Played
March 25, 2012 1:00 AM SGT
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza — Milano
Referee: P. Mazzoleni
Attendance: 53000
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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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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AC MILAN Abbiati Bonera, Mexes, Thiago Silva, Mesbah
Aquilani, Van Bommel, Nocerino
Emanuelson
Ibrahimovic, El Shaarawy
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ROMA
Stekelenburg
Taddei, Kjaer, Heinze, Jose Angel
Gago, De Rossi, Pjanic
Totti
Borini, Osvaldo
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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.
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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.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Milan 2-0 Roma
- 21.99 %
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Milan 1-2 Roma
- 15.4 %
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Milan 3-1 Roma
- 11.17 %
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | May 13, 2013 | Milan 0 - Roma 0 | |
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Dec 23, 2012 | Roma 4 - Milan 2 | |
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Mar 25, 2012 | Milan 2 - Roma 1 | |
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Oct 30, 2011 | Roma 2 - Milan 3 | |
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | May 8, 2011 | Roma 0 - Milan 0 |
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| May 20, 2013 | Siena 1 - Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| May 13, 2013 | Milan 0 - Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| May 9, 2013 | Pescara 0 - Milan 4 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Milan 1 - Torino 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 29, 2013 | Milan 4 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
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| May 20, 2013 | Roma 2 - Napoli 1 | ITA1 |
| May 13, 2013 | Milan 0 - Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Roma 0 - Chievo 1 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | Fiorentina 0 - Roma 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Roma 4 - Siena 0 | ITA1 |
| 32 | Christian Abbiati | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Philippe Mexes | Defender |
| - | Djamel Mesbah | Midfielder |
| 25 | Daniele Bonera | Defender |
| 4 | Thiago Silva | Defender |
| 4 | Sulley Ali Muntari | Midfielder |
| 8 | Antonio Nocerino | Midfielder |
| 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | Midfielder |
| 8 | Urby Emanuelson | Midfielder |
| 18 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Striker |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy | Midfielder |
| 1 | Marco Amelia | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender |
| 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta | Defender |
| 10 | Clarence Seedorf | Midfielder |
| 10 | Alberto Aquilani | Midfielder |
| 10 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Midfielder |
| - | Carmona | Midfielder |
| 24 | Maarten Stekelenburg | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | G. Heinze | Defender |
| 40 | Simon Kjaer | Defender |
| 7 | Marquinho | Midfielder |
| 11 | Taddei | Midfielder |
| 16 | Daniele De Rossi | Midfielder |
| 8 | Fernando Gago | Midfielder |
| 87 | Aleandro Rosi | Midfielder |
| 9 | Pablo Daniel Osvaldo | Striker |
| 10 | Francesco Totti | Striker |
| 29 | Fabio Borini | Striker |
| - | Gianluca Curci | Goalkeeper |
| - | José Ángel | Defender |
| 15 | Miralem Pjanic | Midfielder |
| 20 | Simone Perrotta | Midfielder |
| 30 | Fabio Henrique Simplicio | Midfielder |
| 8 | Erik Lamela | Midfielder |
| 22 | Bojan Krkic | Striker |
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Edinson Cavani Striker Napoli |
29 | 7 |
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Antonio Di Natale Striker Udinese |
23 | 4 |
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Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Striker Roma |
16 | 2 |
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Stephan El Shaarawy Midfielder Milan |
16 | 0 |
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Germán Denis Striker Atalanta |
15 | 5 |

