Roma performed one other disappointing Europa League draw, as Gianluca Mancini’s header was cancelled out by a pricey Mile Svilar slip and so they risked defeat towards Union Saint-Gilloise.
The Giallorossi have been with out Evan Ndicka because of sickness, plus Mario Hermoso and Alexis Saelemaekers, however nonetheless . The hosts gained , however missed Guillaume Francois, Lazare Amani, Casper Terho, Promise David, Alessio Castro-Montes and Henok Teklab.
The temper was grim for Ivan Juric after 4 factors from three European video games, however above all two defeats within the final three Serie A fixtures.
Anan Khalaili pounced on a poor clearance after 70 seconds to blast inches over the bar from the sting of the realm, whereas Eldor Shomurodov was offside within the build-up when Tommaso Baldanzi stung the goalkeeper’s gloves.
Ross Sykes steered a free kick simply broad and Gianluca Mancini went down in a collision with Machida that the referee thought of to be them merely crossing paths.
Lorenzo Pellegrini’s volley from a nook was straight on the goalkeeper and Mile Svilar made a one-handed save on Ousseynou Niang’s angled drive on the close to publish.
After the restart, a Vanhoutte chest and volley was easy for Svilar and Shomurodov steered Pellegrini’s cross broad with a free header.
Nonetheless, by far one of the best probability of the sport thus far got here on 52 minutes when Tommaso Baldanzi’s left-foot roller from the sting of the realm bent across the goalkeeper to smash towards the far publish.
Artem Dovbyk got here on and instantly earned a nook with an angled drive, after which Pellegrini’s cross again in following a clearance discovered Gianluca Mancini to get his head to it earlier than Anthony Moris from six yards, giving Roma the lead.
Union SG equalised with the shortest participant on the pitch, as Kevin Mac Allister was allowed a header on the again publish on Vanhoutte’s nook after Svilar slipped on the turf. He’s the brother of Liverpool and Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister.
Kevin Rodriguez scuffed broad, whereas Boufal couldn’t hold his header heading in the right direction after which blasted straight at Svilar. There was an enormous scare for Roma in stoppages when Sykes had a shot charged down by Zeki Celik and Svilar needed to parry the Anouar Ait El Hadj rebound.
Union Saint-Gilloise 1-1 Roma
Mancini 62 (R), Mac Allister 77 (U)
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