Milan vs Roma Pre Match Conference
Milan vs Roma Pre Match Conference
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
This is the first time Milan and Roma will face in a European match – the Rossoneri were eliminated by fellow Italian side and city rivals Internazionale last season in the UEFA Champions League. Roma last faced an Italian team in Europe in the 2014-15 Europa League last 16, losing 4-1 on aggregate to Fiorentina.
2
Milan are currently unbeaten in nine games against Roma (W6 D3), with all nine coming in Serie A. They last enjoyed a longer unbeaten run against them between 1970 and 1979 (20 matches).
3
Having reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals last season, Milan have got to the last-eight of a major European competition in consecutive seasons for the first time since doing so six seasons on the bounce between 2001-02 and 2006-07. It’s their first not in the Champions League since 2001-02, when they faced – and eliminated – Hapoel Tel Aviv in the UEFA Cup quarter-final.
4
Roma have only won two of their last 14 away matches in major European competition (D6 L6), with no wins in their last eight away knockout matches (D4 L4) and three goals scored across those games.
5
Since their first game in this season’s UEFA Europa League in February, Milan have had more shots on target (28) and scored more goals (12) than any other side, with only Benfica (9.0) having a higher expected goals total than they’ve accumulated (8.7).
