AS Roma vs AC Milan prediction 25.01.2026 | Serie A

The 2025/26 season could be the best for AS Roma in recent years as they could finally break into the best four teams in the competition. AS Roma are currently seven points behind the league leader, Inter Milan, so La Lupa could even hope for their first Serie A trophy in 25 years. AS Roma won four of the last five matches in all competitions. In the previous game, they won 2-0 at home against Stuttgart. The guests probably deserved more, but the hosts' much better efficiency was enough for another victory.

After a victory against Stuttgart, AS Roma's head coach, Gian Piero Gasperini, was very satisfied. He commented, "It was an important victory; we strive for such a result in every match regardless of the opponent, and I don't want to settle for just one point. We are performing well in the league and in European competitions. We lacked results in matches against top teams, but we were close to success, and not all defeats were clear-cut. We are moving forward. If we start to achieve results in matches against leading teams, we will feel much stronger."

AS Roma have some problems with missing players. They will be without Artem Dovbyk and Mario Hermoso, while Angelino, Tommaso Baldanzi, and Stephan El Shaarawy are questionable.

After a disappointing eighth place in Serie A last season, AC Milan are much better this season, sitting only three points behind the league leader and their city rival, Inter. I Rossoneri are aiming for their first league title since 2022. AC Milan are undefeated in the last six matches. In the most recent outing, they won 1-0 at home against Lecce. The hosts ended with xG of 3.40, while the guests had only 0.17, so AC Milan could easily win with a more significant margin.

Although AC Milan dominated most of the match against Lecce, they had problems breaking the deadlock for so long. After the game, the head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, commented, "Tonight it was important to win. Lecce is a team that stays in the game; they have conceded many goals in the last 20-25 minutes. We were good, especially tonight, in having a solid defensive phase while building our play. In the second half, we needed to be clearer and more precise, less frantic. Then, when they dropped off, we increased our speed. We could have scored earlier, and that's something we absolutely need to improve."

Santiago Gimenez is injured and will not travel to Rome, while Alexis Saelemaekers is questionable and his status will be clearer closer to the kickoff.