Roma kept their hopes alive for a top-four finish by defeating a frustrated Milan side reduced to 10 men following Santiago Gimenez’s controversial red card.The Rossoneri were still stinging from their Coppa Italia Final loss to Bologna at this very stadium just days earlier, compounded by injuries to key players Theo Hernandez, Samuel Chukwueze, Kyle Walker, and Warren Bondo. Roma, missing Artem Dovbyk, Paulo Dybala, and Lorenzo Pellegrini, needed the win to bounce back after their recent defeat to Atalanta.⏱ FT | 3-1 THE FINAL SCORE! ANOTHER THREE POINTS!DAJE ROMA DAJE 💛❤#ASRoma #RomaMilan pic.twitter.com/1OKTsNHH3R— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) May 18, 2025 This match also marked Claudio Ranieri’s last home game as a coach before retirement, with fans paying a heartfelt tribute that moved him to tears. Due to prior crowd issues, Milan supporters were banned from attending and had planned a boycott regardless.Grazie Mister!#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/gpcFr6xc2Q— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) May 18, 2025 The game got off to a flying start when, under three minutes in, Matias Soule delivered a corner that Gianluca Mancini met with a precise header to put Roma ahead. Milan had a chance to equalize when Alex Jimenez fired a shot narrowly wide, but their hopes were soon dashed as Gimenez received a straight red card after VAR reviewed an elbow to Mancini’s chest — a decision Milan felt was harsh given a similar incident went unpunished in their recent Coppa Italia Final.AC Milan will not be playing European football next season after losing 3-1 to Roma ❌ pic.twitter.com/K0VwadDjZM— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 18, 2025 Despite being a man down, Milan found the equalizer when Alex Jimenez beat the offside trap and forced a save from Mile Svilar, only for Joao Felix to tap in the rebound into an empty net. Roma reclaimed the lead through a stunning free kick from Leandro Paredes, catching Maignan off guard near the post. Late in the game, Bryan Cristante sealed the victory with a powerful strike from outside the box after Maignan’s impressive double save couldn’t stop him.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 37Saturday Genoa – Atalanta 2-3 (1-0)/Pinamonti 37, 58 – Sulemana 47, Maldini 63, Retegui 89/Sunday Cagliari – Venezia 3-0 (2-0)/Mina 11, Piccoli 41, Deiola 71/Fiorentina – Bologna 3-2 (1-0)/Parisi 13, Richardson 67, Kean 84 – Dallinga 61, Orsolini 79/Inter – Lazio 2-2 (1-0)/Bisseck 45+2, Dumfries 80 – Pedro 72, 90 pen/Juventus – Udinese 2-0 (0-0)/Gonzalez 61, Vlahovic 88/Lecce – Torino 1-0 (0-0)/Ramadani 46/Monza – Empoli 1-3 (1-0)/Birindelli 30 – Colombo 49, Viti 51, Pizzignacco 59 og/Parma – Napoli 0-0Roma – Milan 3-1 (1-1)/Mancini 3, Paredes 58, Cristante 87 – Felix 39/Verona – Como 1-1 (0-1)/Lazovic 70 – Caqueret 29/
