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Riccardo Calafiori’s second half goal was the 18-year-old’s first of his career in senior professional football.
2
Jean-Pierre Nsame is the only player to score against Roma in Europe this season, with his first half strike adding to his opener in the reverse fixture.
3
The Cameroon international’s goal ended Roma’s run of three European clean sheets in a row, while Borja Mayoral’s equaliser - his third Europa League goal of the season - made him only the second non-Italian after Edin Dzeko to score three or more goals for Roma in the group stages of a single European campaign.
4
Victory means Roma have won four out of their first five group games of a European season for the first time in the club’s history.
5
Paulo Fonseca named all five of his first team Spaniards against Roma’s Swiss visitors, with Pau Lopez, Borja Mayoral, Pedro, Carles Perez and Gonzalo Villar in the Giallorossi starting XI.
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Fonseca has never lost at home in Europe as Roma coach, with this his fourth European win at the Stadio Olimpico in his seven continental matches without a loss (W4, D3).
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Of Roma’s 12 Europa League goals this season, they have had 10 different scorers with Calafiori and Dzeko joining Roger Ibanez, Marash Kumbulla, Mayoral (3), Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pedro, Bruno Peres and Jordan Veretout on the list - completed by Gabriel Debeljuh’s own-goal for Cluj last week.
11
Roma are now unbeaten in their last 11 home games (W8, D3) in all competitions.
12
Dzeko extended his record as Roma’s all-time leading UEL goalscorer with his 12th strike in the competition for the Giallorossi.
2009
This was Roma's third successive victory in the Europa League, making it the first time since December 2009 that they have won three UEL games on the bounce.
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