Milan dreams of the title, believes in the precedent of 1999

2026-03-09 19:14:00, Sport CNA

Milan's victory in the last derby against Inter has brought a new development in the race for the Serie A title. The red and black team triumphed 1-0 and narrowed the gap in the standings to seven points, with ten weeks left in the championship.

At this stage of the season, the analysis of the match calendar for both teams is seen as an important element to understand how the competition can develop in the remaining weeks. For Inter, the next four matches are considered a decisive moment.

The team will first face Atalanta at home, while they will then play away against Fiorentina. After the international break, the nigrettari will host Roma at the San Siro and then travel to the Como field.

If Inter can maintain their current lead after this run of games, the rest of the season could be easier. From mid-April until the end of the season, the team will face Cagliari, Torino, Parma, Lazio and Verona, before the final game of the season away to Bologna.

The “Dall'Ara” stadium, where this match will be held, has been important in several ways for the championship's developments in recent years. Several results that have directly influenced the title race in previous seasons have also been recorded at that stadium.

On the other hand, Milan's schedule appears more difficult and the team must maintain a consistent record of results to keep the competition open. In the coming weeks, the red and black team will first face Lazio away, then host Torino at home. After the international matches, Milan will play at Napoli and then face Udinese.

The final phase of the season for Milan also presents some important matches. The team will play away to Verona, then host Juventus at home and travel to Sassuolo.

In recent weeks, matches against Atalanta and Genoa have also been scheduled, while the championship will end with a home match against Cagliari.

Mathematically, Milan would need to get positive results in all their remaining matches to hope for a reversal of the standings. However, there have been cases in the history of Serie A where significant points differences have been recovered in the final stages of the season.

A concrete example comes from the 1998–99 season, when Milan managed to win the title despite being several points behind in the standings in the final weeks. In another season, an even larger points difference was overturned at the end of the championship, showing that the title race could remain open until the final week.