10 FACTS AHEAD OF AC MILAN V ROMA

It's another big game following the Derby and another big Club comes to San Siro. AC Milan v Roma is the Monday-night game of Serie A and there are three precious points up for grabs. The Rossoneri do not want to stop this impressive run of form and, at 20:45 CET, will have the chance to maintain their grip on first place in the table. It will not be easy; only the outcome on the pitch will be important. Meanwhile, though, let's take a look at ten fun facts about this match.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS WITH AC MILAN AS THE HOME TEAM

1- AC Milan and Roma have met 85 times at San Siro in Serie A; the Rossoneri have won 47, the Giallorossi 19 and there have been 19 draws. 

2- AC Milan have won their last two home games against Roma in Serie A. The last time the Rossoneri managed three consecutive home wins against the Giallorossi was in 1996 - Fabio Capello was the AC Milan head coach at the time. 

HEAD TO HEAD

3- AC Milan have beaten Roma more times than they have any other team in Serie A (75 wins in 170 games).

4- After a series of four consecutive defeats, AC Milan have now won three of their last five Serie A matches with Roma - one draw and one loss complete the record. One of these wins was in the most recent meeting between the two sides last June. 

5- AC Milan and Roma have only played out to a draw in one of their 19 meetings in Serie A in October. The record for this month reads twelve wins for the Rossoneri and ten for the Giallorossi.

GENERAL STATS

6- AC Milan are the only team to have scored the opening goal in all of their Serie A matches so far this season. On the other hand, Roma have only conceded first in one game in the current campaign - against Benevento on matchday 4.

7- AC Milan have the best defence in the league, equal with Hellas Verona, thanks to just one goal conceded. The Rossoneri have conceded a single goal in the first four games of a Serie A season for the first time since 2006/07.

PLAYER FOCUS

8- Zlatan Ibrahimović has scored a brace in each of his last two league matches against Roma. The Swede has scored eight goals in total against the side from the capital in Serie A. Among the players still in professional football, only Edinson Cavani has scored more against the Giallorossi in this competition (nine).

9- Rafael Leão has been directly involved in three goals in his last two Serie A starts (two goals, one assist) - one more than in his twelve previous starts in the league.

10- Simon Kjær played 22 times in Serie A with Roma in the 2011/12 season. His next game will be his 100th start in the top flight of Italian football. 

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