Roma chase draw against Bologna in Europa League last 16 first leg

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·12 mars 2026

Roma chase draw against Bologna in Europa League last 16 first leg

Roma fought for a 1-1 draw with Bologna this Thursday, in a match valid for the first leg of the Europa League round of 16, at the Renato Dall’Ara Stadium in Bologna. Bernardeschi scored for the home team, while Pellegrini netted the goal for the visitors.

Match Situation

With this result, another draw will take the tie to extra time, and a win will qualify either team. The return leg will be next Thursday, at 5 p.m. (Brasília time), at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Whoever advances in this tie will face the winner between Lille and Aston Villa in the quarterfinals.

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Match Summary

BOLOGNA 1 x 1 ROMA

Competition: Europa League | Round of 16 (first leg) Venue: Renato Dall’Ara Stadium, Bologna (ITA) Date: March 12, 2026 (Thursday) Time: 2:45 p.m. (Brasília time)

Goals

Federico Bernardeschi, 50′ (5′ of the 2nd half) (Bologna)
Lorenzo Pellegrini, 71′ (26′ of the 2nd half) (Roma)

How was the match?

Despite not being able to find the net, Bologna dominated the first half. The home team created good chances but were stopped by a great performance from goalkeeper Svilar.

In the second half, Bologna's pressure continued and at five minutes, the hosts opened the scoring. At five minutes, Rowe made a great individual play and passed to Bernardeschi, who placed his shot perfectly to score. Trailing, Roma pushed forward. At the 26th minute, Malen received a long pass from Cristante, dribbled the goalkeeper, and passed to Pellegrini, who, with an open goal, leveled the score. The visitors came close to turning the match around when Malen hit the post at the 41st minute, but the match ended in a draw.