UEFA Europa League

AS Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2022-23 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals

· 1st Leg
AS Roma
  • 63': Edoardo Bove
FT
1 - 0
1st Leg
Bayer Leverkusen

    Roma take narrow lead over Leverkusen in Europa League semi

    AS Roma grabbed a 1-0 home victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semifinal first leg thanks to Edoardo Bove's second-half goal.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt saved. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 1': Foul by Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 1': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Offside, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Robert Andrich tries a through ball, but Adam Hlozek is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
    • 6': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Hlozek.
    • 17': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 18': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Matic (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
    • 22': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
    • 22': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Adam Hlozek (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
    • 32': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
    • 32': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Odilon Kossounou (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Mitchel Bakker replaces Odilon Kossounou because of an injury.
    • 37': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
    • 37': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
    • 40': Foul by Zeki Çelik (Roma).
    • 40': Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
    • 45': Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Belotti (Roma).
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Roma) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Exequiel Palacios.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Zeki Çelik (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
    • 49': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 49': Nemanja Matic (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 49': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Edmond Tapsoba.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Andrea Belotti (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Andrich.
    • 57': Foul by Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 57': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Moussa Diaby (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Jonathan Tah (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
    • 61': Andrea Belotti (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 62': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edoardo Bove.
    • 63': Goal! Roma 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0. Edoardo Bove (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 64': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
    • 64': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Nemanja Matic.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Florian Wirtz with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Edoardo Bove (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 67': Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Zeki Çelik (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
    • 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Sardar Azmoun replaces Adam Hlozek.
    • 72': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Amine Adli replaces Moussa Diaby.
    • 72': Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
    • 73': Foul by Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 73': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 74': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
    • 76': Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Tammy Abraham (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Roma. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Edoardo Bove.
    • 77': Substitution, Roma. Paulo Dybala replaces Andrea Belotti.
    • 78': Foul by Exequiel Palacios (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 78': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 79': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Frimpong.
    • 81': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Ibañez.
    • 83': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 83': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Mitchel Bakker (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 84': Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 87': Rui Patrício (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 89': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
    • 89': Sardar Azmoun (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Wirtz.
    • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen).
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Nadiem Amiri replaces Robert Andrich because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
    • 90'+3': Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer 04 Leverkusen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Conceded by Tammy Abraham.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Roma 1, Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 16
    3 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 1
    61.9 Possession 38.1
    10 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    501 Accurate Passes 287
    588 Passes 367
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    18 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    50 Long Balls 61
    26 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    11 Effective Tackles 9
    18 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 12
    10 Effective Clearances 14
    10 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico
    Location: Roma, Italy
    Attendance: 63,123

    Line-Ups

    ROMA AS Roma (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Rui Patrício (GK)
    4 Bryan Cristante
    3 Roger Ibañez Yellow Card
    23 Gianluca Mancini Yellow Card
    8 Nemanja Matic
    52 Edoardo Bove
    7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
    37 Leonardo Spinazzola Yellow Card
    19 Zeki Çelik
    9 Tammy Abraham Yellow Card
    11 Andrea Belotti
    AS Roma Substitutes:
    Rick Karsdorp, Benjamin Tahirovic, Mile Svilar, Paulo Dybala, Georginio Wijnaldum, Stephan El Shaarawy, Filippo Missori, Nicola Zalewski, Chris Smalling, Giacomo Faticanti, Pietro Boer, Mohamed Camara.

    B04 Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
    4 Jonathan Tah Yellow Card
    12 Edmond Tapsoba
    6 Odilon Kossounou
    8 Robert Andrich Yellow Card
    25 Exequiel Palacios
    3 Piero Hincapié
    30 Jeremie Frimpong
    23 Adam Hlozek
    27 Florian Wirtz
    19 Moussa Diaby Yellow Card
    Bayer Leverkusen Substitutes:
    Kerem Demirbay, Amine Adli, Sardar Azmoun, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ayman Azhil, Niklas Lomb, Nadiem Amiri, Mitchel Bakker, Maximilian Neutgens, Timothy Fosu-Mensah.

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