EC 2987 then EC 5436 at Brussels
Rome → Brussels → Milan Linate
Timetable, Brussels time
20:20EC 2987 from Rome at the gate
20:10EC 5436 to Milan Linate leaves the gate
23 h 50 apart on the timetable, overnight
EC 5436 leaves 23 h 50 after EC 2987 arrives on the timetable: more than half a day, so not a connection we count.