AC Milan at Lazio 2/26/19 - Coppa Italia Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 1:22 PM ET

Lazio could not have been in worse shape coming into the Coppa Italia semi-final against Milan. They have lost three in a row and also saw their Europa League run come to an end a few days ago. The two teams will now clash in Rome for the first leg of the Cup semi-finals and AC Milan are rubbing their hands.

Lazio turned out to be no match for Sevilla in the round of 32 of the Europa League. They were bad at home and lost by 1-0, and also lost on the road by 0-2 to bow out of the competition. In between those two matches they also lost a league match against Genoa by 1-2 on the road. Lazio have lost three in a row and have won just two of their last eight matches in all competitions (2-5-1). In the previous round of the Cup they overcame Inter Milan in the penalties. AC Milan have been in stunning form lately and are currently on a seven-match undefeated run, also winning their last three (5-0-2). In their last match they scored three second half goals against Empoli for a nice 0-3 at home. In the previous round of the Cup, AC Milan were effective in a 0-2 home win over Napoli. They have been really hard to beat on the road lately, losing just one of their last nine away matches in domestic competitions (3-1-6).

The two teams met earlier in the season in this venue and split the points in a 1-1 draw. They also met in this stage of the Coppa Italia last season and exchanged goal-less draws on both legs. AC Milan ended up winning the penalty shoot-out and this season they have been doing great. But I find it hard for Lazio to make it four losses in a row, so I will go with the home team here.

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