In the early morning of April 19, Beijing time, a key match in the second leg of the Europa League 1/4 finals was played by Roma against AC Milan at home. In the end, Roma relied on the joint goals of Mancini and Dybala to win 2-1, eliminate Milan 3-1 on aggregate, and advance to the European semi-finals for four consecutive seasons. Roma will next face Bayer Leverkusen in the semi-finals, who have started the season unbeaten in 44 games and have already broken Juve's record in the top five leagues.
There were three Serie A teams in the quarterfinals of the Champions League last season, and this season's Europa League quarterfinals also have such a situation.
Statistically, this is the first time that Roma and Milan have met at European level, both of which have come from domestic Italian competitions. Roma won the first leg last week 1-0 away, ending a nine-game winless streak against Milan, and now only need a draw at home in the second leg to advance to the next round.
In the 12th minute, Pellegrini's shot from the edge of the penalty area hit the post and bounced, and Mancini completed the follow-up shot to help Roma take a 1-0 lead and lead 2-0 on aggregate.
In the 22nd minute, Lukaku's cross was cleared, and Dybala completed the ball into the net to help Roma extend the score 2-0 and lead 3-0 on aggregate.
In the 31st minute, Roma's pass was broken, Celik tackled Leao behind his back, and was directly sent off by the referee with a red card, and Roma played one less.
In the first half, Roma played attacking football and were in excellent form as a team, extending their aggregate lead to three goals. However, Lukaku's early injury and Celik's red color made Roma make two early substitutions, and although there were three substitutions left in the second half, there was only one substitution left.
In the second half, Milan relied on Gabia's goal to pull one back, but finally lost 1-2, and were eliminated in two legs, and Roma will compete with Bayer Leverkusen for a place in the final.
Before the game, the Roma club officially announced the completion of the contract renewal with coach De Rossi, which also gave the whole team a reassurance, and finally the player successfully eliminated Milan at home and advanced to the European semi-finals for three consecutive seasons.
According to statistics, since De Rossi took office, he has led Roma to play 17 games, won 12 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, ranking in the top five of the league and advancing to the semi-finals of the Europa League, which also made Mourinho very embarrassed.