Lazio vs AC Milan Competition – Serie A Stadium – Olimpico Date: 1st March 2024 Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
Serie A returns this Friday with AC Milan travelling to the capital to face Lazio in the 27th Round of the league season. Lazio come into this game on the back of a disappointing string of results in the league which has left them in eighth position, eight points behind the top four. Their most recent slayers were Fiorentina, who came from a goal down to beat them 2-1 on Monday. With that loss to Fiorentina being their third loss in their last five Serie A games, there ought to be alarm bells ringing around Maurizio Sarri’s job. But his side’s 1-0 first-leg win over Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League has doused the temper of fans. Still, the Biancocelesti fans will be desperate for some reprieve here after their side’s 2-1 defeat to Bologna in their last home match. The Stadio Olimpico should help, with Lazio winning eleven of their last 15 competitive games here (D2, L2). So such a strong record should boost their quest for consecutive home H2H wins over AC Milan for the first time in more than a decade after a stunning 4-0 victory last season. Meanwhile, AC Milan travel to Rome in poor form after failing to win any of their last three competitive games (D1, L2). Their most recent fail in that sequence came against Atalanta, whom they drew with 1-1, leaving them 13 points behind in the title race. And so they come into this game now in the race for a top-four finish rather than a title. Moreover, things don’t seem like they will get better here, as Milan have lost their last two away games by a combined score of 7-4. But before those losses, they were in the midst of a five-game unbeaten run away from home, so a win for them cannot be completely ruled out here. Regardless of the outcome here, neutral fans could be in for an entertaining game as the Rossoneri have at least been great entertainers, with their last eleven away matches averaging 4.3 goals per match. This game gets underway at 19:45 BST. Other fixtures taking place this week in Serie A:
May 17, 2024
Fiorentina
19:45
SSC Napoli
May 18, 2024
Lecce
17:00
Atalanta
Torino
19:45
AC Milan
May 19, 2024
Sassuolo
11:30
Cagliari
Monza
14:00
Frosinone
Udinese
14:00
Empoli
Inter Milan
17:00
Lazio
Roma
19:45
Genoa
May 20, 2024
Salernitana
17:30
Verona
Bologna
19:45
Juventus
May 26, 2024
Juventus
01:00
Monza
SSC Napoli
01:00
Lecce
AC Milan
01:00
Salernitana
Lazio
01:00
Sassuolo
Atalanta
01:00
Torino
Verona
01:00
Inter Milan
Genoa
01:00
Bologna
Frosinone
01:00
Udinese
Empoli
01:00
Roma
Cagliari
01:00
Fiorentina
Serie A Table
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Inter Milan
36
29
5
2
86
19
+67
92
2
AC Milan
36
22
8
6
72
43
+29
74
3
Bologna
36
18
13
5
51
27
+24
67
4
Juventus
36
18
13
5
49
28
+21
67
5
Atalanta
35
19
6
10
65
39
+26
63
6
Roma
36
17
9
10
63
44
+19
60
7
Lazio
36
18
5
13
47
37
+10
59
8
Fiorentina
35
15
8
12
53
40
+13
53
9
SSC Napoli
36
13
12
11
53
46
+7
51
10
Torino
36
12
14
10
33
32
+1
50
11
Genoa
36
11
13
12
43
44
-1
46
12
Monza
36
11
12
13
39
48
-9
45
13
Lecce
36
8
13
15
32
52
-20
37
14
Verona
36
8
10
18
34
48
-14
34
15
Udinese
36
5
18
13
35
52
-17
33
16
Cagliari
36
7
12
17
38
65
-27
33
17
Frosinone
36
7
11
18
43
68
-25
32
18
Empoli
36
8
8
20
26
52
-26
32
19
Sassuolo
36
7
8
21
42
72
-30
29
20
Salernitana
36
2
10
24
28
76
-48
16
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