"AC Milan moved back top of the Serie A table as they beat Lazio 1-0 on Saturday night, before Napoli won away against Roma. Just like the win against Inter in the round prior, Milan had to keep out some early pressure from the away side, with Mike Maignan making a brilliant save early on to deny Mario Gila. The Rossoneri grew into the game, and took the lead earlier in the second half through Rafael Leao."
"Milan pressed Lazio unusually high, with Allegri pushing six players into Lazio's defensive third. But why did they do this? Opta's data explains it: Lazio under Sarri are a passive mid-block team, avoiding aggressive pressing to limit exposure to counters. They also concede very few fast counter-attacks, meaning Milan couldn't simply sit deep and wait to break. So Allegri's approach was logical: press high, win the ball early, and force Lazio into uncomfortable zones."
AC Milan beat Lazio 1-0 to move back to the top of the Serie A table, with Rafael Leao scoring early in the second half. Mike Maignan produced a key early save to deny Mario Gila as Lazio applied initial pressure. Christopher Nkunku replaced Christian Pulisic due to muscle fatigue. Milan pressed Lazio unusually high, pushing six players into the defensive third to force errors and create space. Opta's data indicates Lazio under Sarri use a passive mid-block and concede few fast counter-attacks, so Milan could not sit deep. A late VAR handball check resulted in a foul against Lazio and Milan held on.
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