Team news: Milan were without Mattia Caldara, Pierre Kalulu, Rade Krunić and Ismaël Bennacer, while Lazio had to do without Toma Bašić. Kickoff time was 18:00 CET at San Siro.
Goals: Pulisic (60′), Okafor (88′)
AC Milan (4-3-3) – Stefano Pioli
Mike Maignan; Davide Calabria (70′ Alessandro Florenzi), Simon Kjær, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernández; Ruben Loftus-Cheek (28′ Yunus Musah), Yacine Adli (69′ Tommaso Pobega), Tijjani Reijnders; Christian Pulisic (82′ Samuel Chukwueze), Olivier Giroud (69′ Tommaso Pobega), Rafael Leão.
Unused: Mirante, Sportiello; Bartesaghi, Pellegrino, Thiaw; Romero; Jović.
S.S. Lazio (4-3-3) – Maurizio Sarri
Ivan Provedel; Adam Marušić, Nicolò Casale, Alessio Romagnoli, Elseid Hysaj; Matteo Guendouzi (67′ Daichi Kamada), Nicolò Rovella (67′ Matías Vecino), Luis Alberto; Mattia Zaccagni (82′ Gustav Isaksen), Taty Castellanos (75′ Ciro Immobile), Felipe Anderson (75′ Pedro).
Unused: Sepe, Mandas; Gila, Lazzari, Patric, Pellegrini; Cataldi.
Referee: Davide Massa.
Pioli discovering ugly brawl football. Where is the football? All I see is forward runs, high press, and always a mistake in the final third. Giroud never sees the ball, and Leao don’t have the time and space to give us his best football.
It’s like Miha’s Milan all over again.
With Davide Massa is an evident Milan hater… This will be tough
Pioli, Ruben’s injury was a blessing in disguise but you send Musah as a 8… Mamma mia
Reijnders, didn’t you hear that Giroud needs his birthday goal?
Calabria is a liability in the back. Giroud has been awful. Florenzi in, okafor in and Chuckweze in. Out with Giroud, Calabria and Pulisic and their we go
If I coach any team in Serie A, Milan will sweat a lot to score a goal against me knowingfully well everyone especially both leao and right winger will just be targeting Giroud head to do the magic. I am concerned that we don’t have another game plan to win matches if our main plan is not working despite summer reinforcement of the squad
Goooaaallllll pulisic
The boys did very well, no goals allowed 3 points without breaking a sweat. The scudetto will be rossoneri