"AC Milan's faint Scudetto hopes might have finally fizzled out, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Como at San Siro on Wednesday night. As the theme has been in recent fixtures between the two teams, it was the side from the lake that took a first-half lead. Nico Paz was the man who got the opener, profiting off a giveaway from Mike Maignan to slot into an empty net."
"Massimiliano Allegri made four changes to the starting line-up from the team that beat Pisa on Friday. Koni De Winter returned to the three-man defence in Matteo Gabbia's place, while Ardon Jashari and Samuele Ricci got the nod in midfield over Youssouf Fofana and the suspended Adrien Rabiot. Rafael Leao replaced Ruben Loftus-Cheek up front, who was a late exclusion."
"What was rather intriguing about Como's set-up was that Cesc Fabregas opted to ditch the four-man defence, matching up Milan's 3-5-2 - at least on paper - and choosing Paz and Baturina to lead the line, therefore no recognised striker. Como earned a corner in the fifth minute but almost turned it into a golden chance for their hosts. Luka Modric cut out the attempt to play it short and sent Zachary Athekame away, though his ball through to the onrushing Ricci was well cut out."
AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Como at San Siro after Nico Paz opened the scoring in the first half by capitalising on a Mike Maignan giveaway. Rafael Leao equalised in the second half with a lob over Butez from Ardon Jashari's long ball. Massimiliano Allegri made four changes to his starting eleven, including Koni De Winter's return and the inclusion of Ardon Jashari and Samuele Ricci. Cesc Fàbregas set Como up without a recognised striker, deploying Paz and Baturina up front. Milan now sit seven points behind Inter with 12 games remaining, leaving title hopes slim.
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