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62% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 38% Ball Possession AC MILAN
AS Roma 0 – 0 AC Milan 
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 35 points and a positive goal difference of +17
AC Milan, 7th position with 24 points and a positive goal difference of +7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28:11 | 17 | 35 |
| 7 | Milan | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25:18 | 7 | 24 |
A duel and failure for different reasons. AS Roma failing to keep up the race for the Scudetto with Juventus having now -3 points behind. Roma needed the victory to keep a -1 point. AC Milan also failing on their quest to climb to the 3rd position remaining now in the 7th position.
It’s a goalless draw helping more AC Milan considering they were the visitors and playing with 10 players since the 70th minute. Referee Nicola Rizzoli sending off Milan defender Pablo Armero after getting a second yellow card following a handball. The first yellow card was in the 39th minute after Armero committed a foul on Roma captain Francesco Totti. Just too bad for Milan, and yet, Roma could not profit having the extra man for the last 20 minutes.
Surely, there is arguable a penalty not given to AS Roma as sustained by Roma coach Rudi Garcia when Gervinho and De Jong jumped to catch the ball… not a clear action, even with the replay…. watch the video…
Bottom line, it’s a step back for Roma playing at home and not winning against Milan surviving with 10 players.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Keita, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Filippo Inzaghi:
AC MILAN (4-3-2-1): Diego Lopez; Bonera, Zapata, Mexes, Armero; Montolivo, De Jong, Poli; Honda, Bonaventura; Menez
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Disciplinary Situation before the game. 2 suspended players for AS ROMA: Astori (1), Pjanic (1)
No suspended players for AC MILAN.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 6 goals
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Jeremy Menez with 8 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ljajic, Adem | 6 | 8 | Menez, Jeremy |
| Destro, Mattia | 4 | 6 | Honda, Keisuke |
| Nainggolan, Radja | 3 | 3 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
| Pjanic, Miralem | 3 | 2 | de Jong, Nigel |
| Totti, Francesco | 2 | 2 | Muntari, Sulley |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 14/12/14 | SA | Genoa – Roma | 0:1 | Round 15 | |||
| 10/12/14 | UCLG | Roma – Man City | 0:2 | Matchday 6 | |||
| 06/12/14 | SA | Roma – Sassuolo | 2:2 | Round 14 |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 14/12/14 | SA | Milan – Napoli | 2:0 | Round 15 | |||
| 07/12/14 | SA | Genoa – Milan | 1:0 | Round 14 | |||
| 30/11/14 | SA | Milan – Udinese | 2:0 | Round 13 |
Before the game. 5 MOST USED PLAYERS
ROMA – De Sanctis 1232 minutes, Pjanic 1197, Nainggolan 1194, Manolas 1092, Gervinho 1026.
MILAN – Menez 1138 minutes, Honda 1058, De Sciglio 1051, De Jong 1050, Rami 988.
Photo: facebook.com/serieatim
Photos AS ROMA vs AC MILAN courtesy of acmilan.com
AC Milan Coach Filippo Inzaghi
AS Roma defender Kostas Manolas challenging AC Milan forward Keisuke Honda
AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi and AC Milan defender Pablo Armero
AS Roma midfielder Seydou Keita battling with AC Milan Captain midfielder Riccardo Montolivo for a headed shot
The ex AS Roma defender Philippe Mexes clearing a dangerous ball almost ready for a headed shot
Who is holding who???
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 16
AS Roma 0 – 0 AC Milan
Saturday 20 December 2014
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: DI LIBERATORE – BIANCHI
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: GIACOMELLI
Goals:
Official formations – lineups:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Keita, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho.
Subs: Lobont, Curci, Somma, Cole, Emanuelson, Torosidis, Paredes, Strootman, Ljajic, Iturbe, Borriello, Destro.
Coach.: Garcia.
AC MILAN (4-3-2-1): Diego Lopez; Bonera, Zapata, Mexes, Armero; Montolivo, De Jong, Poli; Honda, Bonaventura; Menez
Subs: Abbiati, Agazzi, Albertazzi, Alex, Zaccardo, Essien, Muntari, Saponara, El Shaarawy, Niang, Pazzini, Torres.
Coach: Filippo Inzaghi
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | AC Milan |
| 0 | Goals | 0 |
| 16(5) | Shots (on goal) | 9(7) |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 62% | Ball Possession | 38% |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 7 | Saves | 5 |