Serie A Wrap: AC Milan flops for 125th birthday with Genoa stalemate, Fiorentina loses
The HinduAC Milan failed to honour the 125th anniversary of the club’s foundation with Sunday’s drab goalless draw with Genoa which left the seven-time European champion way behind Serie A’s top teams. Fans hold placards for AC Milan’s 125th Anniversary prior to the Serie A match between AC Milan and Genoa | Photo Credit: Getty Images Milan wore a vintage kit for the occasion and before kick-off a host of icons paraded on the pitch carrying some of the vast number of trophies won since the club’s foundation on December 16, 1899 as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club. Roma have improved since Claudio Ranieri returned for his third spell as coach last month but Sunday’s performance was a step backwards and left the capital club just two points above the bottom three. On Monday, Roma’s local rivals Lazio host champions Inter Milan with both teams level on 31 points with Fiorentina and hoping to stay in sight of Atalanta.