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44% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 56% Ball Possession AC MILAN
AS Roma 1 – 1 AC Milan
4′ Antonio Rüdiger               50′ Juraj Kucka

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS ROMA, 5th position with 33 points and positive goal difference of +14
AC Milan, 6th position with 28 points and a positive goal difference of +2

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
5	Roma	18	9	6	3	35:21	14	33
6	Milan	18	8	4	6	24:22	2	28

 

 

A game full of tension seeing the Roman gladiators and AC Milan failing  to win this game.   Roma are 6 points below Inter holding the first position with 39 points.  Chaos continue for AC Milan who are facing the protests of the fans because the team cannot show a consistent performance.     Roma fans totally disappointed and at the end of the game loud whistles and boos against the team.

Roma opening the score in the 4th minute!  It is defender Antonio Rüdiger scoring his first goal as a Roma player and precisely against Milan.  Rüdiger defeating Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.  The assist is by midfielder Miralem Pjanic.

Photo asroma.it

Bad news for Roma.   AC Milan returning to equalize the score in the second half.  In the 50th minute it is midfielder Juraj Kucka to shorten the distance defeating Roma goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a headed shot in the top right corner.  The assist is by forward Keisuke Honda.

• There are 80 precedents between AS Roma vs AC Milan at the Olimpico Stadium.  Stats showing Roma with 24 wins, 29 draws, and AC Milan with 27 wins.  Out of the 177 goals, Roma scoring 89 goals and Milan scoring 88 goals.

Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:

AS ROMA (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Florenzi, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Pjanić, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Sadiq, Falque.

Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:

AC MILAN (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Honda, Kucka, Bertolacci, Bonaventura; L. Adriano, Bacca.

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Stats BEFORE the game.  Top scorer for AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 7 goals

Top scorer for AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 8 goals

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	AC Milan
Pjanic, Miralem	7	8	Bacca, Carlos
Gervinho	6	4	Bonaventura, Giacomo
Salah, Mohamed	5	3	Adriano, Luiz
Florenzi, Alessandro	4	2	Niang, Mbaye
Dzeko, Edin	3	1	Mexes, Philippe

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost

06/01/16	SA	Chievo – Roma				3:3	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 17
16/12/15	CI	Roma – Spezia				2:4 (AP)	1/8

 

Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 2 wins, 1 lost

06/01/16	SA	Milan – Bologna				0:1	Round 18
20/12/15	SA	Frosinone – Milan				2:4	Round 17
17/12/15	CI	Sampdoria – Milan				0:2	1/8

 

Photo acmilan.com

Photo:  facebook.com/officialasroma

 

2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 19

AS Roma 1 – 1 AC Milan
Saturday 9 January 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MANGANELLI – MELI
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: DI BELLO

Goals: 4′ Antonio Rüdiger (R), 50′ Juraj Kucka (M)

Official lineups – formations:

AS ROMA (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Florenzi, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Pjanić, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Sadiq, Falque.

Subs.: De Sanctis, Lobont, Maicon, Torosidis, Gyömbér, Castán, Vainqueur, Machin, Di Livio, Emerson, Salah, Totti.

Coach: Rudi García.

AC MILAN (4-4-2): Donnarumma; Abate, Zapata, Romagnoli, De Sciglio; Honda, Kucka, Bertolacci, Bonaventura; L. Adriano, Bacca.

Subs: Abbiati, Calabria, Antonelli, Mexès, Montolivo, de Jong, Boateng, Mauri, Poli, Nocerino, Niang. 

Coach.:  Sinisa Mihajlović.

Match Stats

AS Roma	Match Stats	AC Milan
1	Goals	1
12(5)	Shots (on goal)	17(6)
9	Fouls	15
4	Corner kicks	8
8	Offsides	2
44%	Ball Possession	56%
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
5	Saves	4