Roma progressed to the Europa League semi-finals by beating Serie A rivals AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico.
Gianluca Mancini opened the scoring for the hosts after 12 minutes before Paulo Dybala doubled Roma’s lead 10 minutes later to cement a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Daniele de Rossi’s side went down to 10 men after Mehmet Zeki Celik’s lunging challenge on Rafael Leao.
Matteo Gabbia scored a late consolation for Milan.
Defender Mancini was quickest to react to tap home Lorenzo Pellegrini’s shot after it struck the woodwork.
World Cup winner Dybala then gave the home side breathing space after he looped a brilliant effort over Mike Maignan in the Milan goal.
England international Tammy Abraham, who recently returned from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, came off the bench in the 28th minute in place of the injured Romelu Lukaku.
Roma will take on Bayer Leverkusen for a place in the Europa League final after the Bundesliga champions overcame West Ham.
Line-ups
Roma
Formation 4-3-3
- 99Svilar
- 19ÇelikBooked at 31mins
- 6Smalling
- 23Mancini
- 37Spinazzola
- 7PellegriniSubstituted forAngelinoat 82′minutes
- 16Paredes
- 52BoveSubstituted forRenato Sanchesat 82′minutes
- 92El Shaarawy
- 21DybalaSubstituted forLlorenteat 43′minutes
- 90LukakuSubstituted forAbrahamat 28′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Rui Patrício
- 2Karsdorp
- 9Abraham
- 14Llorente
- 17Azmoun
- 20Renato Sanches
- 22Aouar
- 35Baldanzi
- 59Zalewski
- 63Boer
- 67e Costa Cesco
- 69Angelino
AC Milan
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 16Maignan
- 2CalabriaBooked at 86minsSubstituted forReijndersat 45′minutes
- 46GabbiaBooked at 46mins
- 23TomoriBooked at 89mins
- 19HernándezBooked at 90mins
- 80MusahSubstituted forFlorenziat 69′minutes
- 4BennacerSubstituted forJovicat 40′minutesBooked at 77mins
- 11PulisicSubstituted forOkaforat 69′minutes
- 8Loftus-CheekSubstituted forChukwuezeat 45′minutes
- 10Rafael Leão
- 9Giroud
Substitutes
- 7Adli
- 14Reijnders
- 15Jovic
- 17Okafor
- 21Chukwueze
- 28Thiaw
- 38Terracciano
- 42Florenzi
- 57Sportiello
- 69Nava
- 85Zeroli
- 95Bartesaghi
- Referee:
- Szymon Marciniak
- Attendance:
- 66,025
Live Text
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Match ends, Roma 2, AC Milan 1.
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Second Half ends, Roma 2, AC Milan 1.
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Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia.
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Alessandro Florenzi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Angeliño (Roma).
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Théo Hernández (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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VAR Decision: No Red Card Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
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Foul by Théo Hernández (AC Milan).
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Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
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Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
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Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Jovic.
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Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
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Goal! Roma 2, AC Milan 1. Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Mile Svilar.
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Attempt saved. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Gabbia with a headed pass.
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Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
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Substitution, Roma. Renato Sanches replaces Edoardo Bove.
