AC Milan vs AS Roma, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AGiroud magic helps ruthless Milan ease to 3-1 win over Roma
AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud produced a sparkling performance as they secured a commanding 3-1 Serie A victory at home to AS Roma on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
- 2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Théo Hernández.
- 3': Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
- 4': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 4': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 11': Goal! AC Milan 1, Roma 0. Yacine Adli (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 13': Foul by Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 13': Zeki Çelik (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
- 15': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 18': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
- 26': Offside, Roma. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 27': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
- 27': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 28': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
- 28': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Zeki Çelik (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 30': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 32': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 33': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 33': Zeki Çelik (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 34': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 38': Attempt missed. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Diego Llorente.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
- 40': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Attempt missed. Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 43': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 43': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Simon Kjær (AC Milan).
- 44': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Offside, Roma. Bryan Cristante is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Roma 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Roma 0.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 48': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 50': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 50': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 53': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Roma).
- 53': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Théo Hernández with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 56': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
- 56': Goal! AC Milan 2, Roma 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Simon Kjær with a headed pass following a corner.
- 56': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 63': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
- 66': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yacine Adli.
- 67': Penalty Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 67': Penalty conceded by Davide Calabria (AC Milan) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Goal! AC Milan 2, Roma 1. Leandro Paredes (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt missed. Diego Llorente (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 71': Andrea Belotti (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Simon Kjær (AC Milan).
- 71': Simon Kjær (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Olivier Giroud.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 75': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
- 75': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 77': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
- 78': Offside, Roma. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Roma. Dean Huijsen replaces Diego Llorente.
- 78': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Zeki Çelik.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Rafael Leão.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 81': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Roma).
- 81': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Dean Huijsen (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
- 82': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Goal! AC Milan 3, Roma 1. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
- 86': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
- 86': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 87': Offside, Roma. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Kevin Zeroli replaces Yacine Adli.
- 89': Substitution, AC Milan. Álex Jiménez replaces Théo Hernández.
- 90': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 90': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 90': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Álex Jiménez.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
- 90'+4': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Roma 1.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Roma 1.
Statistics
 ROMA |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 51.9 | Possession | 48.1 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 418 |
| 499 | Passes | 472 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 28 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 13 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 74,198
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 74,198
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +61 | 86 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 34 | +25 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 34 | +21 | 65 |
| 4 | Bologna | 33 | +22 | 62 |
Line-Ups
AC Milan (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia  |
| 24 | Simon Kjaer |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 2 | Davide Calabria |
| 7 | Yacine Adli |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 8 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
AS Roma (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 14 | Diego Llorente |
| 43 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 52 | Edoardo Bove |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 16 | Leandro Paredes |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 19 | Zeki Celik |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
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