Daniele De Rossi outplayed Stefano Pioli again as Roma qualified for the Europa League semi-finals after a 2-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico, while Christian Pulisic was unrecognisable for the Rossoneri. Check out player ratings.
Roma
Svilar 6 – Another quiet night for the Roma keeper. Milan hit a crossbar in the first half, and nothing more.
Celik 5 – Sent off for a reckless tackle on Leao after 29 minutes. He could have ruined Roma’s game plan
Mancini 8 – Scored the second consecutive goal against Milan and it meant so much to him, beyond football.
Smalling 7 – Another dominating performance from the English centre-back.
Spinazzola 7 – A few forward runs, but he mostly focused on the defensive phase.
Bove 6.5 – Replaced the suspended Cristante with a composed and selfless performance (81′ Angelino N/A).
Paredes 7 – Extremely focused defensively and 86% passing accuracy.
Pellegrini 7.5 – Hit the post in the first half and Mancini scored on the rebound. Helped the team defensively afterwards and was exhausted when he was subbed off. (81′ Renato Sanches N/A)
El Shaarawy 7 – Like last week, El Sha played as a right midfielder. He made a big sacrifice to help the team, so he didn’t always make appropriate decisions in the final third, especially when he waited too long for a through ball for Spinazzola in the second half.
Lukaku 7 – Massively contributed to Dybala’s goal, but it cost him an injury that must be assessed. (29′ Abraham 6)
Dybala 7.5 – Lovely left-foot curler to double Roma’s lead after just 22 minutes. He was subbed off after Celik’s red card. (43′ Llorente 7)
Coach: De Rossi 7 – Perfect and simple game plan. Sit back and counter-attack. The attitude of Roma players was particularly impressive too. Always focused and aggressive, but not as irritable as under Mourinho.
Milan
Maignan 5.5 – Not at fault for Roma’s goals, but the way he gave away a throw-in to Roma in the second half was quite awkward.
Calabria 4.5 – The Rossoneri captain looked confused down the right flank. Poor defending when Roma took an early lead. (46′ Reijnders 5.5)
Gabbia 4.5 – Beaten by Lukaku for Roma’s second goal. It was the first of many times Roma strikers had the better. He found the net in the final minutes, but it was meaningless.
Tomori 5 – Better than Gabbia defensively, but still not enough to keep troubles away from Milan’s box.
Theo Hernandez 5 – Slightly better than in the first leg. The start was promising, but El Shaarawy and Roma’s defence once again frustrated the Frenchman.
Musah 5.5 – Dynamic in central midfield. He moved on the right flank when Calabria went in the middle of the park, but couldn’t contribute in the final third. (69′ Florenzi 5.5)
Bennacer 4.5 – Clearly not fully fit. Way too slow. Subbed off when Milan needed an extra striker following Celik’s red card. (40′ Jovic 5.5)
Pulisic 4.5 – Unrecognisable. He was never a threat. Quite surprising for a player with 21 goal contributions this season. (69′ Okafor 5.5)
Loftus-Cheek 5 – He had the best chances for Milan, hitting the crossbar and seeing Spinazzola charged down his diving header in the first half. (46′ Chukwueze 5)
Leao 5 – Assist for Gabbia in the final minutes after another disappointing performance.
Giroud 4.5 – Nullified by Smalling. Again.
Coach: Pioli 4 – Probably wasted the last chance to save his Milan job. Not only he didn’t change tactics after the first leg – the only real change was Musah for Reijnders in the starting XI, but he didn’t even make the most of numerical advantage for over an hour.