In stats: 10 numbers from Ajax second leg

We’ve picked out 10 numbers from Roma’s 1-1 draw with Ajax at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday - a result that sees the Giallorossi reach the semi-finals of the Europa League.

1

Roma have booked their spot in the last four of the Europa League for the first time since the competition was rebranded ahead of the 2009-10 season.

4

Edin Dzeko’s fourth UEL goal of the campaign ended a run of four games without a goal since he found the back of the net in the 3-1 win over Braga in the last-32 stage of the competition.

6

The Giallorossi remain unbeaten at home in Europe this term from six matches at the Olimpico (W4, D2).

7

This was Roma’s seventh meeting against Dutch opposition (W2, D3, L2) and they have never lost to a Netherlands outfit in Rome (W1, D3).

11

Paulo Fonseca’s side have scored in 11 of their 12 UEL fixtures in 2020-21 so far, with their only blank in front of goal coming in the 0-0 draw with CSKA Sofia in October last year.

12

Roma have lost only one of their 12 Europa League matches this season, and have won eight of their last 10 games in the competition.

17

Roma have progressed in each of their last 17 two-legged European ties after taking a lead back to the Olimpico.

30

Dzeko’s equaliser was his 30th goal in European competitions as a Roma player.

2017

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was also on the right side of a meeting with Ajax in the 2017 Europa League final, where he scored the second in a 2-0 victory for Roma’s semi-final opponents Manchester United.

2018

Roma have progressed to an European semi-final for the first time since doing so in the 2017-18 edition of the Champions League, which was their first since their runners-up finish in the UEFA Cup in 1991.