Milan snatch a late winner to clinch a 3-2 victory over Lazio, which sends them back to the top of Serie A. It was 2-1 at the break, but Immobile levelled the score line after 59 minutes and Lazio then had numerous chances to go on and win the game, but they couldn’t find the breakthrough. Hernandez then headed home in injury time to take the three points.
Milan move one point ahead of Inter at the top of Serie A and they will face Benevento next after the festive break. Meanwhile Lazio remain eighth in the table and they will face Genoa next.
That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
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90'+3'
FULL-TIME: MILAN 3-2 LAZIO22:42
90'+2'
Calhanoglu has had a hand in all of the Milan goals, two assists and a goal. It is another lovely set piece delivery by the midfielder, perfect for Hernandez to power into the back of the net.22:47
90'+2'
GOOOAAALLL! Hernandez scores to send Milan ahead, it’s 3-2! It comes from another corner, this time Hernandez rises highest in the box and he powers a header into the back of the net. That is surely the winning goal!
The other change by the hosts sees Castillejo replaced by Maldini.22:46
90'+2'
Late double Milan substitution now, with the Calabria one of the players coming off the pitch and he has been replaced by Dalot.22:46
90'
There will be a minimum of three minutes added time played at the end of the second half.22:55
88'
Late Lazio substitution, with Patric coming off the pitch and he has been replaced by Hoedt22:38
88'
Muriqi is the latest player to be booked for his foul on Tonali down the right wing.22:38
87'
Another chance! Rebic just manages to stay onside as he is fed through on goal, but he drags his shot just wide of the post, with Reina beaten this time.22:37
86'
SAVE! What a chance for Milan! Hernandez does brilliantly down the left wing, he gets to the byline and then pulls the ball back to Rebic, who fires it towards the bottom right-hand corner of the net and it looks like it is heading in. However, Reina gets down quickly and makes a superb save.22:54
84'
Since 2017/18 - the season he joined the Rossoneri - Milan have only played eight Serie A matches without Frank Kessie: two wins, two draws and four defeats.22:34
82'
Milan look like they are quite happy to draw this game, as they have had to do so much defending in the second half and they haven't shown an awful lot going forward.22:31
80'
Akpa Akpro has only been on the pitch for a few minutes and he has already been booked, for his challenge on Krunic.22:31
79'
Another change by Milan now, with Leao replaced by Hauge.22:28
78'
Hernandez is booked after he dives into the back of Pereira and gets nowhere near the ball.22:27
76'
There is just under 15 minutes remaining on the clock now, plus any additional time to be added on. Can either side nick a winner late on and clinch all three points?22:26
74'
The other change by the visitors has seen Immobile come off and he has been replaced by Pereira.22:23
73'
Lazio have made a double substitution now, with Milinkovic-Savic one of those heading off the pitch and he has been replaced by Akpa Akpro.22:23
71'
Immobile has scored 13 goals in 14 appearances in all competitions since the start of October: only Robert Lewandowski at Bayern Munich with 19 goals has netted more among the top-5 European Leagues.22:19
69'
Luis Alberto now with a shot at the Milan goal, after the visitors once again counter quickly and catch the hosts out at the back. The effort is good, but it is too close to Donnarumma, who makes a good save.22:18
68'
Marusic does well down the left wing for Lazio, with the winger getting deep into the box and he then fires a low shot towards goal, but it doesn't trouble Donnarumma, who easily gathers.22:16
66'
This is a little bit better from the hosts, they have slowed the pace down slightly and have been able to stop Lazio from getting forward on the attack. However, their midfield still looks very open.22:15
64'
Here is the first Milan substitution of the game, with Saelemaekers the man coming off and he has been replaced by Castillejo.22:14
64'
Luis Alberto is booked after he slides in and catches Calabria late, stopping the Milan right-back from bringing the ball out from the back.22:13
63'
Reina hasn't had much to do so far in the Lazio goal in this second half, with his side doing more of the attacking and Milan look a little short of ideas as they are struggling to settle the game down.22:21
61'
It will be interesting to see how long it takes Milan to make a change now, as Lazio look eager to get a third goal to send them ahead for the first time in the game.22:11
59'
Milinkovic-Savic couldn't have played a better ball into the path of his team-mate, he didn't have to look up, he just knew that his team-mate would be making the run in-behind and he picked him out perfectly.22:20
59'
GOOOAAALLL! Immobile levels the game and makes it 2-2! It is a wonderful chip over the top by Milinkovic-Savic and the striker races onto the end of it, before side footing it on the volley into the bottom right-hand corner of the net. Lovely move by the visitors and a superb finish by Immobile.
