Gianluca Mancini's header gave Roma a 1-0 victory over AC Milan in the Europa League quarter-final first leg at San Siro.
The defender's goal from Paulo Dybala's corner kick in the 17th minute gave last year's runners-up the advantage heading into next week's second leg in Rome.
Olivier Giroud scored a late goal, but Milan could not find a way past Roma, whom they had defeated twice in Serie A.
Roma are aiming to reach the European final for the third consecutive year.
Daniele De Rossi's reign as Giallorossi manager began after a 3-1 defeat at Milan in January, following which Jose Mourinho was sacked, but since then Roma have lost just two games in all competitions. Not yet.
The winner of the clash between the Italians will face either West Ham or Bayer Leverkusen in the last four. Xabi Alonso's team won 2-0 after the first leg.
Roma won the Europa Conference League in the 2021-22 season, but lost to Sevilla in last year's Europa League final.
lineup
ac milan
formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 2calabria
- 46Gabbia
- 28Thiau
- 19hernandez
- FourBennacerReplacementAdriin 59 minutesminutesBooked in 63 minutes
- 14Reinders
- 11PulisicBooked for 33 minutesReplacementChukwuezein 78 minutesminutes
- 8loftus cheekBooked in 73 minutes
- TenRafael LeanReplacementOkaforin 78 minutesminutes
- 9Giroux
substitute
- 7Adri
- 15Jovic
- 17Okafor
- twenty oneChukwueze
- twenty fourCare
- 38Terracciano
- 42Florenzi
- 57sportiello
- 69Nava
- 80Musa
- 85Zeroli
- 95Baltes heron
Rome
formation 4-3-3
- 99Svilar
- 19Çelik
- 6Smalling
- twenty threemancini
- 37spinazzola
- FourcristanteBooked in 38 minutes
- 16ParedesReplacementBobein 89 minutesminutes
- 7PellegriniReplacementAwalin 89 minutesminutes
- 92El Shaarawy
- 90LukakuReplacementLlorentein 90+2'minutes
- twenty oneDybalaReplacementabrahamin 81 minutesminutes
substitute
- 1Louis Patricio
- 2Kaasdorp
- 9abraham
- 14Llorente
- 20Renato Sanchez
- twenty twoAwal
- 35Bardanji
- 52Bobe
- 59Zalewski
- 63Boers
- 67Costa Cesco
- 69angelino
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Game over, AC Milan 0, Roma 1.
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At the end of the second half, Milan 0, Roma 1.
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Foul on Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
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Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defence.
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Corner, AC Milan. Chris Smalling concedes.
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Foul on Noah Okafor (AC Milan).
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Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick in the defense.
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Replacement, Rome. Diego Llorente replaces Romelu Lukaku.
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Corner, AC Milan. Edoardo Bove conceded a goal.
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Attempt blocked. From the right side of the box, Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked. Assisted by Tijani Reinders.
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Replacement, Rome. Eduardo Bove replaces Leandro Paredes.
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Replacement, Rome. Houssem Aouar replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
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Noah Okafor (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul on Chris Smalling (Roma).
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Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) took a right-footed shot from the right of the six-yard box that hit the bar. Supported by Samuel Chukwueze.
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Attempt failed. Following a corner kick, Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) fired a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it was too high on target.
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Corner, AC Milan. Chris Smalling concedes.
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Attempt failed. Mateo Gabbia (AC Milan) took a right-footed shot from outside the box that went high and just off the right side of the frame.
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Replacement, Rome. Tammy Abraham replaces Paulo Dybala.
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Attempt failed. Noah Okafor (AC Milan) fired a right-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box that was high and missed the left side of the frame. Samuel Chukwueze assisted on the cross.
