AC Milan Vs Lazio Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | Serie A

AC Milan Vs Lazio Preview

Tournament: Serie A

Date: Monday, March 3

Kick-off time: 17:45 GMT

Venue: San Siro

AC Milan are set to tussle Lazio in an exciting clash at the round 27 action of the Serie A on March 3 at the iconic San Siro stadium.

Sergio Conceicao's team suffered a defeat in the last match against Bologna as they were swept aside with a 2-1 score-line.

This was their back-to-back defeats in the league having lost to Torino before. The Rossoneri are currently lurking in the eighth position in the table eight points behind fourth-place Juventus. Pressure will be on them to get back to winning ways they are already out of the UEFA Champions League and remain in danger of next season's places.

In the last five matches, they have only managed to win two times, drawing another one and losing twice. Tijjani Reinders is leading the goal-scoring chart for them with Christian Pulisic providing the most assists (6). Alongside them, Rafael Leao will be crucial here as he is the second top scorer/assister with six goals and five assists respectively.

As for Lazio, they will be aiming to bounce back here after getting eliminated from the Coppa Italia at the hands of Inter Milan. They will now have to shift their focus on the league as they are without a win in the last two matches having drawn against Napoli and Venezia in successive matches.

For now, they are well in sight for a place in the UEFA Champions League as they trail by Juventus by four one point in fifth. Marco Baroni's side has accumulated 47 points so far after round 26. Goal-scoring has been their strength in recent matches having scored ten goals in their last five matches while only keeping a clean sheet in the last league match against Venezia.

AC Milan Team News

AC Milan have four injury concerns in their squad as Alessandro Florenzi(cruciate ligament), Emerson Royal(thigh), and Ruben Loftus-Cheek(hamstring) remain sidelined for this match. Also, Kyle Walker remains a possible doubt after picking up a muscle injury. Sergio Conceicao anyway have a strong squad to choose from here.

Lazio Team News

For the visitors, Valentin Castellanos is definitely out of this clash due to a thigh injury while the pair of Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Elseid Hysaj remain possible absentees for this exciting clash. The top assist provider for Lazio Nuno Tavares will be recalled to the starting eleven with Tijjani Noslin also a possible inclusion.

AC Milan Vs Lazio Predicted Lineups

AC Milan Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Maignan

Defenders: Jimenez, Thiaw, Pavlovic, Hernandez

Midfielders: Fofana, Reijnders

Attackers: Pulisic, Felix, Leao; Gimenez

Lazio Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Mandas

Defenders: Marusic, Gila, Romagnoli, Tavares

Midfielders: Guendouzi, Belahyane

Attackers: Isaksen, Dia, Zaccagni; Noslin

AC Milan Vs Lazio H2H Record

AC Milan have gotten the better of Lazio on the previous five occasions winning three matches against them while drawing one and losing another one.

Key players to watch in AC Milan Vs Lazio

Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan)

The Netherlands international is having an outstanding season with Rossoneri already leading the goalscoring chart for them with eight goals in the league while also adding another two assists despite playing as a midfielder. His marauding runs from midfield have been a treat to watch which has seen him score some wonderful goals at the same time.

However, he needs to step up his game after scoring just once in the last five matches while making five key passes which his teammates failed to score. Reijnders is equally good in his defensive game helping the team defensively by making crucial interventions and tackles at the same time.

Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio)

Mattia Zaccagni is starting to deliver for the team more consistently in recent matches having scored one goal and assisted further three in his last five matches with a xAG of 2.0.

This season, he has already scored seven goals from 23 matches while adding another six assists. Zaccagni is known for his technical quality who can easily beat his defender in one-on-one situations and also has the vision to deliver eye-catching defense-splitting passes.

AC Milan Vs Lazio Prediction

Both teams have impressed with their attacking qualities this season but need to perform more consistently. AC Milan has dominated this fixture in recent matches and it's clear to see why they are clear favourites for the victory here. However, you cannot rule out Lazio who have all the tools to pull a major victory here.

Predicted Score: AC Milan 2-1 Lazio

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