UEFA Europa League

Braga vs AS Roma, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Round of 32

· 1st Leg
Braga
  • Red Card 54': Ricardo Esgaio
FT
0 - 2
1st Leg
AS Roma
  • 5': Edin Dzeko
  • 86': Borja Mayoral

About

Braga are hosting AS Roma at Estádio Municipal de Braga, Braga, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Sporting Braga. Ricardo Esgaio tries a through ball, but Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
  • 5': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Roma 1. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
  • 7': Substitution, Roma. Bruno Peres replaces Bryan Cristante because of an injury.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Amadou Diawara (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
  • 13': Offside, Sporting Braga. Vitor Tormena tries a through ball, but Andraz Sporar is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Nuno Sequeira (Sporting Braga).
  • 16': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Raúl Silva.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Fransergio (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Horta.
  • 23': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Fransergio (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Andraz Sporar (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Offside, Roma. Ibañez tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 32': Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
  • 33': Nicolás Gaitán (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Raúl Silva (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Offside, Roma. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Andraz Sporar (Sporting Braga).
  • 38': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Offside, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Sporting Braga) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Sequeira.
  • 41': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 41': Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Foul by Nicolás Gaitán (Sporting Braga).
  • 41': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Sporting Braga. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Ricardo Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Gaitán.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sporting Braga 0, Roma 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sporting Braga 0, Roma 1.
  • 47': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Rick Karsdorp (Roma).
  • 49': Wenderson Galeno (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Substitution, Roma. Gonzalo Villar replaces Ibañez because of an injury.
  • 54': Foul by Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga).
  • 54': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Second yellow card to Ricardo Esgaio (Sporting Braga) for a bad foul.
  • 56': Offside, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
  • 57': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Zé Carlos replaces Nicolás Gaitán.
  • 60': Offside, Roma. Pedro tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Abel Ruiz replaces Andraz Sporar.
  • 62': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Lucas Piazon replaces Ricardo Horta.
  • 63': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nuno Sequeira.
  • 64': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Abel Ruiz.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Fransergio (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
  • 70': Substitution, Sporting Braga. Cristián Borja replaces Wenderson Galeno.
  • 70': Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Edin Dzeko because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Pedro.
  • 71': Substitution, Sporting Braga. André Horta replaces Fransergio.
  • 72': Attempt missed. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Al Musrati with a headed pass.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. André Horta (Sporting Braga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristián Borja.
  • 74': Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Borja Mayoral (Roma).
  • 77': Offside, Roma. Jordan Veretout tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 79': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 81': Offside, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
  • 83': Cristián Borja (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
  • 86': Goal! Sporting Braga 0, Roma 2. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy with a headed pass.
  • 88': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Raúl Silva (Sporting Braga).
  • 89': Raúl Silva (Sporting Braga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
  • 90'+1': Zé Carlos (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
  • 90'+3': Zé Carlos (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Al Musrati (Sporting Braga) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abel Ruiz.
  • 90'+5': Abel Ruiz (Sporting Braga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 90'+6': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sporting Braga 0, Roma 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sporting Braga 0, Roma 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
8 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 1
47.6 Possession 52.4
8 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
410 Accurate Passes 456
489 Passes 538
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.5
59 Long Balls 58
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 3
11 Tackles 3
0.5 Tackle % 1.0
15 Interceptions 7
15 Effective Clearances 14
15 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estádio Municipal de Braga
Location: Braga, Portugal

Line-Ups

BRAG Braga (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Matheus (GK)
34 Raul Yellow Card
3 Vitor Tormena
8 Al-Musrati
5 Nuno Sequeira
47 Ricardo Esgaio Yellow Card
10 Nicolás Gaitán
27 Fransérgio
90 Galeno
21 Ricardo Horta
19 Andraz Sporar
Braga Substitutes:
Vitinha, Cristian Borja, André Horta, Lucas Piazon, João Novais, Tiago Sá, Abel Ruiz, Rolando, Zé Carlos, Rogério Paulo Veiga Santos, Bruno Rodrigues.

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

No. Name
13 Pau López (GK)
4 Bryan Cristante
3 Ibañez
23 Gianluca Mancini Yellow Card
17 Jordan Veretout
42 Amadou Diawara
37 Leonardo Spinazzola
2 Rick Karsdorp
9 Edin Dzeko
77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
11 Pedro
AS Roma Substitutes:
Carles Pérez, Bruno Peres, Antonio Mirante, Gonzalo Villar, Borja Mayoral, Daniel Fuzato, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Stephan El Shaarawy.

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