Juventus Must Beat Ac Milan If They Want To Remain In Serie A Title Race

After 15 rounds of matches, AC Milan are defying all the odds and are currently 10 points above defending champions Juventus. Having won the last nine Scudetti, the title is slowing slipping away from the Turin side this time.

Thankfully, the Bianconeri have the chance to close the gap with their rivals when they face off on Wednesday. This fixture has always been the biggest on the Italian football calendar and hostilities will be renewed.

Andrea Pirlo’s side has been uncharacteristically inconsistent this season and are consequently playing catch-up to AC Milan and Inter Milan in the title race.

Win or bust for Juventus

For a decade, Pirlo was a darling boy at AC Milan, where he won numerous trophies including league titles and the UEFA Champions League before joining Juventus.

As he returns to the San Siro, he faces an uphill task to defeat his former side. AC Milan are Serie A’s most in-form side and currently look unstoppable.

Stefano Pioli’s side are unbeaten in 15 Serie A games this season and are also currently on a three-game winning streak. Surely, this is not the best time for Juventus to be facing the Rossoneri.

Regardless, it’s win or bust for Pirlo and Juventus.

Juventus’ big chance to get back into title race

Juventus will not have a better chance to get back into the title race than on Wednesday. There used to be a time when the Bianconeri wrapped up the league by January, but this time they will have to work hard for it.

Already 10 points behind AC Milan, losing to the Rossoneri on Wednesday will all but end Juventus’ chances of defending the Serie A title.

Defeat will see them fall 13 points below Pioli’s side and, considering AC Milan’s form this season, it will be difficult to catch them. Also, Inter Milan are closely behind AC Milan on the table and are nine points above Juventus.

It could end up being a three-horse race but that depends on the results of Wednesday’s game between AC Milan and Juventus. The onus, however, lies with the latter to win, if they want to remain in the title race.

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