With a goal of Paulo Dybala, Rome won by 2 to 1 Milanwithin the framework of the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Europa League and got into the top four of the competition. In the semifinals they will face Bayer Leverkusen, while in the other bracket Olympique de Marseille and Atalanta will collide.
Gianluca Mancini opened the scoring 12 minutes into the opening half and the Argentine striker sealed the result with an impressive left footed shot. The discount was from Matteo Gabbia.
In the first leg, the team led by Daniele De Rossi had won 1-0, with a goal from Gianluca Mancini. With a place in the semifinals in hand, Roma will now face Bayer Leverkusen, undefeated Bundesliga champions.
In an exciting match, the Italian defender Gianluca Mancini, who had scored the winning goal in the first leg, took advantage of a ball that hit the post after a shot by Lorenzo Pellegrini and extended the advantage for the visitor, who also started Leandro Paredes.
At 22, the Belgian Romelu Lukaku fought it in an attack from the right and sent a cross that was rejected and Paulo Dybala, left-footed, nailed it to the far post. The former Instituto was substituted 41 minutes into the first half after the expulsion of Turkish Zeki Celik, so De Rossi opted to take out La Joya to rearrange his team that had been left with one less on the field.
At the end, the local team scored through defender Matteo Gabbia.
In the semifinals, Rome will face Bayer Leverkusen, who drew 1-1 as a visitor against West Ham and extended their unbeaten streak to 44 games. Exequiel Palacios was a starter in Xabi Alonso’s team.
For its part, Atalanta, with Juan Musso as a starter, lost 1-0 against Liverpool Alexis Mac Allisterbut qualified thanks to the 3-0 victory followed in the first leg in England.
Their rival in the next phase will be Olympique de Marseille
To close the day, Olympique Marseille won 1-0 against Benfica at home, with a goal from Faaris Moumbagna in the 79th minute, equalizing the series and winning it on penalties 4-2 to reach the European semi-finals. League, where they will face Atalanta. Di Maria missed a penalty.
In the first leg, Roger Schmidt’s team had just won 2-1 in Portugal.
Angel Di Mariawho was a starter for the Águilas along with Nicolas Otamendi, he missed the first penalty of the definition, in which the Argentine defender scored. At Olympique de Marseille Leonardo Balerdi started and Joaquín Correa entered, and both scored in the final series.
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