ROMA. Milan overcome 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 57′ 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 played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started 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 at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of 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.
Attitude and shots
Roma was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Milan found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Roma shot 25 times, 6 on target, 19 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milan shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Roma received 4 yellow cards (G. Mancini, R. Karsdorp, N. Zaniolo and J. Veretout). Regarding the opposition, Milan received 6 yellow cards (D. Calabria, F. Tomori, T. Hernandez, Z. Ibrahimovic, F. Kessie and O. Giroud).
Also, Milan didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after T. Hernandez (Milan) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (66′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Roma will stay with 19 points like Atalanta to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Milan will have 31 points like Napoli to stay in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away with Venezia on the 7th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Milan will host Inter on the 7th of November with a 20-8 head to head record in favor of Inter (7 draws).
Roma – Formation
Roma
24'
68'
Roma adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Rui Patrício , Rick Karsdorp , Gianluca Mancini , Roger Ibañez , Matías Viña , Bryan Cristante , Jordan Veretout , Nicolò Zaniolo , Lorenzo Pellegrini , Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Tammy Abraham .
The home team had on the bench: Stephan El Shaarawy , Daniel Fuzato, Riccardo Calafiori, Marash Kumbulla, Eldor Shomurodov , Carles Pérez , Filippo Tripi, Nicola Zalewski, Ebrima Darboe, Felix Afena-Gyan , Pietro Boer and Edoardo Bove.
Substitutions
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′).
Best player: Stephan El Shaarawy
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Roma was Stephan El Shaarawy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 63′.
Milan – Formation
Milan
66'
57', 57'
Also Milan adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Regarding the opposition, Stefano Pioli played with: Ciprian Tătărușanu , Davide Calabria , Simon Kjær , Fikayo Tomori , Theo Hernández , Ismaël Bennacer , Franck Kessié , Alexis Saelemaekers , Rade Krunić , Rafael Leão and Zlatan Ibrahimović .
These were the players on the bench: Matteo Gabbia, Daniel Maldini, Sandro Tonali , Antonio Mirante, Andreas Jungdal, Andrea Conti, Tiemoué Bakayoko , Pierre Kalulu, Olivier Giroud , Alessio Romagnoli , Brahim Díaz and Fodé Ballo-Touré .
Substitutions
Milan made 5 changes: Z. Ibrahimovic for O. Giroud (57′), 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′).
Best player: Ciprian Tătărușanu
The player that probably impressed the most for Milan was the goalkeeper: Ciprian Tătărușanu. His rating is 7.63. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Fiorentina – Spezia – 3-0
- Genoa – Venezia – 0-0
- Inter – Udinese – 2-0
- Roma – Milan – 1-2
- Salernitana – Napoli – 0-1
- Sassuolo – Empoli – 1-2
