Maurizio Sarri Massimiliano Allegri Stefano Pioli Alessio Romagnoli Alessandro Florenzi Fikayo Tomori Milan Sporting Lazio Atalanta Maurizio Sarri Massimiliano Allegri Stefano Pioli Alessio Romagnoli Alessandro Florenzi Fikayo Tomori Milan

Lazio face crunch match with Milan in race for Champions League spots

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The Serie A title race may be over after Napoli won the Scudetto this week but Lazio's visit to AC Milan on Saturday could play a key role in the fight for the last three Champions League spots.Maurizio Sarri's Lazio side face a tough test in Milan, who have been unbeaten at San Siro in their last eight games in all competitions.

Stefano Pioli's Milan outfit, meanwhile, need a win to provisionally move back into fourth place.Lazio have 64 points ahead of Juve (63) and Inter Milan (60) with Atalanta, Milan and AS Roma (58) jostling for the top four.Pioli, whose Milan team were dethroned by Napoli in the league, also have a Champions League semi-final, first leg against Inter on Wednesday to think about."It's almost all or nothing tomorrow.

We have to pick up a lot of points between now and the end of the season and tomorrow is incredibly important," Pioli said."Each season tells its own story.

Last year we won an exceptional championship and this year we set off with the will to win it again."Last year we took big steps forward when we came out of the Champions League, while this year in Europe we're doing exceptional things."Milan right back Alessandro Florenzi might miss out due to a virus but centre-back Fikayo Tomori is set to return to the starting lineup after a one-game suspension.Lazio will have defender Alessio Romagnoli back after a one-match suspension.Juventus have only point from their last three away games in Serie A and the fixtures do not get any easier with fifth-placed Atalanta up next for Massimiliano Allegri's side on Sunday.The hosts are undefeated in their previous six league meetings with Juve, who are back in the top-four hunt after moving up from seventh to third following the decision in April by

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