Milan – Lazio | Serie A match preview

Milan are set to host Lazio in the Serie A matchweek 27. The San Siro under the lights is the
venue for what is an extremely important match in terms of league positions and European
spots up for grabs.

It’s been a torrid time of late for the Rossoneri, who have been knocked out of the Champions League at the hands of PSV and have suffered back-to-back defeats at the hand of Bologna and Torino.

The form of late means that Milan are slowly distancing themselves from a place in next year's Champions League, with forward Rafael Leao urging his team to ‘stick together’ after last night's disappointing loss.

Current Standings and the Serie A Table

After a second-place finish last season, oddsmakers at premium online sportsbooks would have been surprised to see Milan languishing in 8th place. The recent form has pushed the bookies to put a price of as high as 16/1 for a top four finish for Milan. With less than a third of the season remaining, they are struggling to break into the European spots.

Winless in their last three league games and sitting 8th, Conceição’s men must find a spark before Sunday’s clash against a much healthier Lazio side. Sitting comfortably in 5th, Lazio could even break into the Champions League places depending on Juventus’ result.

This underlines the enormous importance of the match— a win keeps Milan within striking distance of Europe, but another defeat would be a devastating blow to their hopes.

Recent Form & Results

Milan Previous 5 Results

As mentioned, Conceicao is not the most liked man in Milan at the minute. His debut season isn’t going to plan and is feeling the pressure from the media and even the referee. Speaking post-match, the Portuguese expressed his displeasure at his treatment, even reminding the press of his accolades.

With a Champions League exit sandwiching their sole win in their last 5, the squad will be desperate to turn things around versus Lazio on Sunday evening.

Lazio’s Previous 5 Results

February has been a steady month for Marco Baroni and Lazio. Just one defeat in the Coppa Italia to Inter and 4 unbeaten in the league mean the Italian can focus attention on climbing as high in the table as possible.

Incidentally, the loss to Inter by Lazio constructed a Milan derby to look forward to in the Coppa Italia semi finals. Where the winner will face Empoli or Bologna in the final.

Head-to-Head Record: Milan vs Lazio

Milan will be buoyed by their recent record against Sunday’s opponents. Undefeated in their last four, Milan have won three and drawn one since a 4-0 thrashing away in Rome in January 2023.

Meanwhile, Lazio will be determined to put an end to this head-to-head streak and double down on the hopes for European football, a win on Sunday will go a long way to help secure that objective.

Injury & Suspension Updates

Injury has kept Ruben Lostus-Cheek out since the turn of the year (barring a small cameo in the Super Cup), while compatriot Kyle Walker is also sidelined with a muscle injury. Adding to the woes at right back, Emerson Royal is still expected to be out until mid march.

Alessandro Florenzi is still suffering from his cruciate injury and is expected to be back in April 2025.

Match Details: Milan vs Lazio

Fixture: AC Milan vs Lazio

Competition: Serie A

Date: 2nd March 2025

Time: 20:45 (local time)

Venue: San Siro, Milan

Referee: Manganiello G.

TV: Discovery + UK, TNT Sports 1/2

Summary and Predictions

It’s certainly a tricky fixture for Milan to navigate, perhaps the last chance saloon for keeping in contention of the European spots and with ever-mounting pressure on his job, Conceicao needs to make amends for the poor recent form.

Lazio have conceded the most out of all the top 9 clubs in the league, so there is definitely scope for Milan to get a goal or two. But, goals have been hard to come by for Milan this season, just the 38 so far.

Prediction: 2-1 Milan.