COPPA ITALIA: 8 PRE-MATCH STATS FOR LAZIO V AC MILAN

All you need to know ahead of the first leg of our Coppa Italia semi-final 

The opening game will be all but decisive, yet it can certainly point us in the right direction. Tuesday will see the first leg of our Coppa Italia semi-final against Lazio, with a place in the final up for grabs. Prior to the match at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, we’ve picked out eight key bits of trivia to consider for Lazio v AC Milan.

PREVIOUS AWAY MATCHES AGAINST LAZIO

1- Milan have won only one of their last 10 matches in all competitions against Lazio at the Olimpico (5 draws and four defeats) – a 3-1 victory dating back to November 2015 in Serie A.

CURRENT FORM

2- The Rossoneri have progressed past the semi-final stage on both of their last two occasions, having been eliminated in the previous four.

3- Milan have kept a clean sheet in six of their last seven Coppa Italia fixtures (excluding penalties), which is the same amount as from their previous 31 tournament matches.

GENERAL STATISTICS

4- Both Lazio and Milan have had 13 goalscorers this season in all competitions.

PLAYER FOCUS

5- Krzysztof Piatek has scored eight goals in the Coppa Italia this season: only three teams have a better record than him, with Fiorentina, Catania and Novara all on nine. Since his arrival in Italy, the Polish striker has scored in all of his last four away games in Lazio, coming against Frosinone, Roma and Lazio. So far he’s scored five goals in four games.

6- Lucas Biglia’s next Milan appearance will be No.50 in all competitions.

7- Lazio are one of four teams that Franck Kessié has scored more than one goal against (two).

COACHES

8- Gennaro Gattuso and Simone Inzaghi clashed in two semi-final fixtures last season, both ending as 0-0 draws.