The last European evening of Roma it was far from positive, but in the end the goal was achieved. Gasperini showed up in Greece with several absences among the squad, including Dybala, who raised the white flag a few hours before the match against Panathinaikos. Despite this, the impression is that the Giallorossi immediately took the match lightly, throwing away three clear opportunities to take the lead after just 10 minutes of play. Then, on the opponents’ first long ball, Mancini lost Pantovic, committing a foul on a clear scoring opportunity. Initially booked, after the VAR review the referee decided to extract the red card, leaving the Giallorossi numerically inferior. From that moment on, the match was reversed, with the Romans trying to keep the draw, but getting crushed in their own half of the pitch. After a crossbar hit at the end of the first half, in the second half the hosts took the lead with the Argentine Taborda, who took advantage of a double error by the Pisilli-Ghilardi duo. A blackout that kept the fans in suspense, until, ten minutes from the end, Ziolkowski entered the penalty area perfectly, scoring a very heavy goal. Below are the race report cards.
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