Milan lost 1-0 to Lazio in the match played today at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, for the 29th matchday of Serie A, the top tier of Italian football. According to the Argentine News Agency, the only goal of the match came in the 26th minute, scored by Danish striker Gustav Isaksen. With the defeat, the 'Rossoneri' team remains second in the Italian competition with 60 points, although they missed the opportunity to cut points from the leader Inter, who drew with Atalanta and has 68 points, while Lazio is in ninth place with 40 points, 11 points away from qualifying for the UEFA Conference League zone. Additionally, Como defeated Roma 2-0 in a crucial match for Champions League qualification, Bologna beat Sassuolo to reach eighth place, Genoa won 2-0 against Hellas Verona, who are in last place in the table, and Pisa defeated Cagliari 3-1 to get within seven points of escaping the relegation zone. The first chance of the match came from the visitors in the 22nd minute, when a cross from the right by midfielder Alexis Saelemaekers set up a header from full-back Pervis Estupiñán, who surprised by entering the area but shot wide. Two minutes later, Lazio responded with an attack down the left side by midfielder Kenneth Taylor, who entered the area and fired a high shot that hit the crossbar of goalkeeper Mike Maignan. The only goal of the match came in the 25th minute, with a long pass down the right flank that found Isaksen, who beat Estupiñán in a one-on-one and took advantage of the slow retreat of the opposing defense to face Maignan and beat him with a curling shot to the far post. Another long pass against a disorganized defense came 10 minutes later, this time leaving striker Daniel Maldini one-on-one, but he couldn't get past the French goalkeeper with a low shot that went straight to him. Milan had the first chance of the second half in the sixth minute, with a shot from striker Christian Pulisic that lacked power and was followed up with a header on the far post by midfielder Youssouf Fofana, who put the ball straight into the hands of goalkeeper Edoardo Motta.
