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UEL | Roma 2-0 Slavia Prague: Lukaku strikes again

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UEL | Roma 2-0 Slavia Prague: Lukaku strikes again

Scorchers from Edoardo Bove and Romelu Lukaku had the sport wrapped up for Roma inside 17 minutes, profitable this head-to-head with Slavia Prague for high spot within the group.

Each groups had an ideal report going into the match and Prague had not conceded a single purpose. Jose Mourinho continued his touchline ban, with Paulo Dybala, Renato Sanches, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Tammy Abraham, Leonardo Spinazzola, Chris Smalling and Marash Kumbulla injured. The Czech aspect missed Petr Sevcik and David Pech, returning to the Olimpico for the primary time since profitable the UEFA Cup quarter-final in further time in 1996.

It took simply 43 seconds to interrupt the impasse, as Stephan El Shaarawy received it again, laid off for Edoardo Bove, whose beautiful right-foot roller from exterior the field discovered the far high nook. It was the quickest purpose in Roma’s UEFA historical past.

El Shaarawy additionally impressed the second, reacting shortly to a free ball in midfield and threading by means of for Lukaku, who hammered it into the roof of the online from a good angle along with his trusty left foot. It was his 14th consecutive Europa League look on track.

Mile Svilar needed to get down for a troublesome one-handed save on the deflected Mick van Buren effort, pushing it around the close to put up.

Lukaku drilled simply vast of the close to put up and El Shaarawy was very unfortunate along with his roller that thumped the crossbar from the sting of the field.

Moments later, Ivan Schranz ought to’ve performed higher when he was despatched by means of by Vaclav Jurecka and fired over as Svilar got here dashing out to slender the angle.

The Giallorossi largely tried to manage their lead within the second half and Andrea Belotti compelled a save on the close to put up on an extended ball.

Roma 2-0 Slavia Prague

Bove 1 (R), Lukaku 17 (R)