Despite spending the majority of the game attacking, Stefano Pioli's team struggled against Marco Carnesecchi, the goalie for Italy U-21. His save prevented Milan from gaining ground on table-top leader Napoli and gave Cremonese a crucial point in their fight against relegation. The gap between the Rossoneri and the Partenopei has widened to eight points, and Milan may potentially be passed by both Atalanta and Lazio if they triumph in their Serie A games on Wednesday.
Pioli can point to the absence of some important players like Theo Hernandez and Olivier Giroud, but the truth is that they produced their third consecutive subpar performance after losing to Torino and snatching a win against Spezia. If they wish to maintain the Scudetto patch sewn on their chests, they will need to do more than this.