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 Timeline

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

B04		ROMA
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

AS Roma (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
4	Bryan Cristante
3	Ibañez
23	Gianluca Mancini
8	Nemanja Matic
52	Edoardo Bove
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
19	Zeki Çelik
9	Tammy Abraham
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, Mady Camara.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Jonathan Tah
12	Edmond Tapsoba
6	Odilon Kossounou
8	Robert Andrich
25	Exequiel Palacios
3	Piero Hincapié
30	Jeremie Frimpong
23	Adam Hlozek
27	Florian Wirtz
19	Moussa Diaby

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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