WOMEN, AC MILAN v LAZIO: MATCH PREVIEW

After rescuing a late draw in the derby, the Rossonere are set to return to action at the PUMA House of Football as they look for their first victory of the season. AC Milan v Lazio, the team's fourth fixture of the Women's Serie A campaign, is a match to experience together (tickets here) against a newly promoted team that have impressed in their first few outings so far. Ahead of the 15:00 CEST kick-off on Sunday 29 September, here is everything you need to know.

LATEST FROM THE PUMA HOUSE OF FOOTBALL
The late equaliser in the derby is something to build on after a complicated start, with Laurent's goal helping the Rossonere get off the mark in the table. Now, at home to Lazio, the team have an opportunity to pick up their first win of the season. It's an important clash for Coach Bakker's side, who want to get their campaign truly up and running. AC Milan have a good record against Lazio, but need to produce a convincing performance and - with just two goals to their name so far - make more of their chances. The Rossonere are once again expected to line up in a 4-3-3 formation.

Coach Bakker ahead of the match: "We need to build on the positive things we did against Inter in the derby. This is another opportunity to take a further step forward. Given we're at home, we'll also have the support of our fans."

LATEST FROM LAZIO
So far, Lazio's return to Serie A has been decisively positive. Coach Grassadonia's girls came away with two draws from their opening two games - 2-2 in the derby against Roma and 1-1 away to Sampdoria - before falling to a narrow defeat to current league leaders Juventus. The four goals scored, all by different players, are a testament to the attacking quality of Lazio, who have displayed real character. The Biancocelesti often field a 3-5-2, and plenty of eyes will be on former Rossonera Martina Piemonte. The clash against AC Milan represents an interesting test to see how far Lazio have come.

Eleonora Goldoni had the following to say during the week: "It'll be a difficult match; AC Milan are a well-organised side. They've only picked up a point, but they possess a lot of quality. We're preparing as best we can."

PRE-MATCH STATS

• Lazio (8-1 on 11 September 2021) along with Pink Bari (8-0 on 5 January 2019) are one of two opponents against whom AC Milan have picked up the biggest wins in Serie A; in general, the Rossonere have beaten the Biancocelesti in the last two meetings between the sides with a combined scoreline of 11-2 (3-1 on 5 February 2022).

• Since the start of last season, only Melania Martinovic (five) has scored more goals coming off the bench than Emelyne Laurent in Serie A (four, level with former Juventus player Echegini, including the most recent against Inter).

• Since her arrival at AC Milan (2022/23), Marta Mascarello has provided eleven assists in Serie A (including in the last game), at least three more than any of her teammates and fewer than only Caruso (18) in terms of midfielders in the period (eleven also for Giugliano). The 25-year-old also assisted against Lazio in September 2021 whilst at Fiorentina.

WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN ON TV
In Italy, AC Milan v Lazio will be broadcast live on DAZN from 15:00 CEST. Don't miss the coverage on acmilan.com, the Rossonere's Instagram account and the AC Milan Official App, where the full match replay will also be available on demand from the following day.

LATEST FROM SERIE A FEMMINILE
The referee for AC Milan v Lazio will be Andrea Zanotti, who will be assisted by Carmine De Vito and Lorenzo Chillemi. Gabriele Framba will perform the role of fourth official.

Matchday 4 gets underway on Saturday 28 September with two matches: Como Women 1-1 Sampdoria at 15:00 CEST and Sassuolo v Inter at 18:00 CEST. Roma v Napoli (12:30 CEST) and AC Milan v Lazio (15:00 CEST) will take place on Sunday, while Juventus v Fiorentina (18:00 CEST) will bring the latest round of fixtures to a close on Monday.

This is the current Serie A Femminile eBay table: Juventus and Fiorentina 9; Inter 7; Roma 5; Como Women* 4; Napoli 3; Lazio and Sampdoria* 2; AC Milan and Sassuolo 1. (* = one more game played)

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