Serie A: Roma manages to draw 2-2 with Milan after recovering a 0-2 deficit
MILANO. Milan manages to recover against Roma with a goal on the R. Ibañez 87' and a goal on the T. Abraham 90'.
MILANO. Milan manages to recover against Roma with a goal on the R. Ibañez 87′ and a goal on the T. Abraham 90′. Milan was far superior when it came to possession ball (61%)
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Sunday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa with the collaboration of Alessandro Lo Cicero and Damiano Di Iorio. The 4th official was Gianluca Aureliano. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.9 degrees Celsius or 44.47 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.
Match Statistics
Milan was in firm control of the ball 61% while Roma was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Milan was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Milan to win the match.
Milan shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Roma shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Milan received 4 yellow cards (Rafael Leão, Ismaël Bennacer, Fikayo Tomori and Sandro Tonali). Talking about the opposition, Roma received 6 yellow cards (Zeki Celik, Nicola Zalewski, Nicolò Zaniolo, Roger Ibañez, Tammy Abraham and Nemanja Matić).
After this encounter, Milan will have 37 points like Juventus to stay in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Roma will have 31 points like Lazio to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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9'9'
Zeki Celik
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26'26'
Rafael Leão
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30'30'
Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa
Sandro Tonali
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30'30'
Nicola Zalewski
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45'45'
Nicolò Zaniolo
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62'62'
Ismaël Bennacer
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65'65'
Nemanja Matić
Bryan Cristante
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66'66'
B. Tahirovic
Nicolò Zaniolo
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68'68'
Fikayo Tomori
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70'70'
Tommaso Pobega
Brahim Díaz
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72'72'
Sandro Tonali
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73'73'
Stefano Pioli
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74'74'
Aster Vranckx
Ismaël Bennacer
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77'77'
Tommaso Pobega
Rafael Leão
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78'78'
Federico Insúa
Zeki Celik
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82'82'
Roger Ibañez
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85'85'
Matteo Gabbia
Alexis Saelemaekers
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85'85'
Charles De Ketelaere
Olivier Giroud
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87'87'
Roger Ibañez
Lorenzo Pellegrini
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89'89'
Andrea Belotti
Gianluca Mancini
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90'90'
Tammy Abraham
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90'90'
Nemanja Matić
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90'90'
Tammy Abraham
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Milan will play away with Lecce on the 14th of January with a 6-1 head to head in favor of Milan (3 draws).
Roma will host Fiorentina on the 15th of January with a 21-9 head to head record in favor of Roma (10 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: Ciprian Tătărușanu , Davide Calabria , Pierre Kalulu , Fikayo Tomori , Theo Hernández , Ismaël Bennacer , Sandro Tonali , Alexis Saelemaekers , Brahim Díaz , Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud .
Substitutes
Milan made 4 changes: Brahim Díaz for Tommaso Pobega (70′), Ismaël Bennacer for Aster Vranckx (74′), Alexis Saelemaekers for Matteo Gabbia (85′) and Olivier Giroud for Charles De Ketelaere (85′).
Top player: Pierre Kalulu
The player who no doubt impressed Milan the most was Pierre Kalulu.
His rating is with 82 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Roma: Formation and Lineups
Roma started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the other side, José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Roger Ibañez , Zeki Çelik , Bryan Cristante , Lorenzo Pellegrini , Nicola Zalewski , Nicolò Zaniolo , Paulo Dybala and Tammy Abraham .
Substitutes
Roma made 4 changes: Bryan Cristante for Nemanja Matić (65′), Nicolò Zaniolo for B. Tahirovic (66′), Zeki Celik for Federico Insúa (78′) and Gianluca Mancini for Andrea Belotti (89′).
Top player: Roger Ibañez
The player who no doubt impressed Roma the most was Roger Ibañez.
His rating is with 37 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jake Osgathorpe
In the 1990s, I grew up watching the Premier League and idolised Eric Cantona and David Beckham. Later, I expanded my football horizons to include European and South American teams. Covered Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for several years in Spain; currently covering Marcus Rashford and Erling Haaland in Manchester. worked for Reuters, UEFA, FIFA, The Telegraph, and The Daily Mail until joining LOOTRS in 2022. usually spotted sporting a waterproof jacket at The Etihad or Old Trafford.
