UEFA Europa League

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

· 2nd Leg - AS Roma advance 3-1 on aggregate
AS Roma
  • 12': Gianluca Mancini
  • 22': Paulo Dybala
  • Red Card 31': Zeki Çelik
FT
2 - 1
2nd Leg - AS Roma advance 3-1 on aggregate
AC Milan
  • 85': Matteo Gabbia

Ten-man Roma beat Milan to reach Europa League semifinals

AS Roma beat AC Milan 2-1 on Thursday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win and set up a semifinal showdown with Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 2': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
  • 8': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 8': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 12': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
  • 12': Goal! Roma 1, AC Milan 0. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 16': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 17': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 19': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
  • 19': Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Zeki Çelik.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Goal! Roma 2, AC Milan 0. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 26': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 26': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Hand ball by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
  • 29': Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Romelu Lukaku because of an injury.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 29': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
  • 31': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Zeki Çelik (Roma) is shown the red card.
  • 34': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 35': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 35': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 39': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
  • 39': Hand ball by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 40': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 41': VAR Decision: No Penalty AC Milan.
  • 42': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
  • 43': Substitution, Roma. Diego Llorente replaces Paulo Dybala.
  • 45': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
  • 45': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 45'+4': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
  • 45'+6': Offside, AC Milan. Yunus Musah is caught offside.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Roma 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Roma 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Tijjani Reijnders replaces Davide Calabria.
  • 46': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 46': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 47': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 50': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Leandro Paredes.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  • 51': Yacine Adli (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 53': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 56': Foul by Christian Pulisic (AC Milan).
  • 56': Mile Svilar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 61': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 62': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 62': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 64': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy with a cross.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Noah Okafor replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Yunus Musah.
  • 70': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
  • 70': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 74': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
  • 77': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Luka Jovic (AC Milan).
  • 77': Luka Jovic (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Edoardo Bove (Roma).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Roma. Renato Sanches replaces Edoardo Bove.
  • 82': Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia with a headed pass.
  • 85': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
  • 85': Goal! Roma 2, AC Milan 1. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
  • 89': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 89': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 90'+2': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': VAR Decision: No Red Card Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 90'+5': Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Angeliño (Roma).
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Roma 2, AC Milan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Roma 2, AC Milan 1.

Statistics

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20 Fouls 5
6 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
11 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 3
63.7 Possession 36.3
20 SHOTS 6
4 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
418 Accurate Passes 220
477 Passes 288
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
11 Accurate Crosses 1
38 Crosses 6
0.3 Cross % 0.2
40 Long Balls 64
27 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
10 Blocked Shots 0
3 Effective Tackles 9
6 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 10
13 Effective Clearances 36
13 Clearances 36

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 66,025

Line-Ups

ROMA AS Roma (4-3-3)

No. Name
99 Mile Svilar (GK)
23 Gianluca Mancini
6 Chris Smalling
37 Leonardo Spinazzola
19 Zeki Çelik Red Card
16 Leandro Paredes
52 Edoardo Bove
7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
21 Paulo Dybala
90 Romelu Lukaku
92 Stephan El Shaarawy
AS Roma Substitutes:
Tommaso Baldanzi, Nicola Zalewski, Diego Llorente, Renato Sanches, Rick Karsdorp, Houssem Aouar, Tammy Abraham, Pietro Boer, Angeliño, Sardar Azmoun, Rui Patrício, João Costa.

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori Yellow Card
46 Matteo Gabbia Yellow Card
19 Theo Hernández Yellow Card
2 Davide Calabria
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek
4 Ismaël Bennacer
80 Yunus Musah
9 Olivier Giroud
10 Rafael Leão
11 Christian Pulisic
AC Milan Substitutes:
Davide Bartesaghi, Noah Okafor, Tijjani Reijnders, Yacine Adli, Alessandro Florenzi, Kevin Zeroli, Marco Sportiello, Filippo Terracciano, Malick Thiaw, Luka Jovic, Lapo Nava, Samuel Chukwueze.

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