FIGC to Investigate Meeting Between AC Milan Players and Ultras After Spezia Loss

• AC Milan lost 2-0 to relegation-threatened Spezia away from home yesterday
• The loss deals a blow to their top-four hopes with three games to go in the season
• There was a confrontation between the team and the travelling fans after the game

AC Milan’s hope of playing Champions League football next season hangs in the balance after their 2-0 loss to relegation-threatened Spezia yesterday.

Two goals in the 75th and 85th minute condemned Stefano Pioli’s men to a loss in the absence of talisman Rafael Leao, who remains out with a muscle injury.

The Rossoneri sit fifth on the table, four points behind 4th placed Lazio, with three games to go against already relegated Sampdoria, Juventus and Hellas Verona.

Milan face a semi-final second-leg game against rivals Inter Milan next Tuesday, having lost the first leg as the home side 2-0 last Wednesday.

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FIGC investigating meeting with ultras

According to GIFN, the Milan ultras were not too impressed with the game's outcome and had a meeting with the players and head coach after the game at the Curva Sud.

ANSA reports that the Federation of Italian Football, FIGC, have launched an investigation into the confrontation to see whether there were threats issued to the players by the group's leaders.

La Gazzetta dello Sport claimed no threat was issued to the players during the face-to-face meeting and that FIGC’s investigation is to confirm it was just an encouraging talk.

Pioli confirmed after the game the Curva Sud leaders spoke to spur the players in the remaining four games of the season and that the players listened.

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Napoli fans brawled inside stadium

Italian football has witnessed several fan demonstrations this season, some of which have resulted in violence.

Sports Brief previously reported that Napoli fans brawled inside the stadium during their 4-0 loss to AC Milan at the Estadio Diego Armando Maradona.

Napoli ultras agreed to turn their backs on the game in protests against hiked ticket prices, but some sections of the fans cheered the players, which resulted in chaos.