00:00The boss, Giampero Gasparini set ahead of this one, but no competition is a priority for Roma.
00:07And what is the priority?
00:09Miranda and Casale also comes in at the back as Zortea and Vitic move to the bench.
00:15Further forward, Pavega and Freula start in midfield with Moro and Odgaard dropping from the side.
00:19Gianluca Mancini, who is sent off at the end of the league phase, so Daniele Ghilardi fills in at the
00:25back.
00:25Manu Kone might have started, but a muscle problem means it's Brian Cristante and Neil Elmer.
00:32Well, there won't be any passports required for Bologna and Roma in this all-Italian tie to see who goes
00:38through to April's Europa League quarterfinals.
00:46Marlon trying to show for it.
00:51Nice touch there by Cristante.
00:53Marlon can go right if he wants.
00:56He does go right to Zaragoza!
01:01Brian Zaragoza to grab his first Roma goal.
01:04Nicely set to him.
01:07But he dragged it quite comfortably wide in the end.
01:10Just looped over the head of the referee.
01:12Miranda.
01:15Rowe.
01:19Can't quite get the height needed there.
01:22Joao Mario.
01:24Bernadeschi.
01:27Trying to edge it on to his left, which he has now done.
01:30Oh, what a save!
01:32Spiele with a stunning stop.
01:35It's one of the best in this competition this season, no doubt about it.
01:40That was curling and bending towards the top corner.
01:50And it comes towards Castro!
01:52And what a chance for Pobega.
01:54He suddenly found himself all alone, ghosting in past Wesley.
01:59And his finish wasn't great.
02:02Goalless at the break, but chances at both ends.
02:05Particularly for Bologna, who came closest right there through Tomazzo Pobega.
02:10I wonder whether he's maybe got a knock as well.
02:14Either way, we resume and it is still 0-0.
02:20Right by the Bosphorus.
02:25Stunning location for any final.
02:29Rowe.
02:30He's off on another amazing run.
02:32Lovely layoff.
02:33And there's the opening goal.
02:34Curled home beautifully by Bernadeschi.
02:45The fourth Europa League goal this season for him.
02:50And that is surely the biggest of them all.
02:57Beautifully crafted again.
03:03And he packed in so much finesse on the finish.
03:11The first goal of the tie is Bologna's.
03:14And Roma can't say it hadn't been coming.
03:19Again, John Rowe at the heart of it.
03:21Excellent play.
03:22Run away by Miranda.
03:27Now, nicely taken here by Marlon, who could issue the instant response.
03:32And he's hit the outside of the post.
03:37Daniel Marlon, who's had a goal-filled start to his career with Roma, has really hit the ground running.
03:44Off target with his effort there, but not too far away.
03:52A high line here for Bologna.
03:54Trying to exploit it there.
03:56It was Cristante.
03:58Wrench.
03:59Cristante.
04:01And Dicca's still there.
04:02And from way out, it's hit through, but hit wide.
04:09You feel that Bologna have to make home advantage count.
04:12And they might here, because Povega is through.
04:16And goalkeeper Smilac doing enough against it.
04:19Smilac came out there, whether he could have taken it around him or not.
04:24Smilac came out there, but he could have taken it around him or not.
04:34And most of it was, trying to turn it towards goal.
04:37That bounce causes problems.
04:40Spilac off Iceland time.
04:45Taken on by Cristante.
04:47Marlon closest to.
04:49Vaz in the middle as well as Pellegrini.
04:50It's Marlon and Pellegrini.
04:541-1.
05:01His first goal since January.
05:03And look at what it means to those in the away end.
05:06Roma are level.
05:14And for the first time tonight,
05:16this legendary old stadium has been silenced.
05:24Great determination by Brian Cristante to go on there.
05:28Marlon made the running behind.
05:30And it was that touch inside that opened things up for Roma.
05:34And Pellegrini, who's only been on the field, just over five minutes, has pulled the general.
05:45Check over five minutes.
05:47And the goal stance.
05:55Nicely taken by Bernadeschi.
05:59And he was hoping to repeat his heroics of earlier in the game.
06:04Into the perfect area for him, really.
06:14Diaker.
06:16It's a battle of the two number fours.
06:18It's a battle of the two number fours.
06:18Cristante and Popeyega.
06:20Look at me.
06:29Wesley intercepts.
06:31Vaz, was he offside?
06:33Pellegrini and Daniel Marlin peeling off.
06:36Still Marlin.
06:37Goal.
06:38Oh, off the post though.
06:39That is incredible.
06:41Absolutely extraordinary.
06:44How has that ball not gone in?
06:49Oh, Marlin solved the dummy.
06:52And at that point, it looked for all the world as though it would go in.
06:58How it is not, nobody knows.
07:03Look who me with the deflection onto the base of the post.
07:09Out of league contention and both out of the Coppa Italia as well.
07:14Oh, off the bar.
07:15Oh, it's still there maybe.
07:17And the goalkeeper, Spilak, very quick to react to make sure that he got it.
07:22Michael Yannis with the ball in and it was the header from Vitek.
07:26Looking for his first goal for the club.
07:29Hasn't scored in over a year now since he netted for his previous side, Sparta Praha.
07:36Where he joined Bologna from in July.
07:40Poppega.
07:42He would have sent this stadium absolutely crazy.
07:54Probably just not quite enough care with his finish in the end.
08:01Until late into the night, this time next week.
08:03But here tonight, it has been a 1-1 thriller.
08:06A real ding-dong of a game.
08:08A throwback in some ways.
08:10Thanks.
08:11Thank you very much for playing.
08:12Thanks.
08:12Thanks.
08:13I'll see you next week now.
08:14Bye.
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