Lazio dents AC Milan's Serie A title hopes
Gustav Isaksen further dented AC Milan's fading Serie A title hopes as his 26th-minute strike earned Lazio a 1-0 victory at Stadio Olimpico.
After seeing leader Inter drop points against Atalanta a day earlier, Massimiliano Allegri's side was unable to take advantage, leaving it eight points adrift of the summit.
A last-ditch tackle from Oliver Provstgaard stopped Strahinja Pavlovic from giving Milan an early lead before Kenneth Taylor's powerful strike rattled the crossbar at the other end.
But just two minutes after hitting the woodwork, Lazio lead through Isaksen, who muscled his way past Pervis Estupinan before finishing confidently into the bottom-left corner.
Daniel Maldini should have doubled the host side's lead nine minutes before the break after capitalising on a mistake by Koni De Winter, but he shot tamely at Mike Maignan.
Milan improved after the interval and only a fine stop from Edoardo Motta thwarted Christian Pulisic, with the Lazio goalkeeper quickly picking himself up to deny Youssouf Fofana's close-range header.
Zachary Athekame thought he had equalised for Milan with a brilliantly-taken effort that whistled into the bottom-right corner, but the goal was ruled out for a handball against the substitute before striking home in the 75th minute.
Despite a sustained spell of pressure, the Rossoneri were unable to find a way through, with Luka Modric's curled attempt that sailed over the closest they came to a leveller.
