Roma stored their hopes of ending within the Champions League locations alive after beating 10-man AC Milan 3-1 on the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Claudio Ranieri’s group moved on to 66 factors, one behind fourth-placed Juventus, who beat Udinese 2-0 due to objectives from Nicolas Gonzalez and Dusan Vlahovic.
The Giallorossi know they have to win away to Torino on the ultimate day, whereas additionally counting on Venezia, who’re preventing to remain in Serie A, to get a consequence in opposition to Juventus subsequent week.
It took simply three minutes for Roma to open the scoring when Roma captain Gianluca Mancini rose highest to energy Matias Soule’s nook previous Mike Maignan.
Milan’s troubles have been worsened within the twenty first minute when Santiago Gimenez was proven a straight crimson card for a unnecessary elbow to the chest of goalscorer Mancini.
Regardless of going a person down, Milan equalised six minutes earlier than the break by way of Joao Felix, who completed into the web after Mile Svilar had saved Alex Jimenez’s preliminary effort.
However Roma restored their lead within the 58th minute when Leandro Paredes’ gorgeous free-kick from distance discovered the bottom-right-hand nook to spark wild scenes within the stadium.
Milan, nonetheless, refused to again down and nearly levelled the sport as soon as extra by way of Rafael Leao, however his left-footed effort from shut vary was thwarted by Svilar.
Bryan Cristante made certain of the win three minutes from time, choosing out the underside nook from simply exterior the field after Maignan had repelled successive efforts from Angelino and Stephan El Shaarawy.
Vinciamo noi
Decidono i gol di Mancini, Paredes e Cristante #RomaMilan pic.twitter.com/PYlvoqgnK1
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) Might 18, 2025
Information Debrief: 500 and counting for Ranieri
Although Ranieri’s primary focus will probably be securing Champions League soccer for Roma subsequent season, he marked his five hundredth Serie A recreation with a victory on Sunday.
He additionally turned solely the second coach, alongside Nils Liedholm, to handle Roma in three completely different a long time within the Italian top-flight, whereas additionally incomes a uncommon win for Roma over Milan within the course of.
Certainly, Roma beat Milan in Serie A for the primary time since October 2019, breaking a streak of 10 consecutive matches with out a win in opposition to them (D4 L6).
And Roma’s spectacular residence kind additionally continued, extending their unbeaten streak on the Stadio Olimpico to 12 consecutive matches (W10 D2). Solely below Paulo Fonseca in 2020-21 (12 – 9 wins, three attracts) have they managed extra.
