AC Milan vs. Roma: Copa Italia Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

Get ready for the exciting Copa Italia match between AC Milan and Roma with our match preview, odds, and prediction. Make well-informed sports betting predictions for this highly anticipated game.

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AC Milan vs. Roma: Copa Italia Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

AC Milan vs. Roma: Copa Italia Match Preview, Odds & Prediction

In Wednesday's Coppa Italia quarterfinal match, AC Milan and Roma will meet to overcome their Serie A disappointments and advance to the semi-finals.

They meet at San Siro for a cup match this week after both played in high-profile games last weekend that ended dramatically.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Just one month after their nail-biting five-goal thriller in Riyadh, Milan and city rivals Inter Milan faced off in a more traditional Derby della Madonnina on Sunday. The Rossoneri were looking to win their third match against their old opponents this season.

It was almost that close for Sergio Conceicao's team; they hung on to a lead that Tijjani Reijnders had gained far into extra time, but Stefan de Vrij scored a last-gasp equalizer.

Since Milan has had an uneven season, they are still 16 points behind second-place Inter in Serie A and are in ninth place, fighting for European qualifying.

The Rossoneri are targeting an improvement in Italy's national cup after returning from a two-goal deficit to win last month's Supercoppa Italiana final. They already have some hardware in their possession.

Last season, the Lombardy giants lost in the quarterfinals to Atalanta BC, their only Coppa Italia victory in over fifty years. That victory occurred nearly twenty-two years ago.

Their Champions League duties prevented them from participating in this year's tournament; they lost to Dinamo Zageb last week, which sent them to the playoffs. Samuel Chukwueze scored twice in December's 6-1 thrashing of nightmare club Sassuolo.

Milan and Roma are the clubs with the most appearances in the semi-finals, followed by Juve and Inter. In 2004, Milan won both legs of their match, 2-1. The team from the second city was the most recent to reach this level, with Roma having reached it 22 times.

Although Roma beat the Rossoneri in their most recent Coppa match 18 years ago, the capital club has failed to advance beyond the quarterfinals since 2017.

Last year, at the end of the year, the Giallorossi and Milan played in a 1-1 league tie at San Siro. Reijnders scored the first goal, and Paulo Dybala scored the second.

Interim coach Claudio Ranieri, who inherited his childhood club amidst off-field turmoil, oversaw a resurgence that included that victory. They climbed to ninth place with a string of better performances, and then they overcame Eintracht Frankfurt to go to the Europa League.

In Sunday's Derby del Sole, Serie A leaders Napoli visited Stadio Olimpico, putting Roma's newfound resilience to the test.

As time passed, Angelino went into the penalty area and slammed home a late equalizer, stealing the show from their former fullback, Leonardo Spinazzola, who had set the Partenopei on course for an eighth consecutive triumph.

Despite just winning once away from home this season, Ranieri's squad has won its last seven Serie A matches. This comes after it lost seven of its previous nine.

AC Milan x Roma Team News

It has been a hectic week of trades, with Milan adding Mexican attacker Santiago Gimenez, Alvaro Morata agreeing to an initial loan agreement with Galatasaray, and Bologna acquiring former club captain Davide Calabria.

After his ban last weekend, French midfielder Youssouf Fofana is available to Sergio Conceicao; however, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Emerson Royal, and Alessandro Florenzi are still out with injuries.

The hosts might make a few adjustments, but Tammy Abraham should start up front for Saturday's league match against Empoli and their Champions League knockout match against Feyenoord.

Manu Kone and Stephan El Shaarawy, injured against Napoli, have both been cleared to play by Roma. El Shaarawy is a former Milan player.

So, Mats Hummels should be ready to go for Wednesday's match at San Siro. The only player who will be sitting out due to a suspension is center defender Gianluca Mancini.

Even though Paulo Dybala and Artem Dovbyk, Claudio Ranieri's favored front duo, were benched for the Derby del Sole, they will start again soon. Dybala has scored ten goals vs. Milan over the years, with the exception of a single Coppa Italia goal.

Our predictions

AC Milan to win @ 2.11 on Sky247.ng

Although Claudio Ranieri has a winning record in six of his eight Coppa Italia matches as Roma manager, it may be too much to expect him to guide this Giallorossi team to an away victory.

Although Milan's performance is inconsistent, they showed what they're capable of in the Supercoppa and have been more formidable since changing management.

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