AC Milan vs Roma: Europa League preview, team news & predictions

Rossoneri battle Giallorossi in first-leg quarter-final clash

Serie A heavyweights AC Milan and Roma clash on Thursday at the San Siro in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie.

The Rossoneri are the in-form team coming into this clash and will be confident of taking a first-leg lead back to the Stadio Olimpico next week.

AC Milan have won their last four games in all competitions and have only lost once in their last 10 matches.

Roma, meanwhile, have won three of their last four games but have lost two of their last five.

We predict that AC Milan will win the first leg 2-1.

AC Milan will be without the suspended Ante Rebic and the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Roma will be without the injured Leonardo Spinazzola and Chris Smalling.

AC Milan: Donnarumma; Calabria, Kjaer, Romagnoli, Hernandez; Kessie, Bennacer; Saelemaekers, Calhanoglu, Leao; Giroud

Roma: Pau Lopez; Mancini, Ibanez, Kumbulla; Karsdorp, Cristante, Veretout, Vina; Pellegrini; Mkhitaryan, Dzeko

AC Milan are the favorites to win the first leg at home and are priced at 45.

Roma are priced at 72 to win, while the draw is priced at 135.

We recommend backing AC Milan to win at 45.