In Stats: 10 numbers from first leg win over Shakhtar

1

Lorenzo Pellegrini’s opener was not only his first Europa League goal of the season - but also his first ever in the competition for Roma.

2

Pedro’s through ball that found Pellegrini to make it 1-0 was the Spaniard’s second UEL assist of the campaign.

3

Roma have won each of their last three knockout games in Europe, doing so for the first time since August 2009.

4

Pellegrini has scored four of his six goals in all competitions this season since calendars turned over into 2021.

5

Paulo Fonseca’s side have lost just one of their last eight in all competitions (W6, D1, L1) and kept five clean sheets during that run.

6

In making it 3-0 on the night Gianluca Mancini scored his sixth Giallorossi goal, five of which have been headers.

8

Roma have won their last eight knockout home games in European competitions, having lost five of their previous six.

10

Roma have now gone 10 games unbeaten at the Olimpico in Europe (W7, D3) and haven’t lost in either the Europa or Champions League since their defeat to Real Madrid in the latter back in November 2018.

14

The Giallorossi have bagged 14 UEL goals across their previous four European outings in the capital, all of which they have won.

677

Stephan El Shaarawy scored his first goal since rejoining Roma in January, 677 days since his last which came in a 1-1 draw with Genoa in Serie A on 5 March 2019.