AC Milan vs Lazio. Coppa Italia Semi-Final.
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Thursday 1 February 2018 01:57, UK
Hakan Calhanoglu missed an open goal as Lazio held AC Milan to a goalless draw in their Coppa Italia semi-final first leg at the San Siro on Wednesday.
Gennaro Gattuso's Milan failed to get a fourth consecutive win on the trot against the battling Lazio side, who recovered from Sunday's 2-1 defeat to the Rossoneri.
The result means it's all to play for in the return leg at the Stadio Olimpico on February 28, with the winner setting up a final against either Atalanta or Serie A leaders Juventus, who hold a 1-0 advantage from their first leg.
The best chance of the night came deep into the game when Calhanoglu fired over the bar on front of an empty goal after 75 minutes.
Serie A top scorer Ciro Immobile returned from injury but also missed several chances to break the stalemate notably a header cleared by Gianluigi Donnarumma after 62 minutes.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic also tested goalkeeper Donnarumma, before substitute Patrick Cutrone's header was cleared by Thomas Strakosha only for Calhanoglu to send the rebound over an open goal.
