AC Milan wins their 18th Scudetto after 7 years: Roma vs. AC Milan – Italian Serie A Review (Part 1)
Massimiliano Allegri helped AC Milan win the Italian Serie A title this season after they were able to draw their away game, 0-0, against Roma on Saturday, May 7th, at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
It had been seven years since Milan won the Scudetto but Allegri was able to direct them effectively to end their 7-year drought.
AC Milan won their 18th Scudetto in the history of Italian Serie A.
The game between Roma and AC Milan was intense. Both sides were open about their chances but none converted a single opportunity, thus, the game ended as a goalless draw.
A single point was enough for Milan to take home the Italian Serie A trophy, even though there are still two more games left to play for the Italian Champions.
Roma was to entertain AC Milan and Milan was to fight for the Scudetto, wanting at least a draw in order to win it.
On the other hand, Roma was trying to catch up on Lazio who are currently at the fourth position with 60 points. Roma desperately needed a win for the Champions League spot and the goalless draw did not help their cause.
AC Milan was able to exhibit their outstanding defensive play. The Italian Champions knew that they only needed a draw so they defended well in order to win the Italian Serie A title.
They did have a few good opportunities to lead the game but they were hard for them to convert and they were still quite comfortable with a draw.
The Brazilian winger, Robinho, came closest to scoring the first goal of the game as he struck the post with his right footed effort.
A few minutes later Kevin Prince Boateng tried his luck on goal but failed to find the back of the net.
The Romans were not totally silent throughout the game.
Mirko Vucinic had a great chance to find the back of the net. Vucinic almost spoiled AC Milan’s dreams of becoming the Italian Champions in Rome as he had a great opportunity inside the 18 yard box.
However, Vucinic volleyed the shot over the bar and Milan was able to heap a sigh of relief.
AC Milan dominated the game in terms of possession but they didn’t really penetrate the Roman defensive walls. Milan simply wanted to waste time as they knew that only a single point would be enough to win the Scudetto, they have been craving for since seven years.
Marco Cassetti played extraordinarily for the Romans. Cassetti was delivering perfect through balls but Vucinic failed to convert those passes into goals.
Roma had a great opportunity as Cassetti delivered a perfect through ball towards Mirko Vucinic. Just as Vucinic was about to shoot on target, Alessandro Nesta made a perfect interception and cleared the danger.
Nesta was playing his 400th game in the Italian Serie A and it was definitely a moment to cherish for the Italian centre back.
The 35-year-old defender showed his experience on the field and proved why he was once considered to be the best centre back in the world.
Nesta has played in Lazio and AC Milan throughout his career. In the Italian league he has played 193 league games with Lazio and 207 league games with AC Milan.
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