Paulo Fonseca takes bold action by dropping Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez to the Milan bench, as Emerson Royal and Youssouf Fofana start against ambitious Lazio’s Taty Castellanos and Boulaye Dia.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT).

You can follow all the build-up and action from today’s four Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG.

The Rossoneri have had a disastrous start to life under Fonseca, scraping a 2-2 draw with Torino and well beaten by newly-promoted Parma.

The coach takes radical action, dropping Rafael Leao and Theo Hernandez, with summer signings Emerson Royal and Fofana getting their first starts.

Strahinja Pavlovic is also confirmed, especially as Malick Thiaw is out with an ankle problem, joining Alvaro Morata, Ismael Bennacer, Luka Jovic, Alessandro Florenzi and Marco Sportiello on the absentee list.

With so few strikers, Francesco Camarda and deadline day signing Tammy Abraham are on the bench.

Lazio are also a team in flux under a new coach, beating Venezia in the opener only to lose away to Udinese.

Luca Pellegrini joins Mario Gila on the treatment table, but Marco Baroni makes big changes, including ex-Salernitana pair Loum Tchaouna and Boulaye Dia stepping in, plus the first start for former Arsenal full-back Nuno Tavares.

Lazio vs. Milan – where to watch on TV

The game is on Paramount+ in the USA. Fans in the UK and Ireland can watch it on TNT Sports 1 or OneFootball. beIN SPORTS 1 and streaming service beIN SPORTS CONNECT broadcast the Olimpico showdown live in Australia and New Zealand.

Lazio vs. Milan line-ups

Lazio: Provedel; Lazzari, Patric, Romagnoli, Tavares; Guendouzi, Rovella; Tchaouna, Dia, Zaccagni; Castellanos

Milan: Maignan; Emerson Royal, Tomori, Pavlovic, Terracciano; Reijnders, Fofana; Chukwueze, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic; Okafor

31-08-2024 19:45
MatchDay 3

Player statistic

1st half
    8' Goal Strahinja Pavlovic
(Assist: Christian Pulisic)
    20' Yellow card Youssouf Fofana
Nicolò Rovella Yellow card 39'    
2nd half
Taty Castellanos
(Assist: Nuno Tavares)
Goal 62'    
Mattia Zaccagni Yellow card 64'    
Boulaye Dia
(Assist: Nuno Tavares)
Goal 66'    
    72' Goal Rafael Leão
(Assist: Tammy Abraham)
Patric Yellow card 85'    
Mattéo Guendouzi Yellow card 90+3'    
    90+1' Yellow card Filippo Terracciano

Match statistic

42
Possession %
58
7
Total shots
10
5
Shots on target
4
0
Shots off target
3
2
Blocked shots
3
5
Corners
7
5
Offsides
12
Fouls
9
Lazio
Milan

Starting lineups

94
Goalkeeper
13
29
Defender
46'
30
Defender
90'
4
Defender
8
Midfielder
6
Midfielder
19
Attacker
81'
20
Attacker
46'
10
Attacker
11
Attacker
87'
16
Goalkeeper
22
Defender
70'
23
Defender
31
42
Midfielder
8
Midfielder
14
Midfielder
70'
29
Midfielder
11
17
Attacker
71'
21
Attacker
70'

Substitutes

9
Attacker
55
Goalkeeper
22
Midfielder
5
Midfielder
35
Goalkeeper
77
Defender
46'
18
Attacker
46'
7
Midfielder
81'
14
Attacker
87'
23
Defender
90'
2
Defender
46
Defender
18
Midfielder
33
73
96
Goalkeeper
25
Goalkeeper
91
Midfielder
19
Defender
70'
10
Attacker
70'
80
Midfielder
70'
90
Attacker
71'
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