Lazio bought revenge on AC Milan after Saturday’s Serie A defeat, knocking final yr’s finalists out of the Coppa Italia and establishing a .
These groups met once more only a few days after a , which the Rossoneri received 1-0 with a late penalty enchantment rejected. Youssouf Fofana, Santiago Gimenez and Zachary Athekame didn’t make the journey, however Ardon Jashari bought his after fracturing his fibula in August. The Aquile have been nonetheless lacking Danilo Cataldi, Nicolò Rovella and Samuel Gigot, however Taty Castellanos had his first begin since October 4.
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ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 04: Pervis Estupinan of AC Milan battles for possession with Gustav Isaksen of Lazio in the course of the Coppa Italia Spherical of 16 match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Olimpico Stadium on December 04, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
Strahinja Pavlovic was booked within the first 90 seconds after Pervis Estupinan was robbed by Gustav Isaksen, whereas Toma Fundamental sprinted ahead on a Mattia Zaccagni flick and flashed his angled drive inches vast of the far submit.
Castellanos did not profit from a poor Alexis Saelemaekers back-pass, scuffing the end into the arms of Mike Maignan, whereas on the stroke of half-time Maignan made a response save on Isaksen’s volley from a deflected nook.
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Luca Pellegrini noticed Maignan off his line and floated a lob over the empty web, however Milan lastly created a real scoring alternative with Ruben Loftus-Cheek nodding an Estupinan cross simply over the bar.
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 04: Adrien Rabiot of AC Milan is challenged by Matteo Guendouzi of Lazio in the course of the Coppa Italia Spherical of 16 match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Olimpico Stadium on December 04, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
The Rossoneri have been extra aggressive within the second half and Saelemaekers noticed his roller plucked out of the air by Christos Mandas, however Koni De Winter needed to forestall Tijjani Noslin assembly the Zaccagni cross from six yards.
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Loftus-Cheek turned one other header off track on the again submit on Adrien Rabiot’s cross, however Milan wasted an enormous alternative when Jashari floated a ball to the by-line for Estupinan to knock again, Rafael Leao ballooning over from eight yards.
ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 04: Toma Fundamental of Lazio passes the ball while underneath strain from Alexis Saelemaekers of AC Milan in the course of the Coppa Italia Spherical of 16 match between SS Lazio and AC Milan at Olimpico Stadium on December 04, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photos)
Tijjani Noslin barely over-hit the return go for Zaccagni and Milan protested {that a} nook was awarded when it would’ve hit Alessio Romagnoli final. It was on that set play that Lazio broke the impasse, Zaccagni peeling away from his marker for a free header on the close to submit on the Nuno Tavares nook.
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Maignan stored the tie alive with one other huge response save to disclaim Noslin from shut vary after a free kick ricocheted round within the field.
In stoppages, Mandas flew to palm away a Christian Pulisic scuffed strike from simply contained in the field on Davide Bartesaghi’s cross.
Lazio 1-0 Milan
Zaccagni 80 (L)