
Milan crisis deepens after third straight Serie A loss, this time to Lazio
The Hindu
Milan's struggles continue as Lazio secures a 2-1 victory with a stoppage-time penalty, while Torino wins 2-0.
AC Milan fell further into crisis on Sunday as a stoppage-time penalty condemned it to a 2-1 defeat at home to Lazio in the Italian league.
Despite being reduced to 10 men, Milan managed to level in the 84th minute but Pedro converted a penalty in the eighth minute of stoppages.
This was Milan’s third straight Serie A loss amid a disastrous run that also saw the Rossoneri crash out of the Champions League.
Milan dropped to ninth in the standings and was leapfrogged by Roma after Claudio Ranieri’s team fought back to beat 10-man Como 2-1.
Lazio climbed back into fourth place — a point above Juventus, which hosts Hellas Verona on Monday.
Sixth-placed Bologna rallied to beat relegation-threatened Cagliari 2-1.
Lazio was also looking to get back to winning ways following two Serie A draws and being knocked out of the Italian Cup midweek by Inter Milan, also at San Siro.