Milan have scored in their last 16 league games against Lazio, only against Cagliari are the Rossoneri on a longer such streak (21), among current Serie A teams.22:04
54'
Good strike! Immobile just manages to find a little bit of space in front of goal and he smashes a powerful effort towards the Milan goal. However, it is too close to Donnarumma, who comfortably gathers.22:03
52'
The second half has started at the same pace the first half ended, very fast and end-to-end, with both teams pushing forward in search of another goal.22:01
50'
CHANCE! Really good opportunity for Lazio to work Donnarumma, but Muriqi is unable to get his shot on target. The visitors work the ball really well into the final third and the ball is pulled back to Muriqi, who tries to find the bottom right-hand corner, but he drags it wide.22:00
48'
CLOSE! Milan take a corner short and it comes out to Calhanoglu on the edge of the penalty area to the left and he powers a shot towards the top right-hand corner of the net, but it flies just wide. Romagnoli tries to get his head to it, just in case he can turn it into the back of the net, but he can't quite reach it.21:58
46'
Lazio have made a substitution ahead of the second half, with Escalante the man coming off and he has been replaced by Cataldi.21:54
The second half is under way!21:54
This game could go either way as it stands, as both teams look very dangerous in attack and Lazio have been the more dangerous side since pulling one goal back.21:42
A frantic opening half comes to an end, after Milan raced into a 2-0 lead after just 17 minutes, as Rebic opened the scoring and Calhanoglu then converted from the penalty spot. However, Lazio were then awarded a penalty of their own, which Immobile stepped up to take it, but he was denied by Donnarumma. The keeper could only push it onto the post and it bounced back to Luis Alberto in the middle of the box, who headed into the back of the net.21:48
45'+4'
HALF-TIME: MILAN 2-1 LAZIO21:37
45'+2'
Penalty shout! Immobile races after a ball and barges into the back of Krunic and it looks like he was appealing for another penalty. However, the decision goes in Milan's favour as they are awarded a free-kick.21:35
45'
There will be a minimum of four minutes added time played at the end of the first half.22:55
44'
Both managers have now been shown a yellow card for their dissent on the sidelines for decisions that have gone against their side.21:32
43'
Late opportunity for Lazio here, as they get a couple of corners, the first of which has to be pushed over the crossbar by Donnarumma and then the second is punched away by the keeper.21:30
41'
Krunic is the first Milan player to be booked for his late challenge on Escalante, after the Lazio man just got to the ball first and Krunic brought him down.22:05
39'
Brilliant run from Hernandez from deep inside his own half and he really relives some of the pressure on his side by getting to the halfway line and he flicks the ball past Escalante, who deliberately barges into him to stop the counter. He is awarded the first yellow card of the game.21:37
38'
Lazio are camped inside the Milan half of the pitch at the moment, with the hosts having to get everyone back behind the ball to defend and soak up the pressure.21:26
36'
Milan have earned nine wins and four draws in their first 13 Serie A games this season: no unbeaten side in the opening 13 games of a season have ever finished the campaign outside the top four positions in the history of Serie A (since 1929/30).21:24
34'
Lazio have plenty of time left in this half to get an equaliser and they look like the more dangerous side at the moment, full of confidence since pulling a goal back.22:05
32'
Lazio have made a substitution here, with Correa the man coming off and he has been replaced by Muriqi. It looks like he has picked up an injury.21:23
31'
We’re past the half an hour mark now and it remains Milan who lead 2-1, after a frantic start to this first half.21:19
29'
It is wide open at the moment, with Lazio piling players forward and they are keeping the ball very well in search of an equaliser.21:18
27'
GOOOAAALLL! Lazio have pulled one back, it's 2-1! Luis Alberto quickly reacts to the ball striking the post after Donnarumma saves the penalty and he heads it into the bottom corner of the net from close range. Excellent reactions from the Lazio man.
