AS Roma and AC Milan will play their final home and away games of the 2024-25 season respectively at the Stadio Olimpico this evening.
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Milan played at the same stadium on Wednesday night in the Coppa Italia final and saw their Europa League dreams ended, losing 1-0 to Bologna. Against Roma it will be an even harder game on paper arguably, given they are still in the top four race.
Roma vs. Milan: Official starting XIs
There will be several players missing for Sergio Conceicao. Theo Hernandez (thigh) and Kyle Walker (illness) will both miss the game. Warren Bondo (ankle) and Samuel Chukwueze (pubalgia) will miss out too.
Conceicao has opted to stick with the three-man defence, which will be formed by Fikayo Tomori, Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic ahead of Mike Maignan in goal. Alex Jimenez will switch to left wing-back, with Yunus Musah coming in on the right.
Tijjani Reijnders and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be the midfield double pivot. Christian Pulisic keeps his place on the right, while Joao Felix gets the nod on the left and Santiago Gimenez will lead the line instead of Luka Jovic.
Official Milan XI (3-4-3): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Musah, Loftus-Cheek, Reijnders, Jimenez; Pulisic, Gimenez, Joao Felix.
Bench: Sportiello, Torriani, Thiaw, Florenzi, Emerson Royal, Terracciano, Fofana, Leao, Sottil, Abraham, Jovic, Camarda.
Official Roma XI (3-5-2): Svilar; Celik, Mancini, Ndicka; Angelino, Cristante, Paredes, Kone, Saelemaekers; Shomurodov, Soule.
Bench: De Marzi, Gollini, Rensch, Pellegrini, Dovbyk, Saud, Hummels, Dybala, Nelsson, Gourna Douath, Salah, Balsanzi, Pisilli, Sangare, El Shaarawy.