Lazio obtained their revenge on AC Milan simply days after Saturday’s Serie A defeat, edging final yr’s finalists 1-0 within the Coppa Italia Spherical of 16 and organising a quarter-final conflict towards Bologna.
Lazio celebrated this victory by way of their official X account.
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Softfootball understands that the groups met once more following a fiery and controversial sport at San Siro, the place AC Milan secured a late 1-0 win. within the pregame report Softfootball predicted a Milan victory
The Aquile had been lacking key gamers Danilo Cataldi, Nicolò Rovella, and Samuel Gigot, whereas AC Milan’s Youssouf Fofana, Santiago Gimenez, and Zachary Athekame didn’t make the journey.
Ardon Jashari returned to the beginning lineup for Lazio after fracturing his fibula in August, and Taty Castellanos made his first begin since October.
The match obtained off to a frenetic begin, with Strahinja Pavlovic booked within the first 90 seconds. Toma Fundamental flashed a drive narrowly extensive following a Mattia Zaccagni flick, signalling Lazio’s intent early on.
Lazio got here shut once more when Castellanos miscontrolled an opportunity from a poor Alexis Saelemaekers back-pass into the arms of Mike Maignan.
Simply earlier than halftime, Maignan was compelled right into a response save to disclaim Isaksen’s volley from a deflected nook. Luca Pellegrini additionally examined the Milan goalkeeper with a floated lob, however the Rossoneri responded by way of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, whose header went simply over the bar.
The second half noticed Milan develop extra aggressive, with Saelemaekers’ curling effort caught by Christos Mandas and Koni De Winter blocking Tijjani Noslin’s near-post likelihood from Zaccagni’s cross.
Loftus-Cheek turned one other header off course, and Rafael Leao squandered a golden alternative from eight yards.
The impasse was lastly damaged from a Nuno Tavares nook, with Zaccagni peeling away to energy a near-post header previous Maignan.
Milan pushed arduous in stoppage time, however Mandas flew to palm away a Christian Pulisic strike, guaranteeing Lazio held on for a deserved 1-0 victory.
This win not solely avenges their Serie A defeat but additionally highlights Lazio’s resilience in knockout competitions.
They now advance to the quarter-finals, whereas AC Milan, who’ve been in wonderful type lately following their latest 1-0 victory within the Milan derby towards Inter Milan, should regroup shortly as they proceed to chase success on a number of fronts.
