On Feb 9th, Lazio will travel to Milano to battle Milan in a Coppa Italia match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Milan recorded a 2-1 win against Inter. Ivan Perišić scored the first goal for Inter in the 38th minute, then Olivier Giroud tied it up for Milan in the 75th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 78th minute on a goal by Olivier Giroud. Milan should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while lazio is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Fiorentina. Sergej Milinković-Savić struck first for Lazio in the 52nd minute on a feed from Mattia Zaccagni, then Ciro Immobile added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Patric In the end, Fiorentina was frustrated by Lazio’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Lazio ended the match with the shutout victory. Lazio is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Lazio is fortunate enough to have Ciro Immobile in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Milan’s most prolific scorer has been Olivier Giroud. The French attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches.