"Mattia Zaccagni proved to be the man of the moment as his late goal helped Lazio progress to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 win over AC Milan. Just five days after Milan beat Lazio by the same scoreline in Serie A, Lazio's captain fantastic exacted revenge for Maurizio Sarri's side in a cagey affair on Thursday."
"Loftus-Cheek then headed over shortly after the restart before Alexis Saelemaekers continued Milan's second-half improvement by stinging the palms of Mandas from close in. Massimiliano Allegri's side should have taken the lead through Rafael Leao with 19 minutes remaining, but he could only slam his left-footed half-volley high into the stands. And Lazio made the most of that reprieve in the 80th minute when Zaccagni peeled off his man before brilliantly heading Nuno Tavares' corner past Maignan for the winner."
"After finishing as runners-up in the Coppa Italia in 2025-26, Milan would have fancied another deep run in the competition this season, given their strong start to Serie A, but they were limited to very few chances by a well-drilled Lazio side. Indeed, there was little in the shape of goalmouth action, with the Rossoneri only able to generate an expected goals (xG) total of 0.83 from their nine shots compared to Lazio's 0.66 from their 11 attempts, four of which were on target."
Lazio beat AC Milan 1-0 at Stadio Olimpico to reach the Coppa Italia quarter-finals courtesy of a late Mattia Zaccagni header. Lazio started brighter but failed to test Mike Maignan early, with Valentin Castellanos and Toma Basic missing early chances before Castellanos produced the first shot on target in the 33rd minute. Milan offered sporadic threats, including efforts from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Gustav Isaksen and Alexis Saelemaekers, while Rafael Leao squandered a clear opportunity. Lazio capitalized in the 80th minute from a Nuno Tavares corner, and the xG showed Milan 0.83 to Lazio 0.66.
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