At 3 a.m. Beijing time on May 12, the first leg of the 2022-23 Europa League semifinals, Serie A's Roma hosted Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. In the 62nd minute, Tammy Abraham's shot was saved and Bovey added the ball in. With this goal, Roma won 1-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen and took the lead over two legs.
Roma sit seventh in Serie A and have recently suffered a four-game winless run in the league but still have hopes of reaching next season's Champions League. Bayer Leverkusen sit in sixth place in the Bundesliga, eight points away from the top four. They lost 2-1 to Cologne in the last round of the league, but before that they were unbeaten in 14 games in all competitions. The match is a showdown between Jose Mourinho and Alonso, two former Real Madrid masters and apprentices, who are in charge of Bayer Leverkusen.
In the first minute, Pharmaceutical's Incapier crossed from the left side of the pitch, Andreich, who was unguarded at the back of the box, pushed and Roma goalkeeper Patricio saved the ball. In the 6th minute, Wiltz teamed up with his teammates in the box and then pushed slightly off the upright.
In the 18th minute, Roma's free-kick from the left side of the pitch was hoisted into the box and Ibáñez's header was saved by pharmaceutical goalkeeper Hradecki. In the 29th minute, Bellotti stepped forward into the box to receive the ball, fell to the ground after contact with the opponent's defender, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 35th minute, Pharmaceutical's Odilon was injured and could not hold on and was replaced by Barker. In the 45th minute, Wiltz drove a free kick from the left side of the pitch into the box, and Patricio held the ball directly. At the end of the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls.
In the 48th minute, Spinazzola crossed back from the left and Abraham received the ball and returned it with a powerful volley from outside the box. In the 50th minute, Pellegrini crossed from a free-kick on the left side of the pitch and the pharmaceutical defender headed it away.
In the 57th minute, Diaby pulled Pellegrini down after the ball and received a yellow card, which led to a skirmish. In the 63rd minute, Roma counter-attacked, Tammy Abraham received a direct volley from Bovi in the box, Hladetsky saved the ball, and Bovi followed up with a follow-up shot to give Roma a 1-0 lead over Bayer Leverkusen.
In the 67th minute, Belotti received the ball into a small angle volley from the right side of the box, Hradecki saved the ball and Bovi volleyed high from the side. In the 87th minute, Pharmaceutical's front picked out a cross into the box, Roma defender Ibáñez collided with attacking goalkeeper Patricio, Frampong pushed an empty goal in the box, and Christante blocked the ball with his body.
In the end, the match ended with Roma beating Bayer Leverkusen 1-0.