SAVED! Donnarumma dives the right way and gets a big hand to the penalty, making an excellent save. Unfortunately he is unable to stop the ball from bouncing against the post and back into the path of the Lazio attackers.22:04
27'
MISSED! Immobile steps up to take the penalty, but Donnarumma dives the right and gets a big hand to it, pushing it out wide, but onto the post and it bounces back into the box. It was a good penalty, but there just wasn't enough pace on it to beat the Milan keeper22:04
27'
LAZIO PENALTY! A corner is delivered into the penalty area and there are a couple of shoves in the box and Correa falls to the ground at the near post under pressure from Hernandez. Nothing is given on the pitch initially, but the referee goes over to the VAR monitor and watches the footage back and changes his mind. Lazio have the chance to pull one back from the spot.21:16
25'
SAVE! Correa does brilliantly to get past a couple of Milan defenders and dribble into the penalty area and fire a low shot at goal, towards the near post. However, Donnarumma makes himself big and makes a good stop, pushing the ball out wide for a corner. That's the best opportunity for the visitors so far.22:03
23'
Lazio have picked up 10 points in their last four Serie A away games (3W D1): since the start of November only Milan (2.6) have averaged more points than the Biancocelesti (2.5) away from home in the Italian top-flight.21:11
21'
Stoppage in player here at the moment as Donnarumma is down with an injury, the keeper went down just before taking a goal-kick and he is receiving some medical treatment on the pitch.21:09
19'
This is the worst possible start for Lazio, they have it all to do if they are going to get back into the game now, as Milan look pretty comfortable and have been lethal in their attacks so far.21:06
17'
GOOOAAALLL! Calhanoglu converts from the penalty spot and puts Milan 2-0 ahead. The midfielder sends Reina the wrong way, slotting it into the bottom right-hand corner of the net.
MILAN PENALTY! Rebic fires a shot at goal from around the penalty spot and Patric races out to try and block it, but as he slides in, the ball strikes his arm and blocks it. The Milan players immediately appeal for a spot-kick and after a moment of deliberation, the referee points to the spot.21:04
14'
The game is very open in midfield at the moment, with neither team able to take control of the ball and settle into their own rhythm.21:08
12'
Lazio have lost 66 matches against Milan in Serie A (W29 D59), only against Juventus (82) have the Biancocelesti suffered more defeats in the Italian top-flight. On the other hand, Milan have drawn more Serie A games against Lazio (59) than against any other side.21:00
10'
Calhanoglu whips an excellent set piece delivery into the box from the left wing and Rebic did the rest with a superb header.03:52
10'
GOOOAAALLL! Milan take the lead, it’s 1-0! Rebic opens the scoring on 10 minutes for the hosts. Calhanoglu whips a good corner delivery into the penalty area and Rebic gets away from his marker and powers a header into the bottom right-hand corner of the net, perfectly placed.
