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Milan welcomes Roma in a derby match of the 20th round in Serie A. The Rossoneri ended 2021 with a victory, triumphing 4: 2 as a guest of Empoli. It was very important for Milan to win their last match of the year in Serie A, as they were four points away from the leader in the Inter standings. In fact, a 1-1 draw with Udinese and a minimal 1-0 loss against Napoli in mid-December allowed the champions to break away from the Rossoneri.

Roma finished 2021 strongly and Jose Mourinho certainly hopes for such a performance in the new year. The Romans beat Spezia 2-0 and Atalanta 4-1, then ended in a 1-1 draw with a cunning guest like Sampdoria. CSKA-Sofia was defeated 3: 2 in the capital, thanks to which Roma finished first in their group in the Confederations Cup tournament. Interestingly, Roma is undefeated in three consecutive games in the Scudetto for the second time this season. The last time this happened was at the start of the campaign, when three consecutive victories were achieved against Fiorentina, Salernitana and Sassuolo.

Tammy Abraham will be on the line for the visit to Milan. The Englishman is in very good shape and was a major contributor to the success of the visit to Atalanta. His presence on the field is key to Jose Mourinho's strategy for a quick attack and his forced substitution against Sampdoria has largely doomed the Wolves to failure.

The decline in the form of Milan coincided with the injury of captain Simon Kjaer. The Dane is a key figure in the defense of the Rossoneri and I am not convinced that without him the hosts will keep up with the pace of Inter. Milan were very lucky not to lose their visit to Udinese after being able to fall behind in the result by at least 3-0, before Zlatan Ibrahimovic equalized in the 94th minute. The problems in defense were also felt against Empoli, when the newcomers scored two goals. On Thursday I expect that the hosts will be under pressure again and a successful match will take place. Roma liked his game against Atalanta a lot and I think he will perform well at the San Siro again.