AC Milan suffered a painful fall in Serie A on Tuesday. The reigning national champion lost 4-0 to Lazio. In England, Sven Botman’s Newcastle United took a first step towards the final of the League Cup.
AC Milan reported with a lousy form in the Stadio Olimpico. The number two in Serie A played the last two league matches against AS Roma and Lecce. In between there were also defeats in the Coppa Italia (against Torino) and the supercup (against Internazionale).
AC Milan was also unable to find the upward trend when visiting Lazio. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic opened the score for the home team in the fourth minute. A hit by Mattia Zaccagni even made sure that the margin was halfway through two just before the break.
Lazio had to do it through the injured top scorer Ciro Immobile, but even without him it took the home team little effort to hurt the floundering AC Milan more. After the break, the team from Rome ran through goals from Luis Alberto and Felipe Anderson to 4-0.
Despite the mediocre results, AC Milan remains number two in the ranking behind Napoli. The team from Naples can increasingly dream of the first national title since 1990. Its lead is currently no less than twelve points.
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Newcastle takes first step towards League Cup final
In England, Newcastle United took a first step towards the final of the League Cup. The team of trainer Eddie Howe won the first meeting with Southampton in the semi-finals: 0-1.
The Brazilian Joelinton scored the only goal on behalf of Newcastle more than fifteen minutes before the end, which is doing excellently in the Premier League this season with third place. Botman played the entire game with ‘The Magpies’.
In the 1975/1976 season, Newcastle United reached the final of the League Cup for the first and last time. At Wembley, the final battle was lost to Manchester City (2-1).
In the other semi-final of the League Cup, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United will face each other for the first time on Wednesday. The returns in England’s second cup tournament are next week.
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