Week 17 brings us a match on Jan 8th, where Milan hosts Roma in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Milan sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Salernitana. Rafael Leão struck first for Milan in the 10th minute on a feed from Sandro Tonali, then Sandro Tonali added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Brahim Díaz. Milan is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches, while roma sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Bologna. Lorenzo Pellegrini scored the first goal for Roma in the 6th minute on a penalty, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Bologna was frustrated by Roma’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Roma ended the match with the shutout victory. Roma should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Milan won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Roma’s top weapon lately has been Lorenzo Pellegrini, who has three goals in the last five matches. Milan’s most prolific scorer has been Olivier Giroud. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.