2023-24 Europa League: head-to-head AC Milan - AS Roma (quarter-final first leg, 11/04/2024)

With a turnover of €404m for the 2022-23 financial year (from 01/07/2022 to 30/06/2023), AC Milan (Serie A TIM) are ranked 13^th among the clubs of the European Top 5 leagues in terms of revenue generated (excluding transfers) over the period, while AS Roma (Serie A TIM) are in 24^th place with €221m, as the two clubs prepare to meet in the first leg of their 2023-24 Europa League quarter-final at the San Siro (Milan, ITA) on Thursday 11/04/2024 (kick-off at 21:00 CET). In the same 2022-23 season, however, the Lombardy club's wage bill (€174m) was higher than that of their opponents (€173m).

AC Milan are the club participating in this edition of the Europa League that can count on the highest amount paid out by UEFA, with €47.5m in guaranteed revenue (excluding market pool) already, compared with €13.2m for their rivals. This difference can be explained by AC Milan's progress to the Champions League group stage in the first half of the season. The club, which finished third in the group stage and was therefore relegated to the Europa League, received €15.6m, as well as €20.4m from its…