Milan 0-0 Bologna: Rossoneri miss out on maximum points

were held to a 0-0 draw by Bologna at

San Siro

, losing potentially critical points in their drive to win Serie A. The Rossoneri headed into the international break with a three-point lead after three consecutive 1-0 victories, but they were unable to continue their winning streak on Monday.

, whose coach Sinisa Mihajlovic was not present on the touchline due to his leukemia treatment, limited Stefano Pioli's squad to few clear chances in their manager's 100th league match in charge, much to the disappointment of an anticipating Milan crowd. With Napoli and Inter both winning on Sunday, Milan's lead has shrunk to just one point with seven games remaining.

had the first chance of the game 16 minutes in, but he couldn't keep his shot down.

Following Marko Arnautovic's excellent dummy, Michel Aebischer drilled straight at

Mike Maignan

, before Milan's goalkeeper pushed Musa Barrow's effort over after Gary Medel had made a wonderful block at the other end. After the break, Bologna continued to frustrate their opponents, with Leao being particularly wasteful, first skewing a cross out of play before failing to score when he had space.

In the 61st minute, Leao produced a superb ball for Davide Calabria, but Medel only managed to redirect the full-shot back's beyond — a touch the referee missed. As Milan piled on the pressure, Ante Rebic blazed over, and Leao curled wide from just inside the box.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

was given 20 minutes to make a difference, but the veteran headed over the only chance he had as Milan were defeated. On Sunday, Milan will travel to Torino, while Bologna will host Sampdoria.

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