Overview
- Lazio beat Milan 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico as Mattia Zaccagni scored with a late header around the 79th/80th minute to secure passage to the quarterfinals.
- Goalkeeper Christos Mandas preserved the result with crucial late stops, moments after Milan’s Rafael Leao missed a clear chance.
- Defending champions Bologna, who defeated Parma 2-1, await Lazio in the Coppa Italia quarterfinals scheduled for early February.
- The tie followed a contentious league meeting five days earlier, with over 40,000 in attendance after a Lazio fan push to create a charged atmosphere.
- Milan started Ardon Jashari for his first official match since a broken fibula, while Massimiliano Allegri urged a refocus on Serie A and the upcoming Supercoppa as Maurizio Sarri praised his squad and the crowd.