March 9 was one of the matches of the Europa League. Roma (Rome) and Real S-dad (San Sebastian) met.
Europa League
Roma (Rome) - Real S-dad (San Sebastian) - 2:0 (1:0)
Goals: С. El Shaarawy (13), M. Kumbulla (87)
Warnings: Illarramendi (69), Martin Subimendi (71), Andoni Gorosabel (80), Igor Zubeldia (85), Matic (90+4), M. Oyarzabal (90+4)
AS Roma vs Real Sociedad: Cohesive play led to victory at the Stadio Olimpico AS Roma met Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League match at the Stadio Olimpico. The home side scored a convincing 1-0 win at halftime and a 2-0 win in the final. The match started with both teams trying to establish an early lead, but it was Roma who took the lead on 13 minutes thanks to a goal by S. El Shaarawy. Real Sociedad tried to level the score, but failed to hit the bar in the first half. The second half began with a substitution in Roma: D. Llorente was replaced by M. Kumbulla. With renewed determination Roma continued to put pressure on Real Sociedad, which led to another substitution in the 60th minute when S. El Shaarawy came on instead of L. Spinazzola.
Real Sociedad tried to get back into the game but Roma's defense remained stalwart, causing frustration for the visitors, which led to yellow cards for A. Illarramendi and M. Zubimendi in the 69th and 71st minutes respectively. Real Sociedad made several substitutions in an attempt to turn the game around, but it proved ineffective. In the 87th minute, Roma secured a win thanks to a goal by M. Kumbulla, who had previously been substituted on 46 minutes. In the 88th minute, Roma made one last substitution, replacing P. Dibala was replaced by E. Bove. The match ended with yellow cards for Roma's N. Matić and Real Sociedad's M. Oyarzabal. AS Roma showed a well-coordinated game, which brought them a well-deserved victory. Their defense resisted Real Sociedad's attacking attempts, and substitutions were effective in maintaining the advantage throughout the match. With this win, Roma are in a good position to advance to the knockout stage of the competition.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Real S-dad - Roma, Real S-dad - Roma.
| Roma | Real Sociedad | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals on goal | 1 |
| 9 | Strokes | 8 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 8 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 1 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 3 |
| 7 | Violations | 18 |
| 3 | Corner | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 335 | Total assists | 498 |
| 258 | Accurate passes | 426 |
| 77% | Accuracy of transmissions | 86% |