SAN SIRO AWAITS ROMA

Sunday afternoon at 15.00 in San Siro, Milan will host Luciano Spalletti's Roma for the 9th matchday of Serie A. - EVERYTHING ON ROMA -

MILAN - Milan return to play at San Siro against Roma Sunday afternoon at 15.00 for the 9th matchday of the Serie A championship.

The squad available to coach Luciano Spalletti was strengthened by the purchases of president Franco Sensi with the arrival of French midfielder Giuly from Barcelona, defender Juan from Bayer Leverkusen and former Cagliari striker Esposito. An important sale was that of defender Chivu to Inter. Other new faces: midfielders Barusso (from Rimini), Brighi (from Chievo) and much awaited defender Cicinho (from Real Madrid).

The 2007/2008 season, after the 8th matchday, sees the Giallorossi of Luciano Spalletti in fourth place in Serie A with 15 points from 4 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
The only defeat Roma suffered was against Inter on the 6th matchday against Inter (1-4).
Three draws full of goals: at the Olimpico against Juve (2-2) and Napoli (4-4) and away to Fiorentina (2-2).
These were the victories:
Palermo-Roma 0-2;
Roma-Siena 3-0;
Reggina-Roma 0-2;
Parma-Roma 0-3.

In the 2007/2008 Champions League group stage, Roma are part of Group F and are second in the standings with 6 points after 2 victories (on the 1st and 3rd matchdays respectively against Dinamo Kiev, 2-0, and Sporting Lisbon, 2-1) and 1 defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford by 1-0.

Last season Roma finished the Serie A season in second place with 75 points (22 victories, 9 draws, and 7 defeats) which allowed captain Francesco Totti to top n the goalscorers' chart and win the Golden Shoe trophy.

In the 2006/2007 Champions League, the Giallorossi were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Manchester United in the return leg played at Old Trafford that saw the home side win 7-1 after the first leg had finished 2-1 to Roma at the Olimpico.

The 2006/2007 season ended with the victory of the eighth Coppa Italia for the Giallorossi, as they beat Inter in the final.