Decent effort! Lazio manage to get the ball into the final third and Radu is played the ball to the left on the edge of the penalty area and he fires a shot towards Donnarumma, but it flies high over the Milan goal.20:56
7'
Both teams look dangerous on the counter, using their pace up front to good effect so far, taking advantage of some sloppy passes in midfield to break away.20:55
5'
CHANCE! Milan counter and catch Lazio out at the back, as they move it quickly up the pitch and open up the visitors. Rebic is released down the left wing and he then pulls the ball back to Calhanoglu on the edge of the box who drills a shot towards goal, but he gets too much on it and it flies just over the crossbar.20:54
3'
It's Milan with the earlier pressure so far here, they are keeping the ball well in midfield and have drawn a few fouls in the Lazio half which has won them free-kicks, but nothing has come of them.20:50
1'
We're under way!20:47
The teams are out at San Siro and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all of the match action!20:43
Lazio have also made two changes to their team, with Hoedt and Caicedo the players dropping to the bench and they have been replaced by Correa and Patric.21:06
The hosts have made two changes to their starting line-up, with Kessie and Diaz dropping out of the side and they have been replaced by Krunic and Rebic.20:33
LAZIO SUBS: Thomas Strakosha, Djavan Anderson, Marco Alia, Vedat Muriqi, Wesley Hoedt, Danilo Cataldi, Nicolo Armini, Felipe Caicedo, Damiano Franco, Andreas Pereira, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Enzo Adeagbo.20:29
LAZIO (4-4-2): Pepe Reina; Patric, Luiz Felipe, Stefan Radu, Manuel Lazzari, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Gonzalo Escalante, Luis Alberto, Adam Marusic, Joaquin Correa, Ciro Immobile.20:29
MILAN SUBS: Leo Duarte, L Colombo, Mateo Musacchio, Brahim Diaz, Antonio Donnarumma, Jens Hauge, Samu Castillejo, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Marco Frigerio, Andrea Conti, Daniel Maldini, Diogo Dalot.20:24
MILAN (4-4-2): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Davide Calabria, Pierre Kalulu, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Sandro Tonali, Rade Krunic; Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu, Ante Rebic; Rafael Leao.20:24
Meanwhile Lazio are eighth, but only three points behind Napoli in third position after they beat them 2-0 at the weekend, which was their first victory in three games, having drawn two and lost one.20:20
Milan are the only side still unbeaten in Europe’s top five leagues, they will move back to the top of Serie A with a win today, to move ahead of city-rivals Inter, who beat Verona earlier. Milan beat Sassuolo 2-1 last time out and three points would make sure they remain top at Christmas.20:47
Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Serie A clash between Milan and Lazio at San Siro.20:10
Dove si gioca la partita:
Stadio: Giuseppe Meazza Città: Milano Capienza: 80074 spettatori20:10
Milan - Lazio is a match of 14 day of the season Serie A 2020/2021. The match will be 23 december at 18:30 in the stadium Giuseppe Meazza in Milano. Referee of Milan - Lazio will be Marco Di Bello with the help of Giorgio Peretti e Valentino Fiorito. At VAR there will be Massimiliano Irrati.
Currently Milan is 1° in the standings with 34 points (thanks of 10 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats); while Lazio is 8° in the standings with 21 points (thanks of 6 wins, 3 pareggi and 5 sconfitte). Milan scored 32 goals and conceded 16; Lazio scored 22 goals and conceded 23.
At home Milan scored 15 points (4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses). Away Lazio scored 13 points (4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss). Milan in the last three matches of the season challenged Genoa, Sassuolo and Lazio obtaining 7 points thanks to 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Lazio in the last three matches of the season challenged Verona, Benevento and Napoli obtaining 4 points thanks to 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the last match Milan was against Lazio winning 3-2 while Lazio was against Napoli winning 2-0. The best scorer of the team coached by Stefano Pioli is Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 10 goals while the best scorer of the team coached by Simone Inzaghi is Ciro Immobile with 9 goals.
Milan and Lazio competed 154 times in the league. In the previous matches Milan won 66 times, Lazio won 29 times while the number of draw was 59.
These are the statistics of the two teams in the matches played in the season:
Where to see Milan-Lazio You can see the live match Milan-Lazio here on Virgilio Sport starting 18:30 CET of 23 december. Discover who will broadcast live Milan - Lazio between Sky and Dazn.
