Juventus bottled a two-goal lead as AC Milan score three in 5 minutes to win; Lazio also lost to Lecce

Juventus lapses in the defence were uncovered at the San Siro as AC Milan fought back to win 4 – 2. Zlatan Ibrahimovic started off the comeback, scoring from the penalty spot for the second time in four days before Franck Kessie, Rafael Leao, and Ante Rebic completed the turnaround.

The defeat sees Maurizio Sarri’s side miss out on the chance to move 10 points clear of second-placed Lazio, who lost 2-1 to relegation-threatened Lecce earlier on Tuesday.

It took Juventus, until first-half injury time to register their first shot on target, but it was well worth the wait as Rabiot’s first goal in a year turned out to be a spectacular finish from the edge of the box.

Ronaldo, who became the first player to reach 25 Serie A goals in a season for the club since 1961 on Saturday, met Juan Cuadrado’s pass to score for a fifth successive game and leave Juve in control.

However, Ibrahimovic’s spot-kick, awarded after Leonardo Bonucci was penalised for handball, seemed to have flipped the momentum in Milan’s favour.

They were soon level after Kessie wriggled through the Juventus defence unchallenged, while Leao beat Gianluigi Donnarumma at his near post from a tight angle.

A fired-up Milan continued to attack Sarri’s shell-shocked side and was rewarded as Rebic swept home to seal three points, which sent a resurgent Milan up to fifth.

Lazio lost to Lecce as defender Patric was sent off for biting

Lazio’s Patric was sent off for biting late on in a loss at Lecce that dealt a massive blow to their title hopes.

The defender was shown a straight red card for biting Lecce’s Giulio Donati on the arm in injury time.

Felipe Caicedo had scored a fifth-minute opener for the visitors but Khouma Babacar headed in Filippo Falco’s cross to level on 30 minutes.

Struggling Lecce completed the turnaround after half-time, as defender Fabio Lucioni headed in from a corner.

Simone Inzaghi’s Lazio remain seven points behind leaders Juventus, who also lost to AC Milan on Tuesday.

The hosts had responded well to their early setback, having also seen Marco Mancuso’s third-minute goal disallowed by VAR due to a handball in the build-up.

Mancuso then blazed a penalty over the bar after the ball had struck Patric on the arm at the end of a lively first half.

Serie A’s leading goalscorer Ciro Immobile was denied at close range by Lecce goalkeeper, Gabriel, as Lazio suffered a third defeat in five games since the league restarted.