At 4 o'clock on February 10, Beijing time, the 1/4 final of the Coppa Italia continued, and in the first half, Leo passed and scored twice in Olivier Giroud in 4 minutes. In the second half, Casey's complementary shot was the icing on the cake, AC Milan beat Lazio 4-0 to become the second team to advance to the final four, and the semi-final opponent was the city's sworn enemy Inter Milan, moving towards the first championship trophy in five years.
Just four days ago, AC Milan reversed Inter 2-1 to narrow the gap to one point, rekindling hopes of a Serie A title. Coming to the Coppa Italia, AC Milan continued to sing triumphant songs.
In the 24th minute, Romagnoli's backfield was accurately blocked, Raphael Leo strode into the box, calmly single-handedly pushed into the far corner, AC Milan broke the deadlock 1-0.
In the 41st minute, Brahim Díaz carried the ball forward on the counter-attack, and the ball was divided into Raphael Leo, who staged a wonderful pass in the box, followed by a cross to the back post, and Giroud pushed the next city, 2-0!
In the 45th minute, AC Milan once again offered a brutal counter-attack, it was Brahin Díaz who scored, this time it was Theo Hernandez's turn to interject from the left, and Olivier Giroud easily scored twice, 3-0!
The 35-year-old Olivier Giroud joined AC Milan as a free agent this season, contributing 9 goals and 1 assist in 22 appearances in all competitions, thus surpassing Rafael Leo and Ibrahimovic to become the top scorer in AC Milan, showing the style of the World Cup champion center and also bringing AC Milan's No. 9 shirt back to life.
In the 78th minute, Theo Hernandez was brought down, AC Milan won a set-piece on the left side of the field, Brahin Díaz sent the ball into the box, Casey scored in the melee in front of goal, ac Milan set the score at 4-0!
After 2 years, AC Milan once again returned to the top four of the Coppa Italia, and the semi-final opponent was Inter, meaning that there will be four Milan derbys this season.
As seven-time Champions League winners, AC Milan are out at the bottom this season, but it doesn't seem like a bad thing now, as they can focus on their domestic competitions.
In just 4 days, AC Milan has overthrown two strong teams of Inter and Lazio, retaining the hope of a double-line title race between Serie A and the Coppa Italia. It must be pointed out that the last time AC Milan won the title, or the Italian Super Cup in the 16/17 season, can it end the five-year championship drought this season? We'll see.