Juventus started the season looking to win a 10th straight Serie A title but instead find themselves in danger of missing out on a Champions League spot after a 0-3 home defeat by top-four rivals AC Milan on Sunday left them fifth with three games left.

Goals from Brahim Diaz, Ante Rebic and Fikayo Tomori secured the win and sent Milan up to third on 72 points from 35 matches, leaving Juve a point behind fourth-placed Napoli and needing teams to drop points as they battle for a top-four finish.

Brahim curled home a stunning opener just before the break and they had a chance to extend the advantage in the 56th minute but Franck Kessie’s penalty was saved by Wojciech Szczesny.

That miss did not prove costly, however, as substitute Rebic arrowed a fine strike into the net 12 minutes from time before defender Tomori headed a third goal to seal a crucial win for Milan four minutes later.

Juve may actually be in deeper trouble. On Monday, the head of the Italian soccer federation (FIGC) said that Juve would be excluded from next season’s Serie A should the club decide to persist with the proposed European Super League project.

“At the time of registration for the next Serie A championship the club will be excluded if they decide not to withdraw from the Super League,” FIGC head Gabriele Gravina said. Besides Juve, Barcelona and Real Madrid are the clubs which are still involved with the breakaway project.