Milan, Starting next season, the Italian league (Serie A) title will be decided by a playoff if the top two teams finish with the same number of points.
The Italian football federation announced the rule change after getting approval from the Serie A clubs.
Previously, the head-to-head record had been used as the first tiebreaker between teams finishing on the same number of points, a rule which nearly came into play last season.
AC Milan clinched the scudetto on the last day of the campaign with a win at Sassuolo to finish two points above defending champion Inter Milan. Had the Rossoneri drawn the match, they would have still won the title as they had the better head-to-head record over their city rival.
There will be no extra time in the title-deciding playoff match, which will go straight to penalties if the game is drawn after 90 minutes.
Head-to-head will still be used as the tiebreaker if teams are on the same number of points anywhere else in the table, unlike when playoffs were previously a factor in Serie A.
Source: Oman News Agency