AC Milan 4-0 Lazio: Olivier Giroud brace sees Rossoneri ease into semi-finals with comfortable win

AC Milan comfortably sealed their passage into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia with a 4-0 win over Lazio at San Siro to send their opponents crashing out at this stage of the competition for the third successive season in a row. Despite a cagey start from both sides, Milan took the lead in the 24th minute courtesy of Rafael Leao, as the Portuguese winger latched onto a defence-splitting through ball from Alessio Romagnoli to slot the ball home past Pepe Reina. Ad/> The Rossoneri then struck twice in five minutes just before half-time to put the game beyond all doubt.

Serie AGiroud the hero as Milan come from behind to win derby against Inter05/02/2022 AT 16:48 With 40 minutes on the clock, Olivier Giroud scored an easy tap-in from Leao’s cut-back from the left to double Milan’s advantage. The Frenchman then had second brace in as many matches right on the stroke of half-time, as another tap-in at the far-post fell his way, with Theo Hernandez collecting the assist with a low cross. Milan added a fourth in the 79th minute to humble Lazio even further, as Franck Kessie finished well into the bottom-left corner from inside the box to round off the perfect evening for Stefano Pioli’s side.

TALKING POINT — Olivier Giroud can't stop scoring /> The 35-year-old took his tally for the season to 10 in all competitions this evening, with his second brace in as many matches for Milan. He now has five goals in his last five games. Before finding the net, Giroud was not having the best of evenings, as there was a lack of service coming his way.