The Coppa Italia semi-final between Lazio and Milan is on a knife-edge and has two teams in stunning recent form go all-out for victory.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday at 19.45 GMT and it’s wide open, as the first leg ended goalless at San Siro on January 31.
These are two of the form teams in Italy right now and are fighting on three fronts, as they are also in the Europa League Round of 16.
The Coppa Italia semi-final between Lazio and Milan is on a knife-edge and has two teams in stunning recent form go all-out for victory.
It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday at 19.45 GMT and it’s wide open, as the first leg ended goalless at San Siro on January 31.
These are two of the form teams in Italy right now and are fighting on three fronts, as they are also in the Europa League Round of 16.
Lazio are hoping to reach the Coppa Italia Final for the second year running, having lost to Juventus in 2017, and rediscovered their confidence after a five-game negative streak.
Fresh from a 5-1 victory over FCSB in Europe and 3-0 Serie A win at Sassuolo, Luis Alberto is expected to return as support for hitman Ciro Immobile.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is immovable in midfield, but Martin Caceres steps in to the three-man defence, as Luiz Felipe is carrying a knock.
Adam Marusic will start, as he is about to sit out a two-match Serie A ban.
Milan hope to repeat the magnificent 2-0 victory over Roma at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening and Gennaro Gattuso is expected to use almost the same XI.
The only change could be striker Nikola Kalinic replacing Patrick Cutrone, who is kept fresh for the weekend’s Derby della Madonnina against Inter.
It’s a special game for Lucas Biglia, facing the team he left last summer, while ex-Roma defender Alessio Romagnoli confessed today to being a Lazio fan.
Probable line-ups
Lazio: Strakosha; Caceres, de Vrij, Radu; Marusic, Parolo, Leiva, Milinkovic, Lulic; Luis Alberto; Immobile
Milan: G Donnarumma; Calabria, Bonucci, Romagnoli, Rodriguez; Kessie, Biglia, Bonaventura; Suso, Kalinic, Calhanoglu