Port – Roma, Getty Images February 20 2025, 07:40

As part of one of the matches of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League Roma with Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbik The port will take the port at its stadium. In the first match, a draw was recorded – 1: 1.

Roma – port
Thursday, February 20, 19:45. Olympic stadium, Rome. The main referee is François Lettexier (France). Light broadcast on Megogo

The Italian team drew with its Portuguese rivals in the first match last week. Despite the fact that Roma went forward in Portugal, she had to be satisfied with a draw after a tense struggle, in which they even stayed after the removal of Braian Kristante.

Jallorossi, who ahead of their opponents from the playoffs at one point at the main stage, have a rich recent history in UEFA tournaments, becoming the winners of the conference League in 2022. After entering the finals, and then to the semifinals of the second most important of the European tournament in two consecutive seasons, this year they managed to break into the playoffs only thanks to the victory over Eintracht in the last round.

However, the potential meeting in the 1/8 finals with Lazio is still possible for the team of Claudio Reniery, who was revived with the arrival of an experienced trainer who saved the campaign that began with two dismissals.

Nine matches without defeats in series A after Sunday victory over Parma (1: 0) – Claudio really turned the season of “wolves”: in these nine matches the team gained 21 points, which is more among all teams of series A.

Before restoring their latest European Cup adventures, Roma can also remember the former feats: the club has won 13 of the last 16 home matches of the Europa League, including all the last three matches without missed balls.

As soon as he avoided early departure, the port still made his way into the playoffs, winning a nervous victory over McCabi Tel Aviv in the last round, ahead of the brag.

The new coach Martin Anselmi, who just came from Cruz Asul, brought Dragons to success in his debut match, but in general he failed to break the course of the team.

Holding the third place in Primira, last week of the port won the unnoticed Farages (1-0) and interrupted a series of five matches in the championship without victories – it happened for the first time in this century. The first maximum result of Anselmi in the championship, achieved by the second goal of the Mouri in so many matches, can raise the morale, but the port still lags behind six points from the leading sports and four points from Benfice.

Two -time European champions, which have already dismissed both national cups, have all their hopes for success in the Europa League. In some sense, the story will be on their side at the Olympic Stadium, as they lost only one of the seven previous Roma meetings – a defeat with a score of 1: 2 in 2019, when clubs were last met in Rome. In all three previous confrontations of the port it was followed: in the Cup of Cups-1981/82, then in the qualification of the LH-2016/17 and, finally, in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League six years ago.

However, the port also won only five of the last 26 playoff matches in the European Cups, losing 16, and only one of these victories was won.

Estimated warehouses

Roma: Sville – Ndika, Hummels, Mancini – Anhelin, Kona, Paradez, Pellegrini, Chelik – Dibala, Dovbik.

Port: Cost – Otavio, Perek, Jalo – Moura, Euchtakiou, Varela, Mariu – Mora, Pepe – Omorodion.

Will not play: Rennsh, Kristante, Salamacars – Gruich, Fernande.

Eye meetings

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forecast 1: 0