AC Milan won 2-1 at Roma earlier this season, and have won six of their nine league games at San Siro.
Jose Mourinho’s Roma have lost five of their nine home games this term.
The visitors have lost three of their five matches against the sides currently above them in Serie A.
Replenished Rossoneri to impress?

Serie A’s winter break has benefited Stefano Pioli’s Milan more than most; having seen their title challenge falter in the face of a genuine injury crisis, the Rossoneri hope to return to something approaching full strength for Thursday’s clash, with the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ante Rebic and Rafeal Leao recovering well.

Milan earned a superb 2-1 win at Roma earlier this season, becoming the first of just two visiting teams to win at the Stadio Olimpico so far this campaign. Milan have also won six of their nine home matches this term, and Pioli will hope that his refreshed team can build upon that record in 2022.

Mourinho’s Roma, meanwhile, have endured some troubles on the road this season, losing on five of their nine away trips. Although their last away match saw them earn a fantastic 4-1 win at Atalanta, they were frustrated in a 1-1 draw with Sampdoria in 2021’s final fixture, and look more likely to battle Fiorentina and Lazio for sixth than to genuinely challenge those above them.

Milan to record a crucial win

Milan are unbeaten in their last four Serie A meetings with Roma, and will be looking to recover from their injury-affected home reverses to Liverpool and Napoli by starting 2022 with a San Siro victory.

With many of their key players returning to fitness, and Roma proving unreliable either on the road or against top opponents (Roma have managed one win and three losses in their five games against those currently above them), we’re backing Milan for a crucial win on Thursday.

Despite their poor away form, Roma do tend to score goals on the road, netting 18 in nine on their travels. A 2-1 home win, therefore, seems a decent correct score prediction.




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AC米兰本赛季早些时候以2-1战胜罗马，并且在圣西罗的9场联赛中赢了6场。
穆里尼奥的罗马本赛季已经输掉了九场主场比赛中的五场。
客队在意甲五场比赛中输掉了三场。
充实的红黑军团给人留下深刻印象?

在意甲的冬季假期中，皮奥里执教的米兰比大多数球队受益更多;在真正的伤病危机面前，红黑军团的冠军挑战已经岌岌可危，他们希望能在周四的比赛中恢复到接近全力的状态，像伊布、雷比奇和雷奥都恢复得很好。

米兰在本赛季初以2-1大胜罗马，成为本赛季迄今为止在奥林匹克球场取得胜利的两支客队中的第一支。米兰在本赛季的9场主场比赛中也赢了6场，皮奥利希望他的新球队能在2022年继续保持这一纪录。

与此同时，穆里尼奥的罗马本赛季在客场遇到了一些麻烦，九场客场比赛中输了五场。尽管他们在上一场客场比赛中4-1大胜亚特兰大，但在2021年的最后一场比赛中，他们在1-1战平桑普多利亚时受挫，看起来更有可能与佛罗伦萨和拉齐奥争夺第六名，而不是真正挑战他们以上的球队。

米兰取得了一场关键的胜利

米兰在最近四场意甲对阵罗马的比赛中保持不败，并且希望在2022年开始在圣西罗取得胜利后，能从主场对阵利物浦和那不勒斯的比赛中恢复过来。

随着他们的许多关键球员恢复健康，而罗马无论在客场还是在顶级对手面前都证明了自己的不可靠(罗马在对阵目前领先的球队的五场比赛中取得了一胜三负)，我们支持米兰在周四取得一场关键的胜利。

尽管他们的客场表现不佳，但罗马确实倾向于在客场进球，他们在客场的9个进球中进了18个。因此，一场2-1的主场胜利，似乎是一个相当正确的得分预测。