Marcos Antônio enters the game and replaces D. Cataldi.
Sarri continues to protect his players, with Cataldi given a well-earned rest, and on comes Antonio.
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While Sarri's side shared the goals around today, Zaccagni has been the best player on the pitch. Not only did he have a part in two goals, as well as score himself, he has also run Milan ragged down the left and deserves every bit of praise he will receive.
83'
T. Bašić enters the game and replaces S. Milinković-Savić.
Milinkovic-Savic leaves the field to a huge round of applause, with Basic now on for the final few minutes.
79'
A. Rebić enters the game and replaces Rafael Leão.
Rebic will get 11 minutes to impress, with Leao making his way back to the bench.
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M. Lazzari enters the game and replaces A. Marušić.
L. Romero enters the game and replaces Pedro.
Pedro, who was carrying a knock, makes way for Romero in Lazio's first change.
Sarri also sends on Lazzari, with Marusic the one to make way.
77'
Anderson now has six league goals to his name in Serie A this season.
75'
Felipe Anderson has scored a goal for Lazio! Assist by Luis Alberto.
Luis Alberto now has a goal and an assist to his name, and that ball to Anderson to be converted. Stunning from Lazio playmaker!
WHAT A GOAL - LAZIO 4-0 MILAN - Simply incredible football from Lazio as they add a fourth through Anderson. Zaccagni ran towards the goalline before cutting the ball back for Luis Alberto. The Lazio ace did so well to disguise his pass, and while Milan expected him to go to the edge of the box, he sliced his ball through the gap to Anderson. The former West Ham ace did the rest, picking out the bottom corner with ease.
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Milan's defeat will leave them 12 points behind league leaders Napoli, and that could all but end the title race considering the respective form of the two teams.
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Luis Alberto's penalty should end this tie as a contest, and Lazio have been so clinical in front of goal. While they have not constantly been on the attack, they have taken their chances when presented with them, and it has been a tough night's work for Milan.
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Penalty goal scored by Luis Alberto for Lazio!
GOAAALLLL - LAZIO 3-0 MILAN - Luis Alberto makes no mistake from the spot, lifting the ball into the middle of the goal, while Milan goalkeeper Tatarusanu dived to his right.
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With De Ketelaere and Origi now on the pitch, Milan will have a lot more pace to their attack. They now have 30 minutes to try and salvage something on their travels.
59'
D. Origi enters the game and replaces O. Giroud.
Diaz has also made his way to the bench, with De Ketelaere now on the pitch.
After a quiet night at the office, Giroud now makes way for Origi.
58'
C. De Ketelaere enters the game and replaces Brahim Díaz.
A. Saelemaekers enters the game and replaces Junior Messias.
Pioli's first change sees Saelemaekers replace Messias.
56'
It looks like Pioli has had enough, with at least three substitutions ready on the sideline.
54'
S. Kjær gets yellow.
Kjaer is the latest player to be booked after he smashed his way into the back of Anderson to stop a Lazio attack.
52'
Pioli has yet to look to his bench for any inspiration, but he may change his mind in the next 10 minutes if Milan fail to pull a goal back.
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Milan win a free-kick after Tonali was pulled to the ground by Casale. Can Pioli's men create something right at the start of the second half?
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We are back underway in Rome!
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HALF-TIME - LAZIO 2-0 MILAN.
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Two minutes of stoppage time to come!
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If they are to have any chance of getting anything from tonight's match, Milan need to keep the scoreline the same at half-time. If they can allow Pioli the opportunity to talk to them, they can come back. Conceding a third would surely ruin any chance of that, though!
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M. Zaccagni has scored a goal for Lazio!
GOAAALL - LAZIO 2-0 MILAN - Zaccagni doubles Lazio's advantage from close range and Milan are in real trouble now. Marusic did all the hard work for his team-mate, with the full-back running into the box before seeing his shot clip the inside of the far post. Thankfully for Lazio, Zaccagni was in the right place at the right time, and he tapped in from point-blank range.
33'
S. Milinković-Savić gets yellow.
Milinkovic-Savic joins Bennacer in the referee's book after the officials claim he obstructed Leao, who had tried to start a counter-attack.
31'
Sarri's plan to deploy Anderson in a deeper role has allowed him to pick up possession easily, but the former West Ham forward has been guilty of giving the ball away on a few occasions.
