AC Milan vs AS Roma, 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Quarterfinals

· 1st Leg

AC Milan

FT
0 - 1
1st Leg

AS Roma

17': Gianluca Mancini

Roma beat AC Milan at San Siro in Europa League first leg

AS Roma rode a Gianluca Mancini goal to a 1-0 win over AC Milan in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal at San Siro on Thursday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
6': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
9': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
10': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
10': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
11': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Davide Calabria.
13': Delay in match because of an injury Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan).
14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
16': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
17': Goal! AC Milan 0, Roma 1. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
19': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
19': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
21': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
21': Attempt blocked. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
21': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
22': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
22': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross following a corner.
22': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
22': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
23': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
32': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders with a cross.
32': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
32': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
35': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
36': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
38': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
38': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
43': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
44': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Paredes (Roma).
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Malick Thiaw.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
45'+3': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Roma 1.
45': Second Half begins AC Milan 0, Roma 1.
46': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
48': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
48': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
52': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
52': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
55': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
59': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
59': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Substitution, AC Milan. Yacine Adli replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
60': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
60': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
62': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
63': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
63': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
64': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Paulo Dybala (Roma).
66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
67': Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
68': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross following a corner.
69': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
70': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
70': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
73': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
73': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt saved. Yacine Adli (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
75': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
75': Attempt blocked. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a headed pass.
75': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Malick Thiaw.
75': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
75': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt blocked. Yacine Adli (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
77': Attempt blocked. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Christian Pulisic.
78': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Rafael Leão.
80': Attempt missed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a cross.
81': Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Paulo Dybala.
82': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
83': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
83': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
87': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
88': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
88': Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Substitution, Roma. Houssem Aouar replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
89': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Leandro Paredes.
90': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
90': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Edoardo Bove.
90'+2': Substitution, Roma. Diego Llorente replaces Romelu Lukaku.
90'+2': Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
90'+5': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
90'+6': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 0, Roma 1.
0': Match ends, AC Milan 0, Roma 1.

Statistics

ROMA		MIL
8	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	2
46.7	Possession	53.3
10	SHOTS	25
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
412	Accurate Passes	473
468	Passes	517
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	8
7	Crosses	27
0.4	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	15
29	Accurate Long Balls	11
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	11
11	Effective Tackles	7
15	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	6
29	Effective Clearances	4
29	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 75,023

Line-Ups

AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Mike Maignan (GK)
28	Malick Thiaw
46	Matteo Gabbia
19	Theo Hernández
2	Davide Calabria
8	Ruben Loftus-Cheek
14	Tijjani Reijnders
4	Ismaël Bennacer
9	Olivier Giroud
10	Rafael Leão
11	Christian Pulisic

AC Milan Substitutes:

Davide Bartesaghi, Noah Okafor, Alessandro Florenzi, Kevin Zeroli, Filippo Terracciano, Marco Sportiello, Yunus Musah, Lapo Nava, Yacine Adli, Simon Kjaer, Samuel Chukwueze, Luka Jovic.

AS Roma (4-3-3)

No.	Name
99	Mile Svilar (GK)
23	Gianluca Mancini
6	Chris Smalling
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
19	Zeki Çelik
16	Leandro Paredes
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
4	Bryan Cristante
90	Romelu Lukaku
21	Paulo Dybala
92	Stephan El Shaarawy

AS Roma Substitutes:

Nicola Zalewski, Houssem Aouar, Diego Llorente, Rick Karsdorp, João Costa, Angeliño, Tommaso Baldanzi, Tammy Abraham, Rui Patrício, Edoardo Bove, Renato Sanches, Pietro Boer.

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