Race blocked at the Joseph Marien in Brussels between Union Saint Gilloise And Rome after the first 45 minutes: a very difficult challenge for the Giallorossi, who almost never managed to assert their presumed technical superiority over the home team, who were in large parts much more dangerous than the guests. Worth noting is an interesting attempt by Baldanzi in the 12th minute, but the Italian playmaker’s conclusion is too central and Moris can clear it without risk. The Belgian team responds: on the free kick taken by Vanhoutte, Sykes stands out ahead of Mancini, but fails to find the target.
In the final, Niang shoots towards the near post defended by Svilar. The Serbian goalkeeper is not surprised, deflecting a corner kick. The last chance of the first half was created by Mancini with a header in the penalty area which however ended up slowly in the hands of the home goalkeeper.
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These are the teams for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise-Roma, a match valid for the fourth round of the Europa League:
UNION SG (3-5-2): Moris; Mac Allister, Burgess, Sykes; Niang, Khalaili, Vanhoutte, Sadiki, Machida; Ivanovic, Fuseini.
Available: Chambaere, Imbrechts, Rasmussen, Van de Perre, Kabamgu, Ait El Hadj, Rodriguez, Boufal, Berradi, Leysen.
Coach: Sebastien Pocognoli.
ROME (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Cristante, Angelino; Celik, Koné, Le Fée, El Shaarawy; Pellegrini, Baldanzi; Shomurodov.
Available: Marin, Ryan, Dovbyk, Abdulhamid, Hummels, Paredes, Soulé, Dybala, Zalewski, Pisilli, Sangare.
Coach: Ivan Juric.