In Stats: 10 numbers from game in Manchester

Here are 10 numbers from Roma’s Europa League semi-final first leg defeat against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

1

This was Roma’s first away defeat in the knockout stages of this season’s UEL (W3, L1) and only second on their travels in the 2020-21 competition so far (W5, L2).

2

The Giallorossi have found the back of the net twice in each of their four away leg ties since the end of the group stages; scoring twice away to Sporting Braga, Shakhtar Donetsk, Ajax and Manchester United.

3

Lorenzo Pellegrini successfully converted his third penalty of the season and fourth out of five as a Roma player, while also becoming the first Roma player to both score and claim an assist in a European knockout game since Daniele De Rossi did so in the 2017-18 Champions League quarter finals against Barcelona.

4

Edin Dzeko has now scored in four of his five appearances in the knockout stages of this season’s Europa League competition.

8

His first half effort was Dzeko’s eighth in 10 career appearances against Manchester United and sixth in five outings at Old Trafford.

11

Edinson Cavani bagged his 10th and 11th goals versus Roma in 13 games, with nine of those coming in his last six fixtures against the Giallorossi.

17

A total of 17 games had passed at Old Trafford since United conceded twice or more at home in the Europa League before Roma’s first half double.

50

Chris Smalling made his 50th Roma start in all competitions against the side he won this competition with in 2017.

1997

United haven’t lost a home leg of a semi-final in European competition since Borussia Dortmund clinched a 1-0 victory in Manchester in the last four of the Champions League in 1997.

2010

Roma are the first Italian side to score two or more times at Old Trafford since AC Milan did so in the UCL back in February 2010.