Milan is expecting two big derbies and difficult away games next week – Liverpool and Juventus in a great mood. The Rossoneri won their third victory since the beginning of the season, and they overcame the most difficult obstacle so far, as they defeated Lazio 2-0 at San Siro without any major problems. This was a clash of the best defense and the best attack from the first two rounds. The epilogue is that the great Mike Magnian and his teammates ’locked up’ Ciro Immobile and company. Milan had absolute control over the game and dominated the San Siro turf, and the victory would probably have been even easier if Frank Cassey had not missed a penalty in the first half.Sampdoria deflects Inter’s perfect start of the seasonOlivier Giroud was not in the competition for the Rossoneri team after recovering from Covid-19, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic was available to Stefan Piloi after 128 days, but the coach left him on the bench and gave him a chance only in the second half. Thus, Ante Rebić started the match as a forced solution in the rush hour, while Leao and Florenzi acted on the wings, and Diaz as the number 10.Milan dominated from the first minute, while Lazio was in a completely subordinate position, and the young Sandro Tonali conducted the Rossoneri’s game brilliantly. Calabria had the first chance for the home team, then Leao, but Lazio defended. The guests tried to cut Milan’s game with frequent fouls, and they managed to do so until the 35th minute, when they finally capitulated. Leao ran the counter from the center, played a double pass with Rebić and routinely finished with a shot from 10 meters. In the last minute of the first half, VAR awarded a penalty to Milan after the duel between Kessie and Immobile, but the African midfielder managed to hit the crossbar from 11 meters. It seemed that he missed the ideal chance to beat the rival and that he breathed life into Lazio before the second half.3 – Milan have won their first three league games for two seasons in a row for the first time in #SerieA. Reality.#MilanLazio— OptaPaolo 🏆 (@OptaPaolo) September 12, 2021 However, Lazio didn’t woke up in the second half. Milan again started the half in better shape, and Pioli added gas after an hour of play with a triple change when Ibrahimović, Saelemaekers and Bakayoko entered. Rebić moved to the left wing, Ibra was the classic striker and it immediately proved to be a winning combination. After Tonali’s terrible deep ball, the Croat broke through on the left wing and found Zlatan with an ideal ball in the goal area, who continued where he left off last season. It took him 7 minutes to score off the bench after a 4 month break. Milan routinely finished the match after Ibra’s goal, all that Lazio did until the end was to get a red card, and it was non other that the coach himself – Maurizio Sarri.SERIE A – ROUND 3SaturdayEmpoli – Venezia 1-2 (0-1)/Bajrami 89 – Henry 13, Okereke 68/Napoli – Juventus 2-1 (0-1)/Politano 57, Koulibali 85 – Morata 11/21:45: Atalanta – FiorentinaSundaySampdoria – Inter 2-2 (1-2)/Yoshida 33′, Augello 47′ – Dimarco 18′, Martinez 44’/Torino – Salernitana 4-0 (1-0)/Sanabria 45, Bremer 65, Pobega 87, Lukic 90+2/Cagliari – Genoa 2-3 (1-0)/Pedro 16, Ceppitelli 65 – Destro 59, Fares 69, 78/Spezia – Udinese 0-1 (0-0)/Samardzic 89/Milan – Lazio 2-0 (1-0)/Leao 45, Ibrahimovic 67/21:45: Roma – SassuoloMonday21:45: Bologna – Verona
