AC Milan booed off after shock home loss to Udinese

After falling out of the Serie A title race, AC Milan is looking nervously at the teams behind it following a shock 3-0 loss at home to Udinese.

The Rossoneri where not only nine points below league leader Inter Milan but just three points above fourth-placed Juventus, which won at Atalanta 1-0. Fifth-placed Como was two points further back and hosts Inter Milan on Sunday.

AC Milan was loudly jeered off the field after its third defeat in four matches.

“It’s part of the game: When you win, you’re good, when you lose, you’re not.

Tonight the whistles are right, even if the team worked hard,” Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri said.

 “Now we have to look at the (next) match, and this defeat must represent the opportunity to do better in the next one. “The team must react. … This defeat must make us understand that the Champions League place is at risk.” Nicolo Zaniolo starred for Udinese at San Siro.

He counterattacked from deep inside his own half and rode a couple of challenges before spreading it to the right for Arthur Atta, whose cross was deflected in by Davide Bartesaghi — going down as an own goal by the young Milan defender.

Zaniolo also set up Udinese’s second in the 37th minute with a sensational cross from the right for Jurgen Ekkelenkamp’s header.