WOMEN, ROMA v AC MILAN: MATCH PREVIEW

After the 1-0 victory over Sampdoria, after three consecutive wins and before the international break. Roma v AC Milan is undoubtedly a big clash, especially considering the strength of the opposition and the current situation in the league. Three points away to the reigning Italian champions would be a huge boost to the Rossonere, who have got into their stride. At 16:00 CEST on Sunday 20 October, a fascinating Women's Serie A clash is set to take place at the Tre Fontane. Here is our Match Preview to introduce it.

LATEST FROM THE PUMA HOUSE OF FOOTBALL
Beating Samp was necessary, but certainly not a given. And the scoreline ended up being close at the PUMA House of Football, even if the 1-0 victory didn't fully reflect the Rossonere's dominance and good play. The team undoubtedly need to find more of a clinical edge in front of goal, both in general and in the short term, especially as it'll probably prove harder to create chances in Rome. AC Milan currently occupy fourth place with ten points. It means that they're currently in a Championship Round position, even if the table is very tight at the moment. There won't be many changes to the team, who now need to keep on pushing.

Coach Bakker had this to say on the eve of our trip to Rome: "The match against Roma is an opportunity to understand our level of growth; we want to finish this first cycle of games in the best way possible."

LATEST FROM ROMA
The Italian champions from 2022/23 and 2023/24 have made a surprisingly slow start to the league season. Indeed, they've drawn half their games and lost 2-1 to Juventus in Turin last time out (Glionna with a late consolation goal). Although they need to tighten up defensively, the Giallorosse have generally performed well and been very strong in attack, with their 6-1 win away to Galatasaray in the Champions League earlier this week being testament to this. In Europe, Roma are top of their group on maximum points, and they’ll no doubt be fired up as they look to find consistency domestically. From Ceasar to Viens, they'll line up in a well-drilled 4-3-3 formation.

"Against AC Milan, we need to repeat what we did in Turkey," said Coach Spugna. "We'll try to play the best team possible, bearing in mind fitness levels."

PRE-MATCH STATS

• Roma and AC Milan (22 each) are the teams who have been dribbled past on the fewest occasions by their opponents, as well as the sides who have completed the most dribbles (44 for the Rossonere, 40 for the Giallorosse).
• AC Milan have lost just one of their last eight away matches (W4, D3). This defeat arrived against Como on 1 September and was the only time the Rossonere failed to score in this period (0-1).
• Roma are the only team that Angelica Soffia - who has won the most duels in the league this campaign, 37 - has both scored and provided an assist against in a single match for AC Milan (2-2 on 13 May).

WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN ON TV
In Italy, Roma v AC Milan will be broadcast live on DAZN from 16:00 CEST. Don't miss the coverage on the Rossonere's Instagram account, acmilan.com and the AC Milan Official App, where the full match replay will also be available on demand from the following day.

LATEST FROM SERIE A FEMMINILE
The referee for the game will be Lucio Felice Angelillo, who will be assisted by Chiavaroli and Carella. De Angelis will perform the role of fourth official.

Matchday 7 will kick off on Saturday with Sampdoria v Napoli (12:30 CEST) and Fiorentina v Lazio (15:00 CEST). Inter v Juventus (12:00 CEST), Roma v AC Milan (16:00 CEST) and Sassuolo v Como (18:00 CEST) will all take place on Sunday.

This is the current league table: Juventus 18; Fiorentina 15; Inter 14; AC Milan 10; Roma 9; Lazio 6; Como and Napoli 4; Sampdoria 2; Sassuolo 1.

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