I haven't seen Milan defense this much weak for a long time. This season something is going really wrong with them about defending. Lazio were so comfortable in the attacking line. For example the second goal was due to Dest's not being able to keep up with Lazio's passes in his wing. I didn't like his defensive performance much in this match in general. When the score was 2-0 Milan actually had two important chances to score. Bennacer's goal attempt by a free-kick was lovely but the ball went out by a small margin. Leao also couldn't make use of a critical chance.
Conceding the 3rd goal was the thing ending Milan's hopes about a comeback. Milan's priority should be to fix their defensive issues now.
It was true what Maldini said before this season started, if you want to maintain Serie A achievements and be able to excel in Europe this season Milan must invest more courageously to buy star players who are currently doing well, but in reality Milan's owners only provide funds for investment which is not much.
Only to buy mediocre players who are expected to develop under Pioli's tutelage, in fact the players who were bought last summer could not say much.
Everyone was given a chance but no one was able to show a convincing performance. In the end, Pioli only trusted the players who brought the Scudetto last season.
And most of them were injured, including goalkeeper Mike, who has played so far. It can be seen that during the main injury, Milan conceded too many goals and got unsatisfactory results. Milan doesn't have a backup keeper who can patch the main injury.
Being able to survive in the Champions zone, in my opinion, has been very good for this season.