Result AC MILAN 2 – 1 AS ROMA, Goals by Kessié, Fazio, and Cutrone, Friday 31 August 2018, Serie A Week 3

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% Ball Possession AC MILAN and % Ball Possession AS ROMA
AC Milan AC Milan 2 – 1 AS Roma AS Roma
40′ Franck Kessié             59′ Federico Fazio
94′ Patrick Cutrone
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 17th position with 0 points and negative goal difference of -1
AS Roma, 5th position with 4 points and a positive goal difference of +1

P W D L DIFF PTS
5
2 1 1 0 1 4
17
1 0 0 1 -1 0

 

Mission accomplished and AC Milan survived the pressure winning their first game in this 2018-2019 Season.  Last week, Milan losing the game against Napoli after leading at the San Paolo Stadium.   A suffered victory for the Rossoneri, but is just a boost for the morale of the team grabbing the full 3 points 1 minute before ending the game.  Sure, Milan have a pending game against Genoa which was postponed after the Genoa tragedy.  AC Milan have won 3 home matches in a row.

AS Roma with the clear objective to cause an upset at the San Siro Stadium. Roma have a won 4 matches away from home.
Stats, in the last 28 games with AC Milan playing at home, Milan winning 12 times,  9 draws and AS Roma with 7 wins. The goal difference is 39-36 in favor of Milan.

It is AC Milan to open the score in the 40th minute.  Franck Kessié defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Olsen with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.  The assist is by Ricardo Rodríguez with a cross.

AS Roma leveling the score for the 1-1 in the 59th minute. It is Federico Fazio to defeat AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner following a corner conceded by Lucas Biglia.

AC Milan with a bad luck in the 61st minute. Referee Guida ruled out Gonzalo Higuaín’s goal after consulting the VAR because is caught offside.

Referee Guida ruling out a goal in the 79th minute. This time, the ruled out goal is for AS Roma for a handball.

An agonizing victory for AC Milan…. GOOOOALLLLL in the 94th minute, there it is the winner goal by

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup – formation by Coach Gennaro Gattuso:

AC MILAN (4-3-3): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodríguez; Kessie, Biglia, Bonaventura; Suso, Higuaín, Çalhanoğlu.

Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Eusebio Di Francesco:

AS ROMA (3-4-3): Olsen; Manolas, Fazio, Marcano; Karsdorp, De Rossi, Nzonzi, Kolarov; Schick, Dzeko, Pastore.

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Referee Marco Guida from the section of Torre Annunziata will be assisted by Ciro Carbone from the section of Napoli and Daniele Chiffi from the section of Padova. The fourth official will be Daniele Doveri from the section of Roma 1. The VAR will be Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni from the section of Bergamo and the AVAR will be Stefano Del Giovane from the section of Albano Laziale.

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Serie A tickets2018 – 2019 Italian Serie A Week 3

AC Milan 2 – 1 AS Roma
Friday 31 August 2018
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy

20:30

Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: CARBONE – PASSERI
Fourth Official: CHIFFI
VAR: MAZZOLENI
AVAR: DEL GIOVANE

Goals:  40′ Franck Kessié (M),   59′ Federico Fazio (R), 94′ Patrick Cutrone (M)

Official lineups – formations:

AC MILAN (4-3-3): G. Donnarumma; Calabria, Musacchio, Romagnoli, Rodríguez; Kessie, Biglia, Bonaventura; Suso, Higuaín, Çalhanoğlu.

Subs: A. Donnarumma, Reina, Abate, Caldara, Laxalt, Simic, Bakayoko, Bertolacci, Mauri, Borini, Castillejo, Cutrone.

Coach: Gennaro Gattuso

AS ROMA (3-4-3): Olsen; Manolas, Fazio, Marcano; Karsdorp, De Rossi, Nzonzi, Kolarov; Schick, Dzeko, Pastore.

Subs: Fuzato, Greco, Juan Jesus, Santon, Pellegrini Luca, Cristante, Pellegrini Lorenzo, Coric, Zaniolo, Under, Kluivert, El Shaarawy.

Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco