Milan were not in the most difficult group of the Europa League. The Rossoneri faced Lille, Sparta Prague and Celtic. The team of Stefano Pioli fully justified the status of the favorite, gaining 13 points in six matches and thus winning the group, being ahead of the second Lille by two points. In the playoffs, the Rossoneri advanced to Crvena Zvezda, with which, as it seemed, there should be no problems. However, in Serbia Milan managed to get only a draw 2:2, having received serious resistance. In Italy they also failed to beat the opponent. The teams drew 1:1, but the ticket to the next round was won. A 1:1 draw with Manchester United in the first leg gives fans a reason to be optimistic. In Serie A Milan were leading not so long ago, but the situation has changed. At the moment the Rossoneri are second in the table and are already nine points behind Inter. In the last round Milan lost 0:1 at home to Napoli, having suffered their fifth defeat of the season.
Roma found themselves in a very weak group of the Europa League along with CSKA Sofia, Young Boys and Cluj. As expected, Paulo Fonseca’s team secured the playoffs ahead of schedule and got Braga as rival. The gunsmiths could not impose the fight as such. The Romans were twice stronger, winning 2:0 in Portugal and 3:1 in Italy. In Serie A “Roma” continues to fight for a place in the Champions League, while the “wolves” are on the sixth line in the table. At the same time, there is a gap of two points from the fourth Atalanta, which can be overcome in the next round. Roma dropped out of the first four due to a 0:2 defeat to Parma in the last round, which interrupted the Romans’ streak of three victories in a row.
