AC MILAN v LAZIO: TIME MACHINE

A tough opponent, and a 4-0 defeat to avenge. Maurizio Sarri's Lazio arrive at San Siro in a big game for Champions League qualification, where AC Milan will face a solid and high quality outfit. As we approach this clash, we tell you about three previous games over the last 20 years of this fixture, from 2001/02 to 2012/13. 

23 SEPTEMBER 2001: HEADERS LEAD TO VICTORY AGAINST ZAC
Zac against his recent past. At San Siro, AC Milan met Alberto Zaccheroni, then in the Lazio dugout, in the fourth game of the 2001/02 season. The Rossoneri, led by the Turkish Fatih Terim, were coming off two consecutive victories (against Fiorentina and Udinese) after the opening day draw in Brescia. Two headers, one from Inzaghi - from a great assist by Contra - and one from Laursen - after a corner from Rui Costa - won the match in front of the 57,000-plus crowd at San Siro. Two goals scored at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, which put us at the top of the table on equal points with Inter and Juve. We ended the season in fourth place, which meant a Champions League qualifier against Slovan Liberec. That fixture marked the beginning of an unforgettable 2002/03 season. 

10 SEPTEMBER 2006: WELCOME RICARDO OLIVEIRA
First day of the season after the Azzurri's triumph at the World Cup in Germany. The Rossoneri fielded four world champions: Nesta, Pirlo, Gilardino and Inzaghi. SuperPippo immediately turned up, having already decided the Champions League play-off with Red Star. In fact, he broke the deadlock in the 27th minute with a low shot that left Peruzzi with no chance. The Biancocelesti goalkeeper, also a star of Lippi's summer triumph, was kept very busy. In the 62nd minute there was the long-awaited debut of Ricardo Oliveira, heir to the shirt number and role of Andriy Shevchenko, who left in the summer to join Chelsea. Eight minutes went by before he got his goal: Pirlo's corner, the new 7's header deflected in, and it was 2-0. Makinwa got a goal back before Peruzzi was forced into a few saves, and it ended 2-1 at San Siro. 

2 MARCH 2013: THE PAZZINI SHOW
Allegri's AC Milan came into the clash in the race for the Champions League two points behind on Petković's Lazio: 45 points for the Rossoneri, 47 for the Biancocelesti, who sat in third place in the standings. It was a one-sided affair San Siro, a Rossoneri onslaught that began in the very first minutes of the game. Marchetti made two saves from El Shaarawy, but after Candreva's red card in the 16th minute, everything changed: Pazzini opened the scoring in the 40th minute, Boateng doubled the lead in the 44th minute and then Pazzini made it three in the 60th minute. The Rossoneri overtook Lazio and qualified for the Champions League on the last day after a season-long battle with Prandelli's Fiorentina. 

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