Nicolo Zaniolo and substitute Stephan El Shaarawy both scored in the second half when Roma progressed with minimal effort.
Published: August 27, 2021 3:11 PM |
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PARIS: Jose Mourinho’s Roma entered the group stage with a 3-0 second leg win over Trabzonspor at the Stadio Olimpico of the Europa Conference League.
The Italian team scored an overall win of 5-1 to secure their place in the draw on Friday and to give Mourinho the third win in a row since he took office Bryan Cristante’s goal in the 20th minute put the draw out of reach for the Turkish guests.
Nicolo Zaniolo and substitute Stephan El Shaarawy both scored in the second half when Roma advanced with minimal effort.
The French Klub Rennes also won 3: 1 against Rosenborg in Norway for an overall success of 5: 1.
Maximilian Wittek’s brace helped Dutchman Vitesse Arnhem in the overall standings with 2: 1 and 5: 4 against Ande rlecht, while FC Copenhagen defeated Sivasspor 5-0 after a 2-1 first leg win in the Danish capital.
Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar reached the group stage of a European competition for the first time and beat Riga in extra time.
In the Europa League play-offs, Fenerbahce prevailed 6-2 against HJK and won 5-2 in Finland, while Rapid Vienna won Zorya Luhansk 3-2 after last week’s 3-0 first leg win in Ukraine.
Scottish giant Celtic beat AZ Alkmaar 3-2 on aggregate despite losing in the Netherlands.
Kyogo Furuhashi’s brilliant start to life in Glasgow since signing Kashima Antlers continued went on with his seventh goal for Celtic.
On the night before half-time, AZ took the lead again, but a 2-1 defeat was enough for Celtic to start the new era under Ange Postecoglou after an impressive start to the season since taking office The former Australian coach gave another boost.
Steven Gerrard’s Rangers also made it into the group stage and defeated Alashkert 1-0 in the general standings after a goalless draw in Armenia.
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