Serie A: Milan tops Roma 3-1
MILANO. Milan tops Roma 3-1.
MILANO. Milan defeats Roma 3-1. Milan got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from O. Giroud (8′) and J. Messias (17′). Roma tried to recover with a goal from T. Abraham (41′). However, the match was closed by a goal (82′) scored by R. Leao for Milan.
Also, Roma had 2 players sent off: R. Karsdorp (74′ for a double yellow card) and G. Mancini (90′ for a red card).
Z. Ibrahimovic missed a penalty (90′) for Milan.
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Thursday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Chiffi who had the assistance of Mauro Vivenzi and Sergio Ranghetti. The 4th official was Rosario Abisso. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Milan was in firm control of the ball 55% while Roma was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Milan was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Milan won the encounter.
Milan shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Roma shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Milan received 2 yellow cards (T. Hernandez and R. Krunic). On the other side, Roma received 4 yellow cards (T. Abraham, N. Zaniolo, R. Karsdorp and B. Cristante).
Also, Roma didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Karsdorp (Roma) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (74′).
G. Mancini (Roma) was sent out after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).
After playing this encounter, Milan will have 42 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Roma will stay with 32 points like Fiorentina to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
Theo Hernández (Penalty awarded)
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7'7'
Tammy Abraham
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8'8'
Olivier Giroud (Penalty)
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17'17'
Junior Messias
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18'18'
Nicolò Zaniolo
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40'40'
Tammy Abraham
Lorenzo Pellegrini
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44'44'
R. Karsdorp
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44'44'
Theo Hernández
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44'44'
Lorenzo Pellegrini
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56'56'
Rade Krunic
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64'64'
Rafael Leão
Alexis Saelemaekers
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64'64'
Tiemoué Bakayoko
Rade Krunic
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71'71'
Bryan Cristante
Matías Viña
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71'71'
Federico Insúa
Lorenzo Pellegrini
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71'71'
Felix Afena-Gyan
Jordan Veretout
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74'74'
Rick Karsdorp
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76'76'
Eldor Shomurodov
Tammy Abraham
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77'77'
Zlatan Ibrahimović
Olivier Giroud
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78'78'
Andrea Conti
Alessandro Florenzi
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81'81'
Rafael Leão
Zlatan Ibrahimović
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84'84'
Gianluca Mancini
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85'85'
Carles Pérez
Nicolò Zaniolo
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88'88'
Daniel Maldini
Brahim Díaz
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90'90'
Z. Ibrahimovic
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90'90'
Gianluca Mancini
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Milan will play away against Venezia on the 9th of January with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Milan (0 draws).
Roma will host Juventus on the 9th of January with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Juventus (7 draws).
Milan: Formation and Lineups
Milan started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Stefano Pioli chose to play with the following team: Mike Maignan , Alessandro Florenzi , Pierre Kalulu , Matteo Gabbia , Theo Hernández , Sandro Tonali , Rade Krunić , Junior Messias , Brahim Díaz , Alexis Saelemaekers and Olivier Giroud .
Substitutes
Milan made 5 changes: R. Krunic for T. Bakayoko (64′), A. Saelemaekers for R. Leao (64′), O. Giroud for Z. Ibrahimovic (78′), A. Florenzi for A. Conti (78′) and B. Diaz for D. Maldini (88′).
Top player: Alessandro Florenzi
The player who no doubt impressed Milan the most was Alessandro Florenzi even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 43 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Roma: Formation and Lineups
Roma started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
On the other side, José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Roger Ibañez , Jordan Veretout , Rick Karsdorp , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Lorenzo Pellegrini , Matías Viña , Nicolò Zaniolo and Tammy Abraham .
Substitutes
Roma made 5 changes: M. Vina for B. Cristante (71′), J. Veretout for F. Afena-Gyan (71′), L. Pellegrini for S. El Shaarawy (72′), T. Abraham for E. Shomurodov (76′) and N. Zaniolo for C. Perez (85′).
Top player: Matías Viña
Probably the most impressive player in Roma was Matías Viña.
His rating is with 25 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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