AC Milan surged into third place in Serie A with a 3-1 win at Chievo Verona on Sunday but its great city rival Inter Milan was left in turmoil as its captain Mauro Icardi again came under fire from his own fans in the 2-1 defeat by Cagliari.

    Milan moved level on 16 points alongside second-placed AS Roma as goals either side of the break from Juraj Kucka and M’baye Niang and an own goal from Dario Dainelli in the dying seconds ensured their victory.

    Yet Inter suffered a wretched afternoon at the San Siro as Icardi, already embroiled in controversy over criticism he had made of the club’s hardcore fans in an autobiography, missed a penalty during the defeat.

    Some ultras, who have called for leading scorer Icardi to be stripped of the captaincy, even cheered and jeered after the miss and the Argentine’s future at the club looks uncertain.

    Despite his miss at 0-0, Inter looked poised to close in on the top spots with a win once Joao Mario scored after 56 minutes.

    Yet Cagliari pulled level through forward Federico Melchiorri in the 71st minute before an own goal by keeper Samir Handanovic, who turned Melchiorri’s low cross into his own net, consigned Inter to the loss that leaves them 11th on 11 points.

    Lazio striker Ciro Immobile scored a penalty with the very last kick of the game to rescue a 1-1 draw against Bologna and make amends for a string of wasted chances throughout the game.

    Immobile scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time after Bologna had taken the lead when Filip Helander, on loan from Verona, connected with a free kick to turn the ball in after 10 minutes.(SD-Agencies)