AC Milan vs Roma

Stadio San Siro is the venue as AC Milan and Roma go head-to-head in a blockbuster Serie A fixture.

Milan resumed Serie A action in the wake of the World Cup break with a 2-1 win at Salernitana, making it four straight league matches without defeat (W3, D1). With Inter Milan doing them a favor by beating pacesetters Napoli 1-0, ‘I Rossoneri’ have reduced the gap to five points, bolstering their hopes of winning back-to-back titles for the first time in the 21st century. Stefano Pioli’s men have racked up an impressive ten victories from their last 11 Serie A home outings (L1), turning San Siro into one of the most intimidating hostile venues in the country. It gets better, considering they’ve won their last three top-flight H2Hs against Roma, including a 3-1 triumph in this corresponding fixture in 2021/22, and could make it four in a row against them in Serie A for the first time since 1990.

It’s uncertain whether Roma can spoil those plans despite edging Bologna 1-0 last time out, courtesy of Lorenzo Pellegrini’s fifth-minute penalty. ‘I Giallorossi’ headed into the World Cup break on a run of three winless league outings (D2, L1) but are only three points off fourth-placed Inter, meaning a first top-four finish since 2017/18 is still on the cards. After sitting out a one-game ban against Bologna, Jose Mourinho will return to the dugout seeking the continuation of Roma’s stellar form on the road. As one of very few Serie A sides with a better away record than at home in Serie A, the visitors have only lost one of their eight league games on hostile turf this term (W5, D2), winning four in a row before a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo last time out.