Played
September 9, 2011 2:45 PM EDT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee: G. Rocchi
Attendance: 55000
September 9, 2011 2:45 PM EDT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee: G. Rocchi
Attendance: 55000
Serie A Preview: AC Milan - Lazio
The defending Italian league champions will look to kick off the new campaign with a win over Lazio at San Siro on Friday, despite numerous injury worries for Massimiliano Allegri.
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| AC Milan (4-3-1-2): Abbiati; Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Zambrotta; Gattuso, Ambrosini, Seedorf; Boateng; Pato, Ibrahimovic |
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Massimiliano Allegri will be without a host of players when the champions host Lazio on Friday. Mark van Bommel, Robinho and summer signings Taye Taiwo and Philippe Mexes are sidelined with injuries, while Mathieu Flamini has been ruled out for five months after rupturing ligaments in his knee. Newcomers Alberto Aquilani and Antonio Nocerino could make their Milan debuts but are likely to start from the bench at San Siro.
| Lazio (4-2-3-1): Bizzarri; Konko, Biava, Dias, Radu; Ledesma, Brocchi; Mauri, Hernanes, Cisse; Klose |
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Giuseppe Sculli and Marius Stankevicius will miss the trip to Milan due to injuries while Federico Marchetti is suspended. Summer acquisitions Djibril Cisse and Miroslav Klose will feature up front for the visitors.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- AC Milan has succumbed to only one league defeat during the 2011 calendar year.
- The San Siro outfit has lost only one Serie A opener in the last 28 seasons.
- Massimiliano Allegri's men beat city rival Inter 2-1 in Beijing to lift the Supercoppa Italiana last month.
- The Rossoneri conceded the least amount of goals in Serie A last season (24).
- Milan finished the 2010-11 campaign with an eight-game unbeaten streak in the league.
- Lazio has held Milan to draws in its last three encounters.
- Edy Reja's side kept 14 clean sheets in Serie A last season.
- The Stadio Olimpico outfit did not have a player in the top 10 of the goalscoring charts last term.
- Stefano Mauri finished joint-fourth for assists in the Italian top flight with nine to his name.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Milan 2-0 Lazio
- 22.15 %
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Milan 3-0 Lazio
- 16.76 %
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Milan 3-1 Lazio
- 14.89 %
| Serie A (ITA1) | Mar 2, 2013 | Milan 3 - Lazio 0 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Oct 20, 2012 | Lazio 3 - Milan 2 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Feb 1, 2012 | Lazio 2 - Milan 0 |
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| Italy - Coppa Italia (ITAC) | Jan 26, 2012 | Milan 3 - Lazio 1 |
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| Serie A (ITA1) | Sep 9, 2011 | Milan 2 - Lazio 2 |
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Milan
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| May 19, 2013 | Siena 1 - Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | Milan 0 - AS Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Pescara 0 - Milan 4 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Milan 1 - Torino 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Milan 4 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
Lazio
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| May 19, 2013 | Cagliari 1 - Lazio 0 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | Lazio 2 - Sampdoria 0 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Inter 1 - Lazio 3 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Lazio 6 - Bologna 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Parma 0 - Lazio 0 | ITA1 |
| 32 | Christian Abbiati | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Ignazio Abate | Defender |
| 14 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender |
| 4 | Thiago Silva | Defender |
| 77 | Luca Antonini | Defender |
| 8 | Gennaro Ivan Gattuso | Midfielder |
| 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | Midfielder |
| 10 | Alberto Aquilani | Midfielder |
| 10 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Midfielder |
| 99 | Antonio Cassano | Striker |
| 18 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Striker |
| 1 | Marco Amelia | Goalkeeper |
| 76 | Mario Alberto Yepes | Defender |
| 25 | Daniele Bonera | Defender |
| 8 | Antonio Nocerino | Midfielder |
| - | Mark van Bommel | Midfielder |
| 8 | Urby Emanuelson | Midfielder |
| 7 | Alexandre Pato | Striker |
| 1 | Albano Bizzarri | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Andrè Dias | Defender |
| 20 | Giuseppe Biava | Defender |
| 78 | Luciano Zauri | Defender |
| 29 | Abdoulay Konko | Defender |
| 32 | Cristian Brocchi | Midfielder |
| 24 | Cristian Ledesma | Midfielder |
| 6 | Stefano Mauri | Midfielder |
| 8 | Hernanes | Midfielder |
| 9 | Djibril Cissé | Striker |
| 11 | Miroslav Klose | Striker |
| 84 | Juan Pablo Carrizo | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Modibo Diakite | Defender |
| 19 | Senad Lulic | Midfielder |
| 15 | Alvaro Gonzalez | Midfielder |
| - | Matuzalem | Midfielder |
| 18 | Libor Kozák | Striker |
| 9 | Tommaso Rocchi | Striker |
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
29 | 7 |
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Antonio Di Natale Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Striker Roma |
16 | 2 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy Midfielder Milan |
16 | 0 |
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Germán Denis Striker Atalanta |
15 | 5 |
