AS Roma vs CSKA Sofia, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

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AS Roma are hosting CSKA Sofia at Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Villar (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Busatto.
3': Offside, Roma. Gonzalo Villar tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
5': Foul by Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia).
5': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt missed. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Younousse Sankharé.
7': Attempt missed. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jerome Sinclair.
8': Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
9': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
10': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
12': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
12': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
15': Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Foul by Petar Zanev (CSKA Sofia).
16': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Busatto.
17': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt missed. Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bradley Mazikou.
21': Attempt blocked. Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
21': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
22': Offside, CSKA Sofia. Ali Sowe tries a through ball, but Petar Zanev is caught offside.
23': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
24': Hand ball by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
28': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Amos Youga.
29': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Amos Youga.
29': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Villar (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carles Pérez following a corner.
31': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
31': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gonzalo Villar with a through ball.
33': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia).
34': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jerome Sinclair.
36': Attempt blocked. Jerome Sinclair (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
38': Foul by Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia).
38': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Villar.
41': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
41': Bruno Peres (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
42': Offside, Roma. Carles Pérez tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
45'+1': Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 0, CSKA Sofia 0.
45': Second Half begins Roma 0, CSKA Sofia 0.
45': Substitution, Roma. Pedro replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
45': Substitution, Roma. Rick Karsdorp replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
46': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia).
46': Offside, CSKA Sofia. Petar Zanev tries a through ball, but Ali Sowe is caught offside.
48': Federico Fazio (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
49': Attempt missed. Borja Mayoral (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Fazio with a cross.
50': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
50': Attempt saved. Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amos Youga with a cross.
50': Attempt missed. Valentin Ivaylov Antov (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
52': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
52': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro.
55': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Geferson (CSKA Sofia).
55': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
56': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Villar (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
56': Substitution, Roma. Juan Jesus replaces Chris Smalling.
58': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Thibaut Vion.
59': Amos Youga (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
60': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
60': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Attempt missed. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro.
62': Attempt blocked. Bruno Peres (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
62': Attempt saved. Bruno Peres (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
65': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Henrique Rafael replaces Jerome Sinclair.
65': Attempt saved. Henrique Rafael (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ali Sowe.
66': Attempt blocked. Bruno Peres (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
67': Foul by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
70': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
70': Substitution, Roma. Edin Dzeko replaces Borja Mayoral.
71': Attempt saved. Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
72': Attempt saved. Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bradley Mazikou with a cross.
73': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
73': Thibaut Vion (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Foul by Geferson (CSKA Sofia).
75': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Carles Pérez.
76': Attempt blocked. Bruno Peres (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Geferson.
78': Foul by Younousse Sankharé (CSKA Sofia).
78': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
79': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Valentin Ivaylov Antov.
80': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Rick Karsdorp (Roma).
80': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Stefano Beltrame replaces Amos Youga.
81': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Tiago Rodrigues replaces Geferson.
83': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Petar Zanev.
84': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
84': Henrique Rafael (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Peres.
85': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
85': Foul by Petar Zanev (CSKA Sofia).
85': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Petar Zanev (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Attempt missed. Marash Kumbulla (Roma) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a set piece situation.
87': Busatto (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card.
87': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro.
88': Hand ball by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
89': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Ivan Turitsov replaces Thibaut Vion.
89': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov replaces Younousse Sankharé.
90': Foul by Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia).
90': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
90'+3': Ali Sowe (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
90'+4': Attempt missed. Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Georgi Yomov with a cross.
90'+4': Offside, CSKA Sofia. Stefano Beltrame tries a through ball, but Georgi Yomov is caught offside.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Roma 0, CSKA Sofia 0.
0': Match ends, Roma 0, CSKA Sofia 0.

Statistics

CSKA		ROMA
15	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	4
37.9	Possession	62.1
11	SHOTS	21
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
278	Accurate Passes	473
358	Passes	571
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	7
12	Crosses	30
0.4	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	52
23	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
2	Blocked Shots	7
16	Effective Tackles	16
20	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
24	Interceptions	9
34	Effective Clearances	7
34	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy

UEFA Europa League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Lyon	8	+13	21
2	Aston Villa	8	+8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	+10	19
4	Real Betis	8	+6	17

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Roma (3-4-3)

No.	Name
13	Pau López (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
24	Marash Kumbulla
20	Federico Fazio
4	Bryan Cristante
14	Gonzalo Villar
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
33	Bruno Peres
21	Borja Mayoral
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
31	Carles Pérez

AS Roma Substitutes:

Jordan Veretout, Pedro , Pietro Boer, Rick Karsdorp, Ibañez, Edin Dzeko, Antonio Mirante, Tommaso Milanese, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Nicola Zalewski, Juan Jesus.

CSKA Sofia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Busatto (GK)
11	Petar Zanev
26	Valentin Antov
18	Bradley Mazikou
15	Thibaut Vion
13	Younousse Sankharé
3	Geferson
21	Amos Youga
22	Ali Sowe
30	Georgi Yomov
24	Jerome Sinclair

CSKA Sofia Substitutes:

Graham Carey, Ivan Turitsov, Tiago Rodrigues, Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Abdoulaye Jules Keita, Plamen Galabov, Adalberto Peñaranda, Stefano Beltrame, Dimitar Evtimov, Henrique.

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