Why Lazio fans are in the minority in home match with Milan | OneFootball

This will feel like a home fixture for Milan, as there are more of their fans in the Stadio Olimpico against Lazio, with the hosts opening up extra sections for them.

It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome at 17.00 UK time (18.00 CEST).

You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from this game, Genoa vs. Frosinone and Atalanta vs. Cagliari on the Serie A Liveblog.

ROME, ITALY – AUGUST 16: SS Lazio and Mantova 1911 remembered Livio Berruti with a minute’s silence prior the Coppa Italia match between SS Lazio and Mantova 1911 at Stadio Olimpico on August 16, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Marco Rosi – SS Lazio/Getty Images)

Although this is nominally a Lazio home match, their supporters will be decidedly in the minority in their own arena.

This is because the Aquile ultras are continuing their war of attrition against President Claudio Lotito, which means not only refusing to buy season tickets, but also boycotting the home games.

Lazio fans refusing to attend home matches

ROME, ITALY – MAY 23: A general view of Lazio fans inside the stadium, surrounded by empty seats due to a fan protest, before the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Pisa SC at Stadio Olimpico on May 23, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

This has seen several matches played in an essentially empty stadium, but this time the Milan supporters have turned up in droves to fill the gaps.

The away section was easily sold out with all 5,500 tickets, so with so few others attending, the organisers opened up more areas in the stands for Milan fans.

It is reported that around 10,000 Rossoneri fans will be present for this evening’s encounter, compared to roughly 6,000 Biancocelesti supporters.

Despite the boycott, the team is doing well this season, winning all three opening Serie A matches after their Coppa Italia exit to Mantova.