SERIE A CLASSIC AS SASSUOLO AND AC MILAN PLAY OUT A HARD FOUGHT 3-3 DRAW TO SEND INTER CLOSER TO THE TITLE

Armand Lauriente scored twice as Sassuolo held AC Milan to an entertaining 3-3 draw in a high-temperature affected game at the Mapei Stadium.

Having gone two goals clear inside the first ten minutes and through heroics of their veteran keeper Andrea Consigli , Sassuolo can count themselves unlucky not to have gone onto win the game.

But this result puts the hosts further away from relegation and cements their position within the Serie A table.

As for AC Milan, they had to come from behind twice but couldn't find a winner in the final minutes in a result that leads their arch rivals Inter Milan closer to another Serie A title.

Focus now shifts to their Europa League second leg clash against Roma on Thursday night in what is now clearly looking like their final chance of silverware this season.

Full time here at the Mapei Stadium

A very entertaining game comes to an end with both sets of players looking exhausted after a hard fought battle.

This is a great point for Sassuolo and for AC Milan it means that Inter can take a closer step to the title if they win this evening

Five minutes added on as both sides look for a winner

There has already been six goals in this game and there are still a few minutes left. Will we see a winner before the end?

AC Milan break down the right and the ball ends up at Giroud's feet who will score if he hits the target.

The Frenchman leans back and fires the ball over the bar to keep the game at 3-3

The substitution works wonders for AC Milan who have an equaliser. From a corner, Okafor, who has barely been on for a minute, buries the ball into the bottom corner to send the travelling fans wild

On comes Okafor replacing Adli

Pulisic bursts through the defence and believes he's scored only to be denied once again by Consigli. The veteran is slowly emerging as Sassuolo's hero this afternoon

Two changes for the hosts who look to hang onto a famous victory.

On comes Racic and Ceide

Sassuolo are struggling to get any sort of possession at the moment as AC Milan continue to pursue the equaliser.

The referee halts the game for a hydration break as temperatures continue to rise

Pinamonti commits exactly the same foul as Thiaw and is also placed into the referee's book

Thiaw is placed into the book and that means he'll now recieve a suspension

After believing he's scored the equaliser, Chukwueze is brought off and replaced by Christian Pulisic

AC Milan believe they've equalised until VAR rules out another goal for offside. Another 26 minutes for Milan to complete the comeback

Off comes Thorstvedt and on comes Henrique

Jovic gets his first of the game and reignites AC Milan's hopes of not letting their rivals Inter win the title in their game later today

Tressoldi goes into the referees book after a cynical foul

Pioli has seen enough and makes a triple substitution. On comes Giroud, Gabbia and Reijnders

Lauriente has his second of the game and Sassuolo re-establish their two goal lead. The fans are enjoying what they're seeing this afternoon

Loftus-Cheek is rather clumsy in defending a corner and bundles over a Sassuolo player. The referee sees it as a 50/50 and the game continues