Juventus should beat more records with a title at 1 point of the title

MILAN – Juventus are about to break new records in Serie A – again.

The team's 2-1 win over AC Milan this weekend, coupled with Napoli's draw against Genoa at 10, left Juventus with just one point to go to secure their eighth consecutive victory. its history in Serie A.

This should be more than feasible for Spal, threatened with relegation on Saturday even with the efforts of a midweek trip to Amsterdam for the first-leg match of the Champions League quarter-finals against Ajax .

If Juventus gets the necessary point for Spal, it would become the first Italian club to win the title with six games to play. The previous record of five matches was established by Turin in 1947-1948 and matched by Fiorentina in 1955-1956 and Inter Milan in 2006-07.

"Winning eight straight titles is not easy," said Mbadimiliano Allegri, Juventus coach. "I hear about a title race that is not very interesting but it's more of a credit for Juventus than a lack of credit for others."

"Napoli does what it should be to win and should be congratulated. But I think we have to do more compliments to Juve because we went beyond our expectations. "

This is the fifth title of Allegri champion in two years at the head of Juventus, in the continuity of the series started under the predecessor Antonio Conte.

No club from the top five European leagues has won eight straight victories. Lyon was close, winning seven league titles in France league.

If Juventus finish the season with at least six wins and one draw, it will finish with 103 points, surpbading the all-time record of the A-Series by 102 points set in 2013-14. If he won all his remaining games, he would have won 34 out of 38, beating another record set this season.

MILAN FUMING

The bleak record of AC Milan at Juventus continued, but that might not happen.

Milan have not beaten Juventus in Turin since 2011, when current Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso scored the winner for a team led by current Juventus coach Mbadimiliano Allegri.

However, Milan sports director Leonardo criticized what he called "very clear arbitration errors", adding that "the referee was inadequate".

The center of the anger of Milan was a penalty that was not given, with a score of 0-0, despite Alex Sandro stopping the ball center Hakan Calhanoglu. After reviewing the game, referee Michael Fabbri decided that he was unintentional.

"This is the seventh year that Milan have not left their match against Juventus in Turin with points," said Gattuso. "There were arbitration errors, but also mistakes that we could have avoided ourselves.

"We could have been better, but also luckier … I do not know who decided not to impose a penalty, but I'm not looking for excuses."

The call could cost Milan's chances of qualifying for the Champions League next year. He still occupies the last place but is above Atalanta, while Rome and Latium are just behind.

There are three points separating Milan from Lazio fourth and seventh, who have one game less. The two men meet in San Siro on Saturday.

ICARDI BACK

On Sunday, Inter Milan fans moved from Mauro Icardi to Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli was in San Siro to watch his former team's 0-0 draw against Atalanta. When he was shown on the big screen, he was ridiculed.

Icardi had a mixed reception during his first appearance at home since early February, after ending a deadlock of nearly two months Wednesday in Genoa.

There were applause from some sections and scandals from others when Icardi's name was read, while a banner was displayed with the words "welcome captain".

Icardi was removed from his position as captain during extended contract negotiations.

There were also songs against him from a party of hardcore fans, but they were mocked by the rest of the stadium.

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