Serie A 2025-26: AC Milan consolidates top-four credentials with win over Cremonese

AC Milan moved closer to Champions League football next season after two late goals earned a 2-0 win at Cremonese on Sunday.

Strahinja Pavlovic put Milan ahead in the 90th minute with his shoulder before Rafael Leao’s simple finish in stoppage time gave the away side a result that flattered a dull performance in Cremona.

Milan have few realistic hopes of winning the Serie A title as the seven-time European champions sit ten points behind local rivals and league leaders Inter Milan.

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Next weekend’s Milan derby will feature little more than local pride, with Inter racing into the distance with eleven games remaining in the league campaign.

However, Milan’s aim for this season was to qualify for the Champions League, and Massimiliano Allegri’s side are on course for that goal.

Fifth-placed Como are nine points behind Milan, while Roma, seven points behind fourth, face Juventus in Sunday’s main match.

Jamie Vardy’s Cremonese are sliding towards relegation to Serie B after a 13th straight match without a win, with the promoted team sitting outside the drop zone on goal difference.

Published on March 1, 2026