Nuno Tavares outfoxes Rafael Leão in 20 minutes: Lazio v Milan (Video) | OneFootball

Nuno Tavares was one of the standout figures in the Lazio – Milan match, which ended with a victory for the Romans, 1-0. The left-back, trained at Benfica, started on the bench but ended up providing the assist for Zaccagni's goal, which led to Rafael Leão's team's elimination from the Coppa Italia.

Introduced by Maurizio Sarri in the 71st minute to replace Luca Pellegrini, Nuno Tavares brought renewed energy to the left flank that the opposing defense couldn't contain. Just nine minutes after coming on, the full-back surged forward and set up Mattia Zaccagni for the only goal of the match (80’).

In the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, Lazio could face Bologna, Inter, Napoli, Atalanta, Juventus, and the winner of the clashes between Fiorentina and Como and Roma and Torino. In the last edition, the Romans were eliminated precisely at this stage of the competition.

This season, wearing the Lazio jersey, Nuno Tavares – valued at 20 million euros – has played nine matches: eight in Serie A and one in the Coppa Italia. In the 488 minutes he has been on the field, the former Benfica player has made one assist.

Lazio, which interestingly had lost to Milan in Serie A a few days earlier, will be back in action next Sunday at 17:00, hosting Bologna. The match, valid for the 14th round of the National Championship, pits the sixth (rossoblu) against the eighth (biancocelesti) in the competition standings.

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