{"id":8774,"date":"2025-02-06T10:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/?p=8774"},"modified":"2025-02-06T10:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T07:37:08","slug":"ac-milan-3-1-roma-rossoneri-cruise-into-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/football-news\/ac-milan-3-1-roma-rossoneri-cruise-into-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Milan Dominate Roma to Secure Coppa Italia Last Four Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AC Milan stormed into the Coppa Italia semi-finals for the first time since 2022 with a commanding 3-1 win over AS Roma at the San Siro. On-loan duo Tammy Abraham and Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix were the difference makers, sending the Rossoneri one step closer to silverware while ending Roma\u2019s impressive eight-match unbeaten run in domestic competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Drama and Abraham\u2019s Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Roma\u2019s Paulo Dybala, who found the net when these two sides met in December\u2019s Serie A clash, was close to making another mark inside the first 10 minutes. However, his powerful header from a corner went straight into the hands of Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan. Moments later, the focus shifted to Abraham, who was on loan from Roma to Milan, as he put his temporary club in front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A shot from Tijjani Reijnders was parried into the path of Theo Hern\u00e1ndez, whose pinpoint cross found Abraham unmarked. The English forward made no mistake, directing a header into the bottom corner to ignite celebrations among the Milan faithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Aerial Duels and Missed Chances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The first half saw both sides engaging in a fierce battle in the air. Eldor Shomurodov and Fikayo Tomori squandered close-range headers at opposite ends before Roma\u2019s Niccol\u00f2 Pisilli rattled the crossbar with a glancing header from an Angeli\u00f1o cross after half an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roma responded with a period of dominance, pushing for an equalizer, but a ruthless Milan counter-attack halted their attacking momentum. Hern\u00e1ndez again turned provider, threading a through ball to Abraham, who coolly slotted past Mile Slivar for his night’s second goal and eighth strike of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roma Fight Back But Milan Holds Firm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Roma came out fighting in the second half, and their persistence paid off within 10 minutes of the restart. Milan right-back Kyle Walker, searching for his first goal in Italian football, saw his header tipped over the bar by Slivar. However, moments later, Walker was frustrated as his deflection on an Angeli\u00f1o cross redirected the ball perfectly for substitute Artem Dovbyk, who tapped in to halve the deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milan responded by pushing for a third goal, with Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s free-kick flashing narrowly wide. \u00c1lex Jim\u00e9nez thought he had restored the two-goal cushion, but his tidy finish was ruled out for offside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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F\u00e9lix Seals Milan\u2019s Spot in the Semis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Milan\u2019s persistence eventually paid off as F\u00e9lix, making his debut, put the result beyond doubt. Santiago Gim\u00e9nez played a well-weighted pass to F\u00e9lix, who broke the offside trap and produced a clinical chip over the advancing Slivar to make it 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roma thought they had pulled one back in the dying minutes when Reijnders turned the ball into his net, but VAR came to Milan\u2019s rescue, ruling out the goal for an offside infringement by Dovbyk in the buildup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milan\u2019s Unbeaten Home Run Continues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

S\u00e9rgio Concei\u00e7\u00e3o\u2019s Milan side has gone 11 consecutive home matches unbeaten, boosting their confidence as they chase their first Coppa Italia title since the 1970s. This defeat ends a promising domestic streak for Roma, and they must now turn their focus back to Serie A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Milan showed their class with a clinical display, while Roma will rue their missed chances. With Abraham and F\u00e9lix stepping up, the Rossoneri look ready to challenge for domestic glory. Will they go all the way? Only time will tell, but one thing is clear\u2014Milan means business!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AC Milan stormed into the Coppa Italia semi-finals for the first time since 2022 with a commanding 3-1 win over AS Roma at the San Siro. On-loan duo Tammy Abraham and Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix were the difference makers, sending the Rossoneri one step closer to silverware while ending Roma\u2019s impressive eight-match unbeaten run in domestic competitions. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[211,212,372,476,38,78],"class_list":{"0":"post-8774","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football-news","8":"tag-bangbet","9":"tag-bangsports","10":"tag-coppa-italia","11":"tag-coppa-italia-quater-finals","12":"tag-kenya","13":"tag-sports-betting-africa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8774"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8779,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8774\/revisions\/8779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}