WOMEN, AC MILAN v ROMA: MATCH PREVIEW

AC Milan is set to face Roma in the 16th round of the Women's Serie A 2024/25. The match will take place on Saturday 25 January at 15:00 at the PUMA House of Football. The team led by Coach Bakker will aim for a positive result in a match that promises to be thrilling. This is the Match Preview:

LATEST FROM PUMA HOUSE OF FOOTBALL
The Rossonere are coming from a 2-2 draw against Sampdoria, with goals from Karczewska and Piga in the final minutes. AC Milan have been in mixed form recently, with a crushing win over Napoli followed by a draw in the Coppa Italia against Fiorentina (first leg of the quarter-finals), before a bittersweet comeback draw against bottom-placed Samp. The team is determined to improve their position and regain momentum in the championship; confidence is high, and the objective is to return to winning ways. Dompig's important absence will be compensated by Mascarello, who will recover in time.

LATEST FROM ROMA
Roma's last match was a 3-1 win over Juventus. The Giallorossi, defending champions and also winners of the Supercoppa Italiana, showed good form, despite the previous narrow defeat against Inter. Spugna's team also loggged a success in the Coppa Italia against Napoli (1-0, goal by Dragoni), demonstrating their quality. Roma are determined to maintain their positive momentum and continue their fight for the top spot. It is easy to identify the main star of their game: former-AC Milan player Giugliano, who has recorded 7 goals and 4 assists so far.

PRE-MATCH STATS

• Thanks to the comeback draw for 2-2 in the last round, AC Milan have gained seven points from losing positions in this league, only less than Roma (double compared to the Rossonere, 14) and Fiorentina (19).
• Roma (30) and AC Milan (26) are the two teams with the most sequences of play consisting of at least 10 passes ending with a touch or a shot in the opponent's penalty area; however, the Giallorosse have scored only one goal from this situation, while the Rossonere have yet to score.
• This match involves three of the four players who have completed the most dribbles: Thøgersen (19), Monica Renzotti (16), and Angelica Soffia (15, along with Juventus' Krumbiegel).
• Considering only performances in the second-half, AC Milan would be fourth in the standings at 26 points, two away from Roma, who would be third at 28.
• Six of the eight goal involvements (five goals, three assists) Evelyn Ijeh has had in this league have come in home games, including three in her last home appearance (one goal and two assists against Napoli); her only away goal in the current Serie A came against Roma in the first leg, where she opened the scoring after 4 minutes and 35 seconds.

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WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN v ROMA ON TV
In Italy, the game will be broadcast live on TV via DAZN at 15:00 CET. Don't miss the coverage on the Rossonere's Instagram account, on acmilan.com and the AC Milan Official App, where, from the following day, the full replay of the game will also be available on demand.

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The referee for the match will be Ciro Aldi from the Lanciano section, along with assistant referees Laghezza and Tesi, and fourth official Rossini.

Friday, Juventus v Inter at 18:30 will open the 16th round of Serie A Women. Saturday at 12:30 Lazio v Fiorentina and Como v Sassuolo, at 15:00 AC Milan v Roma. Sunday at 12:30 Napoli v Sampdoria.

This is the current ranking: Juventus 38; Inter 34; Roma 31; Fiorentina 27; Como 22; AC Milan 19; Sassuolo, Lazio 13; Napoli 6; Sampdoria 5.

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