AC Milan comfortably beat Lazio two goals to nil at the San Siro last night and that was evidenced by the Biancocelesti’s zero shots on target. It was an important boost for the Rossoneri ahead of next week.
As highlighted by today’s edition of Corriere Della Sera (via MilanNews), Stefano Pioli got everything right in the tactics for the game. The first goal came from the high press of Olivier Giroud but especially Ismael Bennacer. And then, of course, Theo Hernandez took matters into his own hands.
But the defensive solutions, such as Rade Krunic on Milinkovic-Savic and Sandor Tonali on Luis Alberto, must also be highlighted and that’s why Lazio struggled so much up front. In short, Milan and Pioli set the tone ahead of the first leg against Inter on Wednesday.
It remains to be seen if the manager will field the same XI, but a lot will depend on the condition of Rafael Leao. It’s nothing serious and as we reported this morning, the winger feels good now and it was just a precaution.
