Lecce 1-1 Milan Primavera: Play-off hopes dented by late equaliser

AC Milan Primavera once again missed out on the chance to take a step towards the play-offs as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Lecce this afternoon.

A few days ago Ignazio Abate’s side were beaten 2-1 by Bologna which came after another 2-1 defeat against Monza, which had left them on the outside looking in with regards to the play-off race.

After 77 minutes of today’s game away against 13th-placed Lecce it looked like a big win was coming. A cross from Bartesaghi was headed towards goal by Kevin Zeroli and the Lecce goalkeeper put it in via the post. It wasn’t a pretty goal, but it felt like a big one.

However, the home side then hit back five minutes later to level the scores at 1-1 and there would be no time for Milan to get a winning goal, meaning they were rather frustratingly left having to accept a share of the spoils.

The hangover after the UEFA Youth League final defeat against Olympiacos seems to be ongoing, and now Milan are level on points with Sassuolo in fifth place but they have played a game more. They have played two more than Torino, who they are also level on points with.