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March 25, 2012 1:00 AM SGT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee:‬ P. Mazzoleni‎
Attendance:‬ 53000‎
 

AC Milan - Roma Preview: Champions look to bounce back from Coppa Italia exit with win against the Giallorossi

Massimiliano Allegri's men failed to progress past Juventus in their semi-final clash on Tuesday, but will nonetheless try to resume their winning run when the Lupi come to town

By Livio Caferoglu


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AC MILAN


Abbiati
Bonera, Mexes, Thiago Silva, Mesbah
Aquilani, Van Bommel, Nocerino
Emanuelson
Ibrahimovic, El Shaarawy
ROMA

Stekelenburg
Taddei, Kjaer, Heinze, Jose Angel
Gago, De Rossi, Pjanic
Totti
Borini, Osvaldo

AC Milan have a seemingly endless list of names on the sidelines, as Alexandre Pato, Filippo Inzaghi, Rodney Strasser, Ignazio Abate, Robinho and Flavio Roma, Mathieu Flamini and Antonio Cassano are all out of contention.

With that to contend with, plus the suspension of Luca Antonini, three changes are set to be made from the 2-2 draw with Juventus in the Coppa Italia semi-final second leg on Tuesday, as Daniele Bonera, Mark van Bommel and Antonio Nocerino are waiting in the wings.

Meanwhile for Roma, they are also likely to make minimal alterations from the side that picked up a 1-0 win against Genoa earlier in the week. Miralem Pjanic and Francesco Totti should come into the XI at the expense of Leandro Greco and Erik Lamela.

However, defensive pair Nicolas Burdisso and Juan are not expected to return to fitness until the latter stages of the season.


DID YOU KNOW?
  • AC Milan have won just two of their last five home games in Serie A despite leading the table.
  • However, they have won five of their last six in the league, including three straight victories without conceding a goal.
  • The Rossoneri have a clear advantage in the head-to-head, winning 70 of the 152 league matches the two have contested, drawing 45 and losing 37.
  • Roma come into the match on the back of two successive victories, having ended a run of consecutive defeats.
  • Their away form is one of the worst in the division, having lost four of their last five games on the road prior to the recent win against Palermo.
  • The Giallorossi won the last time these two teams met at San Siro, as Marco Borriello scored the only goal in a 1-0 win here last season.


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Head to Head
Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ May 13, 2013 Milan 0 - Roma 0
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Dec 23, 2012 Roma 4 - Milan 2
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Mar 25, 2012 Milan 2 - Roma 1
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ Oct 30, 2011 Roma 2 - Milan 3
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Italy - Serie A ‎(ITA1)‎ May 8, 2011 Roma 0 - Milan 0
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Last Five Matches
Milan
May 20, 2013Siena 1 - Milan 2ITA1
May 13, 2013Milan 0 - Roma 0ITA1
May 9, 2013Pescara 0 - Milan 4ITA1
May 5, 2013Milan 1 - Torino 0ITA1
Apr 29, 2013Milan 4 - Catania 2ITA1
Roma
May 20, 2013Roma 2 - Napoli 1ITA1
May 13, 2013Milan 0 - Roma 0ITA1
May 8, 2013Roma 0 - Chievo 1ITA1
May 5, 2013Fiorentina 0 - Roma 1ITA1
Apr 28, 2013Roma 4 - Siena 0ITA1
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Team News
Available Squads
32Christian AbbiatiGoalkeeper
5Philippe MexesDefender
-Djamel MesbahMidfielder
25Daniele BoneraDefender
4Thiago SilvaDefender
4Sulley Ali MuntariMidfielder
8Antonio NocerinoMidfielder
23Massimo AmbrosiniMidfielder
8Urby EmanuelsonMidfielder
18Zlatan IbrahimovicStriker
92Stephan El ShaarawyMidfielder
1Marco AmeliaGoalkeeper
14Alessandro NestaDefender
19Gianluca Zambrotta Defender
10Clarence SeedorfMidfielder
10Alberto AquilaniMidfielder
10Kevin-Prince BoatengMidfielder
-CarmonaMidfielder
24Maarten StekelenburgGoalkeeper
20G. HeinzeDefender
40Simon KjaerDefender
7MarquinhoMidfielder
11TaddeiMidfielder
16Daniele De RossiMidfielder
8Fernando GagoMidfielder
87Aleandro RosiMidfielder
9Pablo Daniel OsvaldoStriker
10Francesco TottiStriker
29Fabio BoriniStriker
-Gianluca CurciGoalkeeper
-José ÁngelDefender
15Miralem PjanicMidfielder
20Simone PerrottaMidfielder
30Fabio Henrique SimplicioMidfielder
8Erik LamelaMidfielder
22Bojan KrkicStriker
Results
 
Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Edinson  Cavani Edinson Cavani
Striker
Napoli
29 7
Antonio Di Natale Antonio Di Natale
Striker
Udinese
23 4
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Pablo Daniel Osvaldo
Striker
Roma
16 2
Stephan El Shaarawy Stephan El Shaarawy
Midfielder
Milan
16 0
Germán Denis Germán Denis
Striker
Atalanta
15 5