On Jan 6th, Milan will play host to Roma in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 2nd placed Milan is fresh off their 4-2 win against Empoli. Franck Kessié scored the first goal for Milan in the 12th minute, then Bajrami tied it up for Empoli in the 18th minute , but luckily for Milan it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Milan should be reasonably happy with their performance, while roma is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Sampdoria. Eldor Shomurodov scored the first goal for Roma in the 72nd minute, but Manolo Gabbiadini got the equalizer for Sampdoria in the 80th minute earning Sampdoria at least a draw. Roma is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Milan took the match by a score of 2 to 1 in front of just over 51000 fans. Zlatan Ibrahimović struck first for Milan in the 26th minute, then Franck Kessié added another in the 57th minute from the penalty spot.
Both Chris Smalling and Tammy Abraham have been the hottest scorers for Roma in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Franck Kessié has been the most prolific scorer on Milan in the last 5 matches with three goals.