In recent years, among the top five leagues, it is safe to say that Serie A has become perhaps the most competitive league. In an era where clubs such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain have dominated their leagues, Italy has seen four teams win the title in the past four seasons. Last year, Napoli finally broke their 32-year drought to win the Serie A.

This season, the race for the title looks to be competitive, with the top three favourites, Napoli, AC Milan and Inter Milan, winning their first two games to set the pace. After winning the title in the 2021-22 season, AC Milan produced a very lacklustre display of title defence, finishing in fourth, 20 points behind champions Napoli.

This is why the club went on a shopping spree, adding Samuel Chukwueze, Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek to their ranks. This has resulted in an immediate improvement in the squad, with the team currently on top of the Serie A table (on goal difference).

AC Milan are running like a well-oiled machine. Their two performances have been a combination of attack, defence and midfield. This has taken their game to a new level as the team no longer depends on one or two players. Coach Stefano Pioli played the same starting lineup in both games, winning by an aggregate of 6-2. The addition of Christian Pulisic has also helped the team establish a lethal attacking triumvirate that, on its day, can tear the opposition’s defences into shreds.

On the other hand, AS Roma in their previous game succumbed to a 2-1 defeat against Verona, which must have been disappointing for Mourinho considering Verona were down to 10-man for the last ten minutes of the game. Roma also outplayed Verona on shots by 25-5 and also on shots on target by 7-3 but failed to come away with any points. This could prompt Mourinho to make one or two changes to the starting 11 against Milan. One change could be replacing Nicola Zalewski with Leonardo Spinazzola. Other players who could get a look are Sanches and Aouar.

However, now they face their toughest challenge as they travel to the Stadio Olimpico to face AS Roma. Jose Mourinho’s have had a far from perfect start to their season, with the team yet to win a game. They are currently 13th on the league table and desperately need a win to get their season back on track.

Roma also ventured into the transfer market to buy Leandro Paredes, Renato Sanches, Sardar Azmoun, and Houssem Aouar. However, the new signings have yet to gel with the team, with the performances of the first two games leaving much to be desired.

The match against AC Milan could be a season-turning moment for them. A prominent opponent at home where victory will not only provide three points but also give them a massive boost of confidence for the next set of games.

On paper, AC Milan look to be the far better side and are primed to take all three points from the clash. The current trajectory of both teams appears to be going in a different direction, and will be difficult for AS Roma to escape with something from the game.

近年来，在五大联赛中，可以肯定地说，意甲可能已经成为竞争最激烈的联赛。在曼城(Manchester City)、拜仁慕尼黑(Bayern Munich)和巴黎圣日耳曼(Paris Saint Germain)等俱乐部称霸联赛的时代，意大利在过去四个赛季中有四支球队夺得冠军。去年，那不勒斯终于打破了32年的联赛冠军荒。

本赛季，争夺冠军的竞争看起来很激烈，前三名的热门球队，那不勒斯，AC米兰和国际米兰，赢得了他们的前两场比赛。在赢得2021-22赛季的冠军后，AC米兰的卫冕表现非常平淡，仅排在第四，落后冠军那不勒斯20分。

这就是为什么俱乐部进行了疯狂的收购，引进了塞缪尔·楚克韦兹、克里斯蒂安·普利西奇、尤努斯·穆萨和鲁本·洛夫图斯-奇克。这使得球队的阵容得到了迅速的改善，目前球队在意甲积分榜上排名第一(净胜球)。

AC米兰就像一台运转良好的机器。他们的两次表现是进攻、防守和中场的结合。这使他们的比赛达到了一个新的水平，因为球队不再依赖于一两个球员。教练斯特凡诺·皮奥利(Stefano Pioli)在两场比赛中都使用了相同的首发阵容，最终以6-2的总比分获胜。克里斯蒂安·普利西奇的加入也帮助球队建立了一个致命的进攻三人组，在他们的日子里，可以把对手的防守撕成碎片。

另一方面，罗马在上一场比赛中被维罗纳2-1击败，穆里尼奥一定很失望，因为维罗纳在比赛的最后十分钟只剩下10人。罗马在射门方面也以25比5领先维罗纳，射门也以7比3领先维罗纳，但没能拿到一分。这可能会促使穆里尼奥在对阵米兰的比赛中对首发11人做出一两个调整。一个变化可能是用莱昂纳多·斯皮纳佐拉取代尼古拉·扎莱夫斯基。其他可以看一看的球员还有桑切斯和奥瓦尔。

然而，现在他们将面临最严峻的挑战，他们将前往奥林匹克球场迎战罗马。穆里尼奥的球队本赛季的开局远非完美，球队还没有赢得一场比赛。他们目前在联赛排名第13位，迫切需要一场胜利来让他们的赛季回到正轨。

罗马还在转会市场上买进了帕雷德斯、桑切斯、阿兹蒙和奥瓦尔。然而，新签入的球员还没有适应球队，前两场比赛的表现还不尽如人意。

对阵AC米兰的比赛可能是他们整个赛季的转折点。在主场的一个重要对手，胜利不仅会给他们带来三分，还会给他们在下一组比赛中带来巨大的信心。

从纸面上看，AC米兰看起来要好得多，他们已经准备好从这场比赛中拿到全部三分。两支球队目前的发展轨迹似乎是朝着不同的方向发展，罗马将很难从比赛中逃脱。