The Europa League quarter-finals have a match, with AC Milan hosting Roma. AC Milan have a pretty good record in the league, with 21 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in the first 31 league games, with 68 points and ranking 2nd. It's just that there is a relatively large gap with Inter Milan at the top of the table. Of course, for AC Milan, finishing second is also a positive result. In contrast, Roma's record is relatively poor. Roma won 16 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses in the first 31 rounds of the league, got 55 points, ranked 5th, and it is not easy to fight for the fourth. AC Milan beat Roma twice in the league this season. This time, AC Milan met Roma again in the Europa League, and as a result, AC Milan suffered an upset defeat.
Shortly after the start of the game, Reinders' low shot was saved by the goalkeeper. Seven minutes later, Roma launched a quick counter-attack and El Shaarawy's effort from the middle of the box was brilliantly saved by the goalkeeper. However, AC Milan soon conceded a goal. From a corner, Dybala set up Roberto Mancini's header and AC Milan collapsed. Four minutes later, Giroud hit a series of headers in the box, but they were all cleared by Lukaku, which was incredible.
In the 27th minute, El Shaarawy sent a cross from the right side, Lukaku flanked it, but it was saved by Gabia first. In the 36th minute, El Shaarawy burst into the box and fired into the far corner from a tight angle, which Maignan saved. Six minutes later, Reinders took a long-range shot from the top of the box and the goalkeeper saved the ball. Spinazzola then fired wide. At half-time, AC Milan was 1-0 down!
In the second half, it was easy to play again. Cristante's low shot went just wide of the left-hand post. In the 71st minute, Reinders volleyed the line of the penalty area, but it was still cleared by the goalkeeper. Seven minutes later, AC Milan brought on Chukwueze and Okafor. In the 82nd minute, Chukwueze fired a long-range shot high. Four minutes later, Olivier Giroud missed a good chance to equalise with a close-range shot that hit the woodwork. The final score was set at 0-1 as AC Milan lost to Roma.
De Rossi was a god, and he led Roma to beat AC Milan again after four and a half years, ending a bad record of nine games against AC Milan. De Rossi did what Mourinho couldn't. Jose Mourinho's time in charge of Roma saw him play six games against AC Milan, losing four and drawing two. Unexpectedly, it only took De Rossi to lead Rome to end this curse in such a short time.