On 16 February, one of the Europa League football matches took place. Salzburg (Austria) and Roma (Rome) met.
Europa League
"Salzburg (Austria) v Roma (Rome) - 1-0 (0-0)
Goal: Nicolas Capaldo (88)
Warnings: Strahinja Pavlovic (84), S. Koita (86), O. Gluch (90+4), Ibañez (90+2)
The UEFA Europa League match between Red Bull Salzburg and Roma was an intense encounter at the Red Bull Arena. In the first half, neither side could pull out a win, but N. Capaldo's spectacular strike in the 88th minute was enough for a 1-0 victory. Throughout the match, both sides made substitutions in an attempt to gain an advantage.
While Red Bull Salzburg replaced Fernando with J. Adama and then L. Suchic with O. Gluch. There were a total of four yellow cards in the match: two each for Red Bull Salzburg's S. Pavlovic, S. Koyta and O. Gluch and one for AS Roma's R. Ibañez, but none were enough to change the score. In the end, Red Bull Salzburg secured a much-needed and hard-fought victory thanks to a magic moment in the form of a late goal from N. Capaldo.
In the next round, the following matches await the opponents: Roma v Salzburg and Roma v Salzburg.
Salzburg v Roma match statistics:
| Salzburg | Roma | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals on goal | 3 |
| 14 | Shots | 10 |
| 6 | Blocked kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Kicks from the penalty area | 8 |
| 8 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 12 | Offences | 9 |
| 2 | Corner | 6 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 55% | Possession of the ball | 45% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 446 | Total assists | 360 |
| 365 | Accurate passes | 284 |
| 82% | Accuracy of transmissions | 79% |