Serie A: Milan clutches a 2-1 win against Roma 2-1

ROMA. Milan defeated Roma to win 2-1. A goal from S. El was decisive in the 90min.

November 1, 2021 - Lootrs

ROMA. Milan prevailed over Roma to win 2-1. A goal from S. El was decisive in the 90min. It was Milan to strike first with a goal of Z. Ibrahimovic at the 26′. Then F. Kessie scored again for Milan in the 56′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, S. El Shaarawy reduced the distance for Roma with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

Milan remained in 10 people after T. Hernandez received a double yellow card in the 66′. Anyway, Milan still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players.

The match was held at the Stadio Olimpico Stadium in Roma on Sunday and this began at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Fabio Maresca with the help of Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Lo Cicero. The 4th official was Giovanni Ayroldi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 91%.

Roma

1

Milan

2

31 Oct 2021 Full time

Match Statistics

The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Roma was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Milan that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Roma was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, Milan was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Roma shot 25 times, 6 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Milan shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Roma received 4 yellow cards (N. Zaniolo, R. Karsdorp, G. Mancini and J. Veretout). On the other side, Milan received 6 yellow cards (Z. Ibrahimovic, T. Hernandez, F. Tomori, D. Calabria, O. Giroud and F. Kessie).

Also, Milan didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after T. Hernandez (Milan) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (66′).

After this encounter, Roma will stay with 19 points like Atalanta to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Milan will have 31 points like Napoli to stay in the 2nd place.

Match Events

8'

8'

N. Zaniolo
24'

24'

R. Karsdorp
26'

26'

Z. Ibrahimovic
28'

28'

Z. Ibrahimovic
42'

42'

T. Hernandez
46'

46'

F. Afena-Gyan

H. Mkhitaryan
49'

49'

G. Mancini
50'

50'

Z. Ibrahimović (Goal Disallowed)
56'

56'

F. Kessie (Penalty)
58'

58'

O. Giroud

Z. Ibrahimovic
57'

57'

Franck Kessié (Penalty)
65'

65'

F. Tomori
66'

66'

T. Hernandez
66'

66'

Theo Hernández
67'

67'

Davide Calabria
68'

68'

F. Ballo Toure

A. Saelemaekers
68'

68'

Carles Pérez

Matías Viña
76'

76'

Tiemoué Bakayoko

Rade Krunic
76'

76'

Sandro Tonali

Rafael Leão
76'

76'

Alessio Romagnoli

Ismaël Bennacer
77'

77'

Olivier Giroud
81'

81'

F. Kessie
81'

81'

Franck Kessié
90'

90'

J. Veretout

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Roma will play away with Venezia on the 7th of November with a 0-0 head to head.

Venezia

3

Roma

2

7 Nov 2021 Full time

Milan will host Inter on the 7th of November with a 19-8 head to head record in favor of Inter (7 draws).

Milan

1

Inter

1

7 Nov 2021 Full time

Roma: Formation and Lineups

Roma adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho chose to play with the following team: Rui Patrício (6.0), Rick Karsdorp (6.2), Gianluca Mancini (6.4), Roger Ibañez (6.6), Matías Viña (6.2), Bryan Cristante (7.3), Jordan Veretout (6.2), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.7), Lorenzo Pellegrini (7.1), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (6.8) and Tammy Abraham (6.4).

Substitutes

Roma made 4 changes: H. Mkhitaryan for F. Afena-Gyan (46′), T. Abraham for S. El Shaarawy (63′), M. Vina for C. Perez (68′) and R. Karsdorp for E. Shomurodov (80′).

Top player: Bryan Cristante

Probably the most impressive player in Roma was Bryan Cristante.

His rating is (7.3) with 51 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 13.

Milan: Formation and Lineups

Also Milan adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Stefano Pioli played with: Ciprian Tătărușanu (6.8), Davide Calabria (6.8), Simon Kjær (7.4), Fikayo Tomori (6.8), Theo Hernández (7.0), Ismaël Bennacer (7.3), Franck Kessié (7.4), Alexis Saelemaekers (6.3), Rade Krunić (7.3), Rafael Leão (6.3) and Zlatan Ibrahimović (7.2).

Substitutes

Milan made 5 changes: Z. Ibrahimovic for O. Giroud (58′), A. Saelemaekers for F. Ballo Toure (68′), R. Leao for S. Tonali (76′), I. Bennacer for A. Romagnoli (76′) and R. Krunic for T. Bakayoko (77′).