Lazio 1-0 AC Milan Highlights, Coppa Italia: Zaccagni's Late Goal Sinks Hapless Rossoneri

Welcome to the start of our live blog covering AC Milan’s trip to Rome to face Lazio in the Coppa Italia. This knockout clash promises intensity as both sides battle for a place in the quarter-finals. Stay tuned for pre-match updates and line-ups as they are released.

• Fixture: Lazio vs AC Milan, Round of 16

• Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome

• Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

• Time: 1:30 AM IST (December 5)

• Live Streaming: -

Starting XI: Christos Mandas; Adam Marusic, Mario Gila, Alessio Romagnoli, Luca Pellegrini; Matteo Guendouzi, Matias Vecino, Toma Basic; Gustav Isaksen, Valentin Castellanos, Mattia Zaccagni.

Bench: Alessio Furlanetto (gk), Ivan Provedel (gk), Reda Belahyane, Matteo Cancellieri, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Boulaye Dia, Manuel Laazzari, Tijjani Noslin, Patric, Pedro, Oliver Provstgaard, Nuno Tavares.

Starting XI: Mike Maignan (c); Fikayo Tomori, Koni De Winter, Strahinja Pavlovic; Alexis Saelemaekers, Samuele Ricci, Ardon Jashari, Adrien Rabiot, Pervis Estupinan; Ruben Loftus-Cheek; Rafael Leao.

Bench: Pietro Terracciano (gk), Lorenzo Torriani (gk), Davide Bartesaghi, Matteo Gabbia, Luka Modric, Christopher Nkunku, David Odogu, Christian Pulisic, Emanuele Sala.

• Matches played: 84

• Lazio wins: 16

• AC Milan wins: 39

• Draws: 29

Referee Marco Guida blows the whistle, and Lazio get tonight's Coppa Italia round of 16 clash underway in Rome. Stay tuned for live updates from the match!

The opening 10 minutes have been pretty evenly contested, with Milan holding a marginal superiority in possession. However, other than Basic's wayward attempt, the game is really yet to open up.

An excellent early chance for Lazio, and it falls to Castellanos. Guendouzi played a terrific through ball into the box for the Argentine forward to latch on to, but he can't sort his feet out and loses the ball. Vecino then commits a foul and the move comes to an end.

Another good chance for Castellanos to put Lazio ahead! The Argentine found himself in the box but took too long to pull the trigger, and the eventual shot is deflected by the defence away from Basic's path.

The opportunities are starting to roll in, and the best ones have fallen to Lazio. Basic makes a run towarsd the Milan penalty area before having a powerful shot at Maignan's goal, but it goes inches away from the right post.

Castellanos adds to the shots counter with a powerful low shot from inside the box, but Maignan was alert and got down quickly to snuff out the danger.

Lazio have done brilliantly in front of the penalty area, with Castellanos impressing with his hold-up play, but the final effort has left a lot to be desired.

Almost all of the forward moves have come through Lazio, but the final piece of action has been really disappointing. AC Milan, meanwhile, have been completely anonymous in Rome so far. It's goalless at the break with everything to play for in the second half.

The teams are out of the tunnel and on to the pitch, and Milan get the second half underway. The first half was devoid of any kind of attacking flair, so will get see a different brand of football in the second half? Stay tuned!

The first real sight of goal for AC Milan tonight. Estupinan finally gets some space in front of him to run into and play a cross, and he finds Loftus-Cheek,but the English midfielder heads it high and wide.

As we approach the hour mark, Lazio make the first changes of the game. Dele-Bashiru and and Noslin are on, and making way are Vecino and Castellanos. Will these fresh legs unlock Milan's defence for Sarri's side?

Zaccagni takes a very good free-kick that looked goalbound, but it's blocked by the defence away from the danger area. The wait for the opening goal continues...

Meanwhile, the Rossoneri make their first change of the night, with Nkunku replacing Saelemaekers, hoping to spark some attacking intent for his side.

Leao is slowly growing into the match, which will not be good news for Lazio. After seeing his effort being blocked off by the defence before Loftus-Cheek missed a headed opportunity, the Portuguese striker tested Mandas again, but this time, it went inches past the post.

Meanwhile, another change for Lazio, as Tavares comes on in place of Pellegrini.

Lazio break the deadlock through Zaccagni!! Tavares floated in a perfectly weighted ball into the box from the corner, and Zaccagni outjumped everyone to head it past a hapless Maignan. Lazio take the lead late in Rome!!

Double changes for both sides. AC Milan bring on Pulisic and Modric, and making way are Loftus-Cheek and Jashari. Lazio introduce Pedro and Cancellieri, with Zaccagni and Isaksen both coming off.

Modric has been really good since coming on, and he almost sets up Pavlovic on a plate. However, the centre-back's header is blocked by the defence.

Meanwhile, the fourth official indicates a minimum of five minutes to be added on.

It's all over at the Stadio Olimpico as Lazio have come away with a narrow in over AC Milan, and will move on to the quarter-finals. The Rossoneri were completely toothless except in the closing stages of the match, and Allegri will have to go back to the drawing board after tonight's loss.