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Played
October 29, 2011 5:00 PM BST
Stadio Olimpico — Roma
Referee: A. Damato
Attendance: 44000
October 29, 2011 5:00 PM BST
Stadio Olimpico — Roma
Referee: A. Damato
Attendance: 44000
88′
Bojan Krkic
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| Roma | 81.00 | 71.00 | 2.88 | 2.85 | 50.00 | 3.15 |
| Draw | 13.00 | 26.00 | 3.20 | 3.05 | 9.00 | 3.20 |
| Milan | 1.01 | 1.01 | 2.50 | 2.55 | 1.03 | 2.50 |
Serie A Preview: Roma v AC Milan
Allegri's side look to make it five on the bounce by bagging three more points on Saturday, while the capital club need a convincing display to kick-start their season
By Livio Caferoglu
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PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
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ROMA
 Stekelenburg Cassetti, Burdisso, Juan, Jose Angel Perrotta, De Rossi, Gago Borriello, Bojan, Osvaldo |
AC MILAN
 Abbiati Abate, Nesta, Thiago Silva, Taiwo Aquilani, Van Bommel, Nocerino Boateng Cassano, Ibrahimovic |
Roma coach Luis Enrique will be boosted by the return of Brazilian defender Juan at the back, who seems likely to replace Gabriel Heinze after a poor display in the 2-1 defeat to Genoa on Wednesday. Other changes from their disappointing reverse include Marco Cassetti, who is in line to replace Simone Perrotta at right-back, while David Pizarro, Erik Lamela and midweek goalscorer Fabio Borini are set to be dropped in favour of Perrotta, Marco Borriello and Pablo Osvaldo.
However, summer recruit Miralem Pjanic has been ruled out of the encounter, and joins Francesco Totti, Aleandro Rosi, Bogdan Lobont and Simon Kjaer on the treatment table, although it is expected that they will all return at some point next week.
Meanwhile for the Scudetto holders Milan, they are set to welcome back Alessandro Nesta into their ranks, after missing their 4-1 win over Parma in the week. Elsewhere, Mark van Bommel should replace Massimo Ambrosini in midfield, while the rest of the side looks likely to remain unchanged.
Gennaro Gattuso and Mathieu Flamini are both still recovering from long-term setbacks for Milan, but Luca Antonini and Alexandre Pato are nearing a return, which will please boss Allegri.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Along with Cagliari, Roma are the lowest scorers in the top-half of the Serie A table,
bagging just nine goals in eight games.
- Two of their three wins this season have come at the Olimpico, where they are unbeaten since the first match day.
- Roma have kept clean sheets in their last three fixtures against AC Milan, including five without defeat.
- AC Milan have won six of their past seven games, including a run of four straight victories.
- Despite being the highest scorers in Serie A, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in four games on the road in all competitions.
- Surprisingly, they have beaten Roma just once in their past 10 meetings, and haven't won the away fixture since the 2004-2005 campaign.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Roma 0-2 AC Milan
- 15.57 %
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Roma 1-3 AC Milan
- 15.41 %
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Roma 1-2 AC Milan
- 13.74 %
| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | May 12, 2013 | AC Milan 0 - Roma 0 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Dec 22, 2012 | Roma 4 - AC Milan 2 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Mar 24, 2012 | AC Milan 2 - Roma 1 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | Oct 29, 2011 | Roma 2 - AC Milan 3 |
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| Italy - Serie A (ITA1) | May 7, 2011 | Roma 0 - AC Milan 0 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Roma 2 - SSC Napoli 1 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | AC Milan 0 - Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| May 7, 2013 | Roma 0 - Chievo 1 | ITA1 |
| May 4, 2013 | Fiorentina 0 - Roma 1 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Roma 4 - Siena 0 | ITA1 |
AC Milan
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| May 19, 2013 | Siena 1 - AC Milan 2 | ITA1 |
| May 12, 2013 | AC Milan 0 - Roma 0 | ITA1 |
| May 8, 2013 | Pescara 0 - AC Milan 4 | ITA1 |
| May 5, 2013 | AC Milan 1 - Torino 0 | ITA1 |
| Apr 28, 2013 | AC Milan 4 - Catania 2 | ITA1 |
| Returns: | Roma £810.00 |
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| Returns: | Draw £260.00 |
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| Returns: | Milan £25.00 |
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| 24 | Maarten Stekelenburg | Goalkeeper |
| - | Juan | Defender |
| - | José Ángel | Defender |
| 29 | Nicolas Andres Burdisso | Defender |
| - | Marco Cassetti | Defender |
| 26 | David Pizarro | Midfielder |
| 15 | Miralem Pjanic | Midfielder |
| 16 | Daniele De Rossi | Midfielder |
| 8 | Fernando Gago | Midfielder |
| 9 | Pablo Daniel Osvaldo | Striker |
| 29 | Fabio Borini | Striker |
| - | Gianluca Curci | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | G. Heinze | Defender |
| 20 | Simone Perrotta | Midfielder |
| 27 | Leandro Greco | Midfielder |
| 8 | Erik Lamela | Midfielder |
| 22 | Bojan Krkic | Striker |
| 22 | Marco Borriello | Striker |
| 32 | Christian Abbiati | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender |
| 19 | Gianluca Zambrotta | Defender |
| 20 | Ignazio Abate | Defender |
| 4 | Thiago Silva | Defender |
| - | Mark van Bommel | Midfielder |
| 10 | Alberto Aquilani | Midfielder |
| 8 | Antonio Nocerino | Midfielder |
| 10 | Kevin-Prince Boateng | Midfielder |
| 18 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Striker |
| 7 | Robinho | Striker |
| 1 | Marco Amelia | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Taye Taiwo | Defender |
| 25 | Daniele Bonera | Defender |
| 76 | Mario Alberto Yepes | Defender |
| 23 | Massimo Ambrosini | Midfielder |
| 8 | Urby Emanuelson | Midfielder |
| 99 | Antonio Cassano | Striker |
| Daniele De Rossi | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 16 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
The Italy midfielder has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts so far under Luis Enrique, after seemingly falling into a comfort zone at Roma for the past year. De Rossi looks to have regained his bite and hunger, with a series of commanding displays in the middle of the park, and has impressed with his all-round game, acting as the general, organising his troops at the back while looking comfortable with the ball at his feet and forging attacks with renewed vigour. The midfield battle with Milan is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 10 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
With Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Antonio Cassano being forced out of the spotlight in recent weeks, the stage is set for the Ghanaian to put on another all-action performance and demonstrate to the world that his quick-fire hat-trick against Lecce was no flash in the pan. Roma have endured problems in central defence this season, and Boateng's sheer power and stature through the middle could make it difficult for Burdisso and co. on the night.
It promises to be a mouth-watering encounter at the Olimpico with two of the league's best footballing outfits on show, but Milan should prevail and pick up the three points, ending their six-year Roma hoodoo. Both sides currently have contrasting fortunes, as the visitors are firing on all cylinders, while Luis Enrique's men are still a work in progress, and it should play into Milan's advantage.
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Top Scorers
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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 |
