Roma vs AC Milan Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa League | Quarter-Final

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THE FACTS

When is Roma vs AC Milan on and what time does it start? Roma vs AC Milan will take place on Thursday 18^th April, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)

Where can I get tickets for Roma vs AC Milan? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information

What channel is Roma vs AC Milan on in the UK? Roma vs AC Milan will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK

Where can I stream Roma vs AC Milan in the UK? Roma vs AC Milan can be streamed live on discovery+

THE KEY STATS

• Roma have won their last ten UEFA competition two-legged ties.
• Roma have won their last four UEFA competition quarter-final ties (vs Barcelona 2017/18 UCL; vs Ajax 2020/21 UEL; vs Bodø/Glimt 2021/22 UECL and vs Feyenoord 2022/23 UEL). They last lost a UEFA quarter-final tie in the 2007/08 Champions League against Manchester United.
• Roma have lost only two of their last 15 UEFA Europa League matches (W8 D5).
• Roma are unbeaten in their last 12 Europa League knockout stage matches at home (W10 D2).
• Roma have lost only one of their last 31 UEFA competition matches at home (W23 D7).
• Roma have won nine of their last ten UEFA Europa League matches at home (D1).
• Roma have kept ten clean sheets in their last 14 UEFA competition matches at home.
• Roma have lost only one of their last 20 home matches in all competitions (W16 D3).
• Roma have not lost the second leg of a UEFA competition tie at home since a 1-0 defeat against Villarreal in the Europa League round of 32 (W 4-1 on aggregate). Their record since then is W11 D3.
• Roma have won a first leg away match in UEFA club competition 14 times and have progressed each time. They have won 1-0 in the away first leg on three occasions, including their most recent away first-leg success, against Vitesse in the UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 in 2021/22 (1-1 h).
• Roma have lost their previous two UEFA two-legged ties against Italian teams. L 4-1 on aggregate against Fiorentina in the 2014/15 Europa League round of 16 (1-1 a, 0-3 h) and L 2-1 on aggregate against Inter in the 1990/91 UEFA Cup final (0-2 a, 1-0 h). They have not played any other UEFA fixtures against Italian teams.
• Romelu Lukaku scored in the last nine UEFA Europa League knockout ties he played in (note: this is ties not matches).

• This is Milan's fifth UEFA Cup/Europa League quarter-final, having progressed from two of their previous four, including the last in 2001/02 when they overcame Israeli side Hapoel Tel Aviv (0-1 a, 2-0 h).
• Milan are facing Italian opposition in the quarter-finals of a UEFA competition for the second season in a row following their triumph over Napoli in the last eight of the 2022/23 Champions League (1-0 h, 1-1 a)
• Milan have won six of their last eight UEFA competition quarter-final ties.
• Milan have lost only two of their last 12 away matches in all competitions (W8 D2).
• Of the nine previous occasions Milan have lost the first leg at home in UEFA competition they have won only once, against Saarbrücken in the 1955/56 European Cup first round, their first European tie, when a 4-3 defeat in Italy was followed by a 4-1 away success. Most recently, they were beaten by Inter in last season's Champions League semi-finals (0-2 h, 0-1 a).
• Rafael Leão has scored in four of Milan’s last six away matches in all competitions.

THE PREDICTION

The first-leg of this all-Italian UEFA Europa League quarter-final tie finished with Roma edging past AC Milan by a goal to nil at San Siro last week with defender Gianluca Mancini scoring a 17^th minute winning goal in that game. In the meantime, Roma, who have been absolutely magnificent since the appointment of Daniele De Rossi in January, had their game against Udinese abandoned as a result of Evan Ndicka suffering an apparent cardiac arrest. AC Milan fought back from 2-0 and 3-1 down to earn a point and a three-all draw against Sassuolo last week. Stefano Pioli’s Rossoneri will go to the Stadio Olimpico and get on the front foot with both teams scoring appearing a decent bet for this one

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