January 24th features a match where Lazio and Milan will play a match in Roma in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 5th placed Lazio, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bologna. Felipe Anderson scored the first goal for Lazio in the 33rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Bologna couldn’t muster any offence and Lazio ran away with the shutout win. Lazio should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while milan is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Lecce. Theo Hernández scored the first goal for Lecce on an own goal in the 3rd minute, then Federico Baschirotto added another in the 23rd minute on a feed from Morten Hjulmand. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Milan should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Lazio and Milan last played eachother at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on the 9th of February. Milan was victorious by a score of 4 to 0. Rafael Leão scored the first goal for Milan in the 24th minute, then Olivier Giroud added another in the 41st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Lazio couldn’t manage to score, and Milan took the shutout win.
Rafael Leão has been the most prolific scorer on Milan in the last five matches with 3 goals. Lazio is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Mattia Zaccagni and Felipe Anderson each having 3 goals in their last 5.