29'
To their credit, Milan have adjusted well since Tomori was forced off the field, and Lazio have failed to trouble them since opening the scoring.
26'
I. Bennacer gets yellow.
Bennacer is shown a yellow card after booting the ball away, just seconds after the referee had awarded Lazio a free-kick.
25'
Today's match could not have started much worse for Milan. They are already one goal down and are now set to play the rest of the contest without one of their best defenders.
24'
S. Kjær enters the game and replaces F. Tomori.
Pioli decides to take no risks, with Tomori replaced by Kjaer.
19'
After a short corner, Milan have finally forced Provedel into making his first save, but Tonali's shot from at least 25 yards out was straight at the Lazio goalkeeper, and it remains 1-0.
18'
The game is just struggling to flow a little, with both sides guilty of being caught offside.
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Milan's main issue at present is the service to Giroud. To put it politely, it is non-existent.
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Milan are back in control of possession and dictating the tempo, but we are nearly 15 minutes in, and they have yet to create a decent opportunit
10'
Dest has gone down holding his leg, and he has requested treatment from Milan's physios.
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Milan have shown some signs of a response after that opening goal, but their latest corner, taken by Tonali, was comfortably caught by Provedel.
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S. Milinković-Savić has scored a goal for Lazio! Assist by M. Zaccagni.
Zaccagni deserves huge credit for the opening goal, with his cross perfectly placed for Milinkovic-Savic.
GOAAALLL - LAZIO 1-0 MILAN - Lazio might have been slow out of the blocks, but they are certainly clinical as they open the scoring through Milinkovic-Savic. Zaccagni was allowed to glide down the left wing before crossing towards his team-mate. His low ball somehow avoided three or four players from both sides before Milinkovic-Savic slotted home into the far corner.
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Milan have made the better start, with Pioli's men dictating possession inside the first few minutes.
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We are underway in Rome!
Hello, and welcome to tonight's live coverage of the Serie A clash between Lazio and Milan. The visitors will hope they can pick up all three points and reduce the sizeable gap to league-leaders Napoli, while Lazio have European ambitions of their own to focus on.
Lazio can move to within one point of Milan with a win at the Stadio Olimpico, and they will fancy their chances of doing so after a recent three-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
Stefano Pioli's Milan have struggled of late in all competitions, failing to win any of their previous four, but in the league, the reigning champions are unbeaten in six matches.
The two teams are on the field and we are moments away from kick-off.
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Ciprian Tatarusanu; Sergino Dest, Fikayo Tomori, Pierre Kalulu, Davide Calabria; Ismael Bennacer, Sandro Tonali; Rafael Leao, Brahim Diaz, Junior Messias; Olivier Giroud.
LAZIO (4-3-3): Ivan Provedel; Elseid Hysaj, Alessio Romagnoli, Nicolo Casale, Adam Marusic; Luis Alberto, Danilo Cataldi, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic; Mattia Zaccagni, Felipe Anderson, Pedro.
SUBS: Devis Vasquez, Antonio Mirante, Yacine Adli, Ante Rebic, Simon Kjaer, Divock Origi, Malick Thiaw, Tommaso Pobega, Rade Krunic, Aster Vranckx, Matteo Gabbia, Alexis Saelemaekers, Andrea Bozzolan.
SUBS: Luis Maximiano, Marius Adamonis, Patric, Matias Vecino, Marcos Antonio, Matteo Cancellieri, Luka Romero, Stefan Radu, Manuel Lazzari, Marco Bertini, Toma Basic, Mohamed Fares.
While Sarri's tactics have worked brilliantly so far, Milan are suffering without Tomori at the back. The centre-back was forced off with an injury in the 24th minute, and his leadership will be a big miss as Milan try to find a way back into the match. It would be a shock to see Pioli stick with the same XI after the break, as nothing has worked so far.
That is all we have time for today. Thanks for joining us. Goodbye!
Milan had hoped to extend their winning record against Lazio to three matches for the first time since 2009, but they were outclassed today. Worryingly for Pioli, Lazio looked like they wanted the victory more, and his team are now without a win in five in all competitions. They remain Napoli's closest challengers, but the gap is likely going to be too big come the end of the season.
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