AS Roma’s young midfielder Edoardo Bove was the matchwinner for his boyhood club as Jose Mourinho’s side defeated Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico to take a slender advantage into the second leg of their Europa League semi-final.
There was added spice going into the game, as Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso took his place in the dugout alongside his former manager Mourinho, who he played under for three seasons at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013.
Ad Despite the build-up, the first half lacked the goalmouth action that the buoyant Olimpico crowd craved, as both sides were only able to register a solitary shot on target each.
Serie ALukaku on target as Inter win to boost top-four hopes06/05/2023 AT 15:42 That effort on goal from Roma in the 17th minute was the closest that either team came to opening the scoring in the first period.