AS Roma will welcome fellow Serie A team AC Milan to the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday evening for the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final contest. Kickoff is slated for 19:00 GMT.
Key Highlights
Roma Looking To Continue The Recent Streak Of Going All The Way in Continental Competitions
Roma boast a track record of reaching two UEFA finals in two years and lifting the trophy once. With their 1-0 advantage from the first leg, they will be confident that the dream of three finals in three years is still alive.
Club legend Daniele De Rossi has been a revelation since he took over from Jose Mourinho, who led AS Roma to the two finals and lifted the Europa Conference League trophy in 2022. Roma has lost only twice in the 16 matches De Rossi has presided over, and they hope to keep that good form going in their second-leg encounter against AC Milan.
Milan Looking To Rewrite Historical Record Of Crashing Out Of The Competition Each Time They Lose the First Leg
In the last eight instances where AC Milan has lost the first leg in the knockout stages of a UEFA competition, they’ve gone on to exit. While the solitary goal can be overcome, Milan will feel the pressure of history playing against them.
The visitors did their best in the first leg but were not clinical enough. They had 25 shots against Romabut but failed to convert any of them. The second leg will call on Milan strikers to be more clinical and take their few chances, given that Roma will likely favor a defensive approach to preserve their lead.
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In their last six meetings, Milan claimed the lion’s share of wins, with three, while Roma only won once, with the two matches ending in draws. All games were in Serie A with the exception of last week’s match, which Roma won 1-0.
The encounters have proven to be feisty. The two teams collected 36 yellow cards in those six encounters. Roma has 20, while Milan has 16. Three players have been sent off, two of them Roma players.
Injury Report
Roma will miss the services of Sardar Azmoun and Evan Ndicka while Milan will miss Pierre Kalulu and Tommaso Pobega.
Prediction
The match will end in a draw with AS Roma proceeding to the semi-finals on aggregate.
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