Overview
- Gustav Isaksen scored at the Olimpico to hand Milan their first league away defeat of the season, leaving them eight points behind Inter with nine matches remaining.
- Rafael Leão reacted angrily to a 67th-minute substitution, exchanging words with Massimiliano Allegri as Mike Maignan hurried him off before he kicked water bottles by the bench.
- Allegri downplayed any rift, saying Leão was frustrated by a lack of service, and he called for a reset with the focus shifting to securing a top-four finish.
- DAZN reporting indicated Christian Pulisic was initially set to be withdrawn before staff kept him on and replaced Leão, intensifying pundit scrutiny of the winger’s role and effort.
- Sporting director Igli Tare said Luka Modrić has a one-year option to extend if he chooses and deferred any discussion of Moise Kean until the transfer window.