Good evening and welcome to our LIVE text coverage of the 2011/12 Serie A curtain-raiser as reigning champions Milan host Lazio!

It looks like Boateng is OK to continue. He gets some treatment on the sidelines for his shoulder, but I'd expect him to be back shortly.

Ibrahimovic comes out deep to recieve the ball from Aquilani, he sees the clever run of Boateng across his marker but the ball into the box drops down just a tad early. What results is one of the lowest attempted diving headers in history, which goes wide from close range and results in Boateng hurt on the ground.

Andre Dias mows through Boateng. A yellow card is the only option for the official.

Milan break, Cassano cuts inside from the left once more... and that is wide of the far post by mere inches! Hot start for the resurgent hosts.

We are back underway.

And there's the whistle for half-time. Konko's knock at the end created more stoppage time than the rest of the half combined!

Konko recieves treatment after Boateng flies into him shoulder-first.

Just the one minute of added time to be played at the end of the half.

Van Bommel gets in on the act with a decent drive over the bar.

Antonini puts a ball through to Ibrahimovic, just about catching him onside, but the striker is forced wide of the danger zone and the attack fizzles out.

Mauri comes back to dispossess a complacent Ibrahimovic but it falls to Boateng who drives across the far post and over.

Cisse gets on the end of a Lazio counter but his shot nears Row Z.

Cassano drifts to the left to cut inside and whip a cross in towards Ibrahimovic, but Biava is strong to get there first and head away.

Hernanes embarks on a good run but is stopped by Antonini.

Abate's cross flies well off for a goal kick.

Great movement from Konko on the right, creates space for a low cross... HERNANES LATCHES ONTO IT! He puts it wide. What a chance for 2-3.

Boateng tries to dummy Cassano's daisycutter into the box but it's seen and cleared.

He'd been frustratingly off colour for half an hour. And then he provides an assist and a goal which give the home side a massive early lifeline when they were threatening to sink without trace. This is how you start a domestic campaign!

BOATENG! Wicked drive from just right of centre is tipped around the near post by Bizarri! The corner... is headed in by Cassano! All square!

Great interception by Brocchi to cut out another build. Lazio counter but Hernanes is dispossessed inside the 'D'.

Milan attack again, but Cassano cannot chase after it as he knows he's offside.