A new season of sports
After De Rossi took office, Roma won a wave of 3 consecutive wins because of the weakening of the opponent, but when they met Inter Milan in the last round, Roma was not unexpectedly defeated by the Nerazzurri. In the first leg of the Europa League play-offs, Roma played Feyenoord away, and when they were behind, Lukaku stepped up to help Roma equalize the score, and the Red Wolves were able to retreat 1:1 away.
This is the third consecutive year that the two teams have met in Europe, the previous UEFA Cup final, Roma defeated Feyenoord to win, and last season's Europa League group stage, the two teams won at home. After a few games, De Rossi has decided on a new 4-3-3 system: Zalewski is up front with Lukaku and Dybala; Paredes, Manuel Pellegrini and Beauvais in midfield; Spinazzola returned to form a backline with Karlsdorp, Diego Llorente and Roberto Mancini; Svillar stood in front of the goal.
After the opening, Roma gained a slight advantage with the individual skills of the star, in the 8th minute, Lukaku made the ball, Beauvais volleyed from the periphery, and the ball was blocked by the defender; In the 11th minute, Dybala went straight in front, Welenreut attacked, and Pellegrini's shot was cleared by Hanko's header in front of the goal line; In the 17th minute, Dybala broke through from the right and crossed, Lukaku outflanked the header and kicked it too straight and was held by Welenreut. Feyenoord also gradually found their attacking touch after being tested by Roma.
In the next 15 minutes, they had three shots on goal, all of which posed a certain threat to the Roman gates; In the 41st minute, Lukaku went back to the bottom line, Zalewski crossed, Paredes shot hard from the periphery, and the ball hit the crossbar and popped up! When Roma was still lamenting the missed opportunity, Feyenoord immediately returned the color; Half-time stoppage time,Hancock split the ball on the left side, Hartman crossed the ball, Diego Llorente's defense completely leaked and did not react, Paisan easily jumped up and hit the goal with a header to break the balance on the field, 0:1!
In the second half, Roma did not have much effect on the offensive end, and De Rossi did not hesitate to replace Shaarawy to strengthen the attack; 67th minute,Spinazzola broke through on the left and crossed, Lukaku rushed to the far corner of the goal to equalize, 1:1! It has to be said that Romelu Lukaku is still one of the few players Roma can rely on, and he has scored 16 goals so far this season, which is his most in three years. And in 18 games in the Europa League, Lukaku has scored 21 goals, leaving only nine goals against Falcao at the top of the table. It's just that because of Mourinho's sacking and the issue of his annual salary, Lukaku has little hope of staying with the team next season.
In the following game, De Rossi also replaced Celik, Cristante and others in an attempt to overtake the score; At the end of the game, Roma also contributed 14 shots on goal, but Feyenoord's 18 shots were more ferocious, and in the final moments of the game, Ivanushets even hit the post, and in the end the two sides failed to continue to rewrite the score; 1:1 became the full game. Roma drew away and returned home for the second leg and should have good hopes of progressing to the last 16 of the Europa League.