AC Milan and Lazio will face off for the second time in five days at the Stadio Olimpico, this time with a place in the Coppa Italia final eight at stake.
There were certainly fireworks at San Siro on Saturday night. Rafael Leao got the only goal as Milan won 1-0 to move back top, but the late penalty drama has dominated the headlines since, with Lazio feeling they were robbed of a spot kick despite the VAR check.
Our pre-match preview has the latest team news and some more insight on the opposition, while below are the best stats ahead of the game in the capital.
Key facts and stats
➤ There have been 91 previous official meetings between the two sides in Rome: 24 Lazio wins
(the most recent a 4–0 victory in the 2022-23 Serie A season), 40 draws (the latest a 0–0 in Serie
A 2024-25) and 27 Milan wins (the most recent a 1–0 success in Serie A 2023-24).
➤ The winners of this tie will face the winners of Bologna–Parma in the quarter-finals.
➤ Of the 91 meetings between the two sides in Rome, 7 have been played in the Coppa Italia:
there have been 3 home wins for Lazio (3–1 in 1997-98 in the first leg of the final, which would
later secure the title for the club from the capital); 3–1 in 1998-99, round of 16; 4–0 in 2003-04,
semi-final), 2 draws (both 0–0 in the semi-finals of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 editions, with Milan
progressing 5–4 on penalties in the first of those) and 2 Milan victories (2–1 in 1976-77, group
stage; 3–2 in 2001-02, quarter-finals).
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➤ Lazio are making their first appearance in the 2025-26 Coppa Italia, in what is their 77th
participation in the competition (a record shared with Roma, Milan, Inter, Bologna and Juventus).
Their record in the tournament stands at 322 matches played, with 159 wins, 74 draws and 89
defeats, and 479 goals scored against 330 conceded.
➤ Lazio have won the Coppa Italia 7 times, in the 1957-58, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2003-04, 2008-09,
2012-13 and 2018-19 editions, and have lost the final on 3 occasions (against Fiorentina in 1960-61
and against Juventus in 2014-15 and 2016-17).
➤ The two teams meet again just a few days after their 2025-26 Serie A fixture scheduled for
Saturday 29 November at San Siro.
➤ Milan have reached the round of 16 after starting from the preliminary rounds, which they had
not contested since the 2015-16 season. In the summer they eliminated Bari (2–0) and then
Lecce (3–0), both at home. Milan’s 5 goals in the 2025-26 Coppa Italia have been scored by Pulisic
(2), Gimenez, Leão and Nkunku (one each).
➤ Milan have won the Coppa Italia 5 times, in the 1966-67 edition (1–0 in the final against Padova in
Rome), 1971-72 (2–0 against Napoli in Rome), 1972-73 (5–2 on penalties against Juventus in the
Rome final, after a 1–1 draw over 90 and 120 minutes), 1976-77 (a one-off final at San Siro, a 2–0
win over Inter, the only time in the history of the competition that the final has been a Derby della
Madonnina) and 2002-03 (at the expense of Roma, with a 4–1 Milan win in the first leg at the
Stadio Olimpico and a 2–2 draw in the return at San Siro).
➤ Milan are the team that, in Coppa Italia history, have lost the most finals or finished runners-up (when the cup was awarded through a four-team final group stage): 10 times, in the seasons
1941-42, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1974-75, 1984-85, 1989-90, 1997-98, 2015-16, 2017-18, and 2024-25.
➤ Between Maurizio Sarri and Massimiliano Allegri, this is the 21st official meeting: before the
Milan-Lazio Serie A match on 29 November 2025, the record stands at 4 wins for the Lazio
coach, 4 draws, and 11 victories for the Rossoneri manager.
➤ Massimiliano Allegri made his debut as a Serie A manager against Lazio: 31 August 2008, his
Cagliari were defeated 4-1 by the Biancocelesti at Sant’Elia.
➤ Massimiliano Allegri is the manager who has won the Coppa Italia the most times (5, all with
Juventus), also winning the most consecutive editions (4, between 2014-15 and 2017-18, with a
fifth in 2023-24) and with the same club. In those same years, the manager from Livorno also
won the league title, achieving 4 consecutive doubles.
