On 11 May, one of the Europa League football matches took place. Roma (Rome) and Bayer (Leverkusen) met.
Europa League
Roma (Rome) v Bayer (Leverkusen) - 1-0 (0-0)
Goal: E. Bove (63).
Warnings: R. Andric (50), Diaby (57), Jonathan Tach (58), Mancini (58), Abraham (76), Ibañez (89), Spinazzola (90+3)
AS Roma and Bayer Leverkusen met in an exciting match in the UEFA Europa League. The game took place at the Stadio Olimpico and it was a tense match in which both teams were keen to take the lead. No goals were scored in the first half, although both teams had some good chances. Bayer Leverkusen made their first substitution of the match in the 36th minute when O. Kossunu was replaced by M. Bakker. The second half started with a yellow card for Leverkusen's R. Andric in the 50th minute, while M. Diaby also received a yellow card in the 57th minute. AS Roma's G. Mancini was yellow-carded in the 58th minute, as was Bayer Leverkusen's J. Tach. In the 63rd minute, AS Roma took the lead thanks to a goal from E. Bove. Bayer Leverkusen tried to respond with substitutions: A. Glozek and S. Azmoun were replaced on 72 minutes. Azmoun replaced O. Kossouna and M. Diaby.
At the same time, A. Adli came on for Leverkusen. AS Roma also made a number of substitutions: in the 76th minute, Eduard Bove was replaced with Gabriel Weinaldum. At the same time, A. Belotti came on instead of P. Dibala. Roma's T. Abraham received a yellow card in the 76th minute, just before his team made their first substitution. Roma received another yellow card in the final minutes of the match, this time for Roger Ibañez in the 89th minute. Bayer Leverkusen made the last substitution in the 90th minute: R. Andric was replaced by N. Amiri. The match ended 1-0 in favour of Roma. Roma's L. Spinazzola was also given a yellow card in the final minutes of the game. Overall, it was an entertaining match in which both teams put a lot of effort into it. Thanks to a goal from E. Bove, Roma won 1-0. It was a tough win for Roma and a disappointing defeat for Bayer Leverkusen.
The next fixtures are Bayer vs Roma and Bayer vs Roma.
| Roma | Bayer | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 12 | Shots | 10 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 2 |
| 9 | Kicks from the penalty area | 5 |
| 3 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 15 | Offences | 14 |
| 2 | Corner | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 38% | Possession of the ball | 62% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 4 |
| 360 | Total assists | 582 |
| 283 | Accurate passes | 496 |
| 79% | Accuracy of transmissions | 85% |