2′ GOOOOOOAALLLLLL!!!! MILAN TAKE THE LEAD! What a start for the Serie A leaders, as Ibrahimovic latches onto a brilliant pass from Leao and prods home beyond Mirante, who dived the wrong way. Less than two minutes gone, and the hosts lead 1-0.
Rafael Leão
Assist
2′ Assist Rafael Alexandre Conceição Leão
1′ KICK-OFF! We are up and running at San Siro.
The players are out at San Siro, and kick-off is coming up next!
Roma made it three wins from their last three matches in all competitions as they beat Young Boys 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, and Paulo Fonseca has made eight changes in total. Karsdorp, Kumbulla and Pedro are the only players to retain their places.
ROMA SUBSTITUTES: Bryan Cristante, Juan Jesus, Simone Farelli, Pau Lopez, Gonzalo Villar, Davide Santon, Federico Fazio, Borja Mayoral, Bruno Peres, Ruben Providence.
ROMA (3-4-3): Antonio Mirante; Gianluca Mancini, Ibanez, Marash Kumbulla; Rick Karsdorp, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Jordan Veretout, Leonardo Spinazzola; Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Edin Dzeko, Pedro.
Milan have been hit by a swathe of positive coronavirus tests. Gianluigi Donnarumma is one of the players to have returned a positive result, meaning Tatarusanu makes his first league start.
MILAN SUBSTITUTES: Diogo Dalot, Samu Castillejo, Sandro Tonali, Andrea Conti, Pierre Kalulu Kyatengwa, Brahim Diaz, Daniel Maldini, Lorenzo Colombo, Rade Krunic, Leo Duarte, Antonio Donnarumma, Andreas Jungdal.
MILAN (4-2-3-1): Ciprian Tatarusanu; Davide Calabria, Simon Kjaer, Alessio Romagnoli, Theo Hernandez; Ismael Bennacer, Franck Kessie; Alexis Saelemaekers, Hakan Calhanoglu, Rafael Leoa; Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Milan are certainly the favourites heading into this clash. They have won 75 of 170 Serie A matches against Roma, a record for the Rossoneri against a single club in the Italian top-flight.
Stefano Pioli’s side have made a fantastic start to the season, winning all four of their Serie A matches to top the standings at this early stage. Roma, meanwhile, sit in ninth, with two wins, a draw and a defeat under their belt.
Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Milan’s Serie A clash with Roma.
Z. Ibrahimović
Goal