Rome — Juventus have been reigning Serie A champions for the past nine seasons and AC Milan were top of the table at the halfway stage of the campaign, but both teams go into this weekend battling to secure a top-four finish this term.

All was looking rosy for early pacesetters Milan as they went unbeaten for the first 15 league matches of the campaign to help them be crowned “winter champions” — a midseason title that is taken seriously in Italy due to historic precedent...

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