Milan could make history by becoming only the second team to miss out on the Serie A top three after being crowned Winter Champions.
The Rossoneri go into the final round needing a victory away to Atalanta in order to guarantee a top four finish.
If they don’t, then Juventus and Napoli could leapfrog them into the Champions League places.
Stefano Pioli’s men were top of the Serie A table at the midway stage, giving them the title of Winter Champions.
Milan could make history by becoming only the second team to miss out on the Serie A top three after being crowned Winter Champions.
The Rossoneri go into the final round needing a victory away to Atalanta in order to guarantee a top four finish.
If they don’t, then Juventus and Napoli could leapfrog them into the Champions League places.
Stefano Pioli’s men were top of the Serie A table at the midway stage, giving them the title of Winter Champions.
They’ve since slipped down the standings and could become only the second ever Serie A side to take the mid-season title and yet finish outside the top four.
The lone club to have seen such a capitulation was Juventus in 1935-36, who went from Campione d’Inverno to fifth place.
In general, 67 per cent of Winter Champions go on to win the Scudetto, climbing to 69 per cent in the era of three points for a win, as 18 out of 26 titles have gone to the side leading halfway through.
Milan are already the third side in 10 years to fumble the Winter crown, after Napoli in both 2015-16 and 2017-18, each time overtaken by Juventus.