really happened; they really played well. In normal ground, if we check both teams performance statistics, Milan was the favourite team to win the game, but they were not lucky, and the lucky tried to work around Sassuolo, but they were still not fully lucky. The way they draw the match, I think it favours both teams.
Milan position will remain safe to finish in second place in the Serie A standings, where Juventus is currently having difficulty creating consistency, Milan draw against Sassuolo did not have a big impact on Pioli fleet. However, Milan must remain alert to their decline in performance, where they also experienced disappointing results in the Europa League.
A team like Sassuolo, which is currently in the degradation zone, is fighting hard to get an additional 3 points. They have the ambition to get out of the red zone, so they succeeded in forcing Milan to share the points. Sassuolo still has a chance to get out of the degradation zone, because the point difference is not too wide, and in the remaining matches ahead they have to make the best use of it.
Meanwhile, Milan can shift their focus completely to the Europa League, where their position in Serie A is considered safe from being chased by Juventus. Pioli must be able to turn things around in the second leg, even though we know that it is very difficult to do. In the next few matches, Inter will confirm themselves as Scudetto winners, Martinez will be the top scorer this season, replacing Osimhen.