AC Milan vs AS Roma Prediction & Betting Tips (11 April)

Returned to the Europa League after taking 3rd place in their Champions League group during the fall behind Dortmund and PSG but ahead of Newcastle, AC Milan therefore already had to go through 2 rounds to reach these quarter-finals. In the play-offs, the Lombards first dismissed Stade Rennais, not without difficulty, despite an inconsequential 3-2 return defeat after the big success obtained in the first leg 3-0. Subsequently, Stefano Pioli's men showed much more confidence to defeat Slavia Prague by winning the first leg 4-2 and the return 1-3. At the same time, the Rossoneri are comfortably installed in 2nd place in Serie A. Almost assured of taking part in the next Champions League, they are however lost by the neighbor and rival of Inter in the race for the Scudetto. Full of confidence, AC Milan have won their last 5 league matches and remain on a success acquired against Lecce last weekend 3-0. Roma, for their part, had indeed started their European season in the Europa League where they only took 2nd place in their group behind Slavia Prague but ahead of FC Servette and Sheriff Tiraspol.

On the other hand, this did not prevent the Louve club from overcoming Feyenoord on penalties during the play-offs 2-2 over the two matches. Subsequently, he was largely able to take the measure of Brighton in the first leg in the 1/8th finals 4-0 before managing his advantage in the return defeat 1-0. 5th in Serie A, the Giallorossi have found new momentum since the arrival on the bench of De Rossi in January, to the point of being able to envisage a return to the top 4, synonymous with qualification for the next Champions League. In fact, they are now only 3 points behind Bologna. Last weekend, Roma took advantage of the support of their fans to win the Eternal City derby against Lazio 1-0. This follows a poor performance on the Lecce pitch 0-0.

Not included on the list of players authorized to play the C3, the long-term injured Caldara and the little used Jimenez and Simic will not be in Stefano Pioli's group for this match. Furthermore, the experienced full-back Florenzi is suspended. On the infirmary side, we find the potentially starting defenders Thiaw and Kalulu, the midfielder Pobega and the replacement goalkeeper Mirante. Among the executives of this team, we find the intermittent Leao who scored 3 goals in 4 matches in this competition. The Englishman Loftus Cheek (4 goals) does even better. The tireless Giroud (12 goals and 8 assists in SA, 3rd top scorer in the field.) and the American Pulisic (9 goals and 6 assists in SA) could also appear in the 11 just like the French Maignan and Théo Hernandez.

Du On the Roma side, replacement striker Azmoun is still missing, injured. However, this is the only absence to report for the Louve club. On the flank since the end of last season, English striker Tammy Abraham finally returned to the field last weekend. He strengthens a quality offensive sector in which we find executives Dybala (12 goals and 8 assists in SA) and Lukaku (10 goals and 3 assists in SA). Note that the Belgian international is the 2nd top scorer in this Europa League with 7 goals behind Marseillais Aubameyang. In the midfield, the Cristante, Paredes and Pellegrini executives take their place.