Coppa Italia: 7 Curiosities on AC Milan vs Lazio
It’s AC Milan vs Lazio, the second act. As we wait for kick-off at 8.45 PM CET, let’s have a look at the most relevant stats of the match.
AC Milan have won all their matches in TIM Cup 2017/18 and have not yet conceded a goal. The results: 3-0 against Hellas Verona and 1-0 (in extra time) in the Milan derby. Also SS Lazio have done well in the cup: 4-1 against Cittadella and 1-0 vs Fiorentina. The Red and Blacks sealed a convincing victory over the Biancocelesti in Serie A, but Coppa Italia will be a different story. Let’s get fired up with these 7 curiosities ahead of tonight’s kick-off at San Siro at 8.45 PM CET.
1- AC Milan and SS Lazio have played 11 times at San Siro in Coppa Italia. The Red and Blacks won six matches, drew once and lost on four occasions.
2- In the 2003/04 season, the Roman side qualified to the cup final after defeating the Rossoneri(2-1 at San Siro, 4-0 at the Stadio Olimpico) the only time AC Milan and SS Lazio played each other in the Coppa Italia’s semi-final.
3- The Rossoneri have won the last seven cup matches played at home, keeping a clean sheet in three of the four most recent games.
4- AC Milan have scored in the last eight Coppa Italia semi-finals played at home: 16 goals in total, an average of 2 per match.
5- Patrick Cutrone is AC Milan’s current top scorer this season (10 goals in all competitions). The young forward has scored two of his last three goals in TIM Cup (vs Hellas Verona and Inter).
6- Suso had a hand in three of all four goals AC Milan have scored in the current TIM Cup, netting one and completing two assists, both of the latter finished by Cutrone.
7- Leonardo Bonucci has scored two goals in Coppa Italia. The last one was precisely against Lazio in last year’s cup final in May while playing for Juventus.