Roma vs AC Milan

Stadio Olimpico is the venue as familiar Serie A foes Roma and AC Milan battle it out for a place in major European competitions.

Roma’s hopes of securing a first top-four finish in Serie A since 2017/18 took a massive hit on Monday as a 2-1 defeat at Atalanta knocked them down from a superb 19-game unbeaten league streak (W14, D5). As a result, they head into the final two Serie A rounds a point adrift of fourth-placed Juventus, highlighting the importance of beating Milan in league action for the first time since October 2019. They’ve since gone winless in ten consecutive top-flight H2Hs (D4, L6), including a 1-1 draw in December’s reverse fixture. Furthermore, Milan dispatched Roma 3-1 in the Coppa Italia earlier this year. Therefore, revenge will be at the forefront of Claudio Ranieri’s mind, and he can draw inspiration from Roma’s scintillating 11-game unbeaten home league run (W9, D2). 

Visiting AC Milan must spoil Roma’s indomitable home form to stay in the race for European qualification after a 1-0 defeat to Bologna in the Coppa Italia final closed one avenue to continental football. Three points below their hosts, ‘I Rossoneri’ have hit a purple patch in Serie A, winning their last three league matches whilst scoring 2+ goals on each occasion. Moreover, Sergio Conceicao’s men are on a three-game winning league streak on the road, netting eight goals while only conceding one in return. However, the visitors have only claimed only one away league win this season against teams starting this round above them (D1, L4).