Milan vs AS Roma 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Milan close gap on leaders Inter after home win over Roma
AC Milan put COVID-19 concerns to one side as they beat AS Roma 3-1 in Serie A on Thursday to close the gap on leaders Inter Milan to one point.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Tammy Abraham (Roma) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 8': Goal! AC Milan 1, Roma 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 17': Goal! AC Milan 2, Roma 0. Junior Messias (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 18': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! AC Milan 2, Roma 1. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini following a corner.
- 44': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, AC Milan 2, Roma 1.
- 56': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces Rade Krunic.
- 64': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
- 71': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Matias Viña.
- 71': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 71': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 74': Second yellow card to Rick Karsdorp (Roma) for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Tammy Abraham.
- 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Zlatan Ibrahimovic replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Andrea Conti replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
- 81': Goal! AC Milan 3, Roma 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
- 84': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 88': Substitution, AC Milan. Daniel Maldini replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 90'+3': Second yellow card to Gianluca Mancini (Roma) for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Penalty saved! Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Roma 1.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 35,870
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +14 | Internazionale | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +7 | AS Roma | 11 | 24 | 3 |
| +8 | AC Milan | 11 | 22 | 1 |
| +6 | Napoli | 11 | 22 | 3 |
Statistics
ROMA |
MIL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 2 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.2 | Possession | 54.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 243 | Accurate Passes | 319 |
| 328 | Passes | 401 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 16 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 21 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 19 | Clearances | 15 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 20 | Pierre Kalulu |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 25 | Alessandro Florenzi |
| 10 | Brahim Díaz |
| 33 | Rade Krunic |
| 8 | Sandro Tonali |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
AS Roma (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 5 | Matías Viña |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
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