Debutant delight as home streak continues: All the key stats from AC Milan vs. Roma

AC Milan secured their spot in the final four of the Coppa Italia by beating Roma 3-1 at San Siro last night in what was an entertaining contest.

Milan were 2-0 up at the break as Tammy Abraham netted a brace against his parent club. The first came from a brilliant header and the second was a one-on-one chance he finished well, with both assists from Theo Hernandez.

Artem Dovbyk did score early in the second half off the bench to reduce the deficit, but then January additions Santiago Gimenez and Joao Felix linked up after coming on – the former setting up the latter – to restore the two-goal lead.

Rough with the smooth

The 3-1 scoreline may make it seem as though Milan had quite a comfortable evening, though the stats show that Roma came and gave it a real go as they were expected to having regained some confidence under Claudio Ranieri.

Milan edged possession very slightly and had a higher Expected Goals figure, but the big chances were equal at three each. Roma had more total shots, shots on target and corners.

In truth, it was the Rossoneri’s clinical edge – something rarely said this season – that allowed them to score during the key phases of the game. Scoring three times from an xG of 2.03 is a welcome surprise.