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Serie A | Roma 1-2 Milan: Leao outshines Lukaku

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Serie A | Roma 1-2 Milan: Leao outshines Lukaku

Olivier Giroud’s penalty and a spectacular Rafael Leao volley continues Milan’s good begin, as Roma on Romelu Lukaku’s debut fail to profit from Fikayo Tomori’s purple card.

New signing Lukaku was introduced to the followers earlier than kick-off and Jose Mourinho made his season debut on the touchline after a two-match ban, however Paulo Dybala, Sardar Azmoun, Renato Sanches, Tammy Abraham and Marash Kumbulla had been injured. Lukaku and Lorenzo Pellegrini had been solely match for the bench. The Rossoneri used the identical XI for the third recreation in a row, with Ismael Bennacer the one absentee.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek mixed with Theo Hernandez to burst into the field, forcing a save from Rui Patricio and determined Zeki Celik block from six yards. Nonetheless, after a VAR on-field evaluation, it grew to become clear that the goalkeeper had caught Loftus-Cheek on the shin along with his studs and Olivier Giroud transformed the penalty with the within of the left boot.

Rafael Leao pulled again from the by-line for Tijjani Reijnders, who couldn’t end it off, then Rui Patricio made up for the penalty with a sensational response save on Christian Pulisic’s volley that was flying underneath the bar.

There was extra unhealthy information for Roma when Houssem Aouar limped off with a left flexor challenge, making method for the not totally match Pellegrini.

Straight after the restart, Milan doubled their lead in spectacular style, as Leao held off Zeki Celik for an acrobatic right-foot volley along with his again to objective, steering within the Davide Calabria cross from 10 yards.

Moments later, Loftus-Cheek noticed his end deflected simply large, however simply as Milan gave the impression to be in full management, they went right down to 10 males. Fikayo Tomori obtained his second yellow card, each of them for challenges on Andrea Belotti. It additionally means the Englishman shall be suspended for the Derby della Madonnina in opposition to Inter.

Mike Maignan had his gloves stung by Stephan El Shaarawy and Roma threw new signing Lukaku on for his debut within the ultimate 20 minutes, the Belgian curling simply over from the sting of the realm along with his first contact.

Leonardo Spinazzola additionally blasted off beam, however Roma struggled to create any real possibilities in opposition to the ten males.

It was solely in stoppages when Spinazzola minimize inside from the left and unleashed a strong shot that took an enormous deflection to wrong-foot Maignan that the Giallorossi obtained on the scoresheet.

That gave them hope and Nicola Zalewski’s deflected effort hit the side-netting, then on the ensuing nook no person may attain Zalewski’s cross on the again put up.

Roma 1-2 Milan

Giroud pen 9 (M), Leao 48 (M), Spinazzola 92 (R)

Despatched off: Tomori 61 (M)

01-09-2023 19:45

MatchDay 3

Stadio Olimpico

Roma

Milan

1 – 2

Participant statistic

1st half

		9′		Olivier Giroud
		19′		Fikayo Tomori
		34′		Ruben Loftus-Cheek

2nd half

	48′	Rafael Leão (Help: Davide Calabria)
	61′	Fikayo Tomori
Leandro Paredes	70′
Romelu Lukaku	85′
Leonardo Spinazzola (Help: Edoardo Bove)	90+3′
	90+7′	Noah Okafor