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Juventus 0 – AC Milan 0: Initial reaction and random observations

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Continuing the recent trend of goals being hard to come by between Juventus and Milan, the Bianconeri recorded a scoreless draw at San Siro on Sunday against old friend Max Allegri.

MILAN, ITALY - APRIL 26: Manuel Locatelli of Juventus FC talks to Adrien Rabiot of AC Milan during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on April 26, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Mantovani/Getty Images) | Getty Images When Juventus faced former manager Max Allegri for the first since his departure from the club in the spring of 2024 back in October, it ended a scoreless affair . The advanced numbers say there probably should have been some goals, but the actual scoreboard said things ended just the way they started — scoreless.

The second meeting with Allegri a different manager line up against him, but the ending proved to be the same. A classic, scoreless tactical battle ensued at the San Siro on Sunday night. Neither team had many chances to score, and the result pretty much felt like what would likely play out with Allegri and Luciano Spalletti going up against one another as the two wily old foxes try secure Champions League football for their respective clubs next season.

Milan had the best chance of the night — Alexis Saelemaekers’ shot that hammered off the post early in the second half — while Juventus actually had a shot total that reached double digits. But not of that actually resulted in a goal being scored. Instead, Juventus’ standing remained the same — in fourth place, albeit now three points ahead of Como and Roma s compared to the five-point advantage they had entering Matchday 34.

To see an Allegri-coached squad approach a game like this in the way they did was a surprise to nobody. As noted early on the broadcast here in the U. S.

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