The Ukrainian forward received a yellow card and was substituted after the first half.
Italian Roma lost away to Dutch AZ Alkmaar in the match of the seventh round of the main stage of the Europa League season 2024/25. The match at the AFAS stadium in Alkmaar ended with a score of 1:0.
The hosts scored the only and winning goal of this match at the end of the second half. In the 80th minute, the scoring strike was made by Irish striker Troy Perrott.
Ukrainian forward of the Roman club Artem Dovbyk came out in the starting lineup and was replaced after the first half. In the 19th minute, the 27-year-old Ukrainian received a yellow card for hitting his opponent with his elbow and breaking his nose while fighting for the ball.
Review of the match “AZ Alkmaar” – “Roma”
After this match, Roma (9 points) is in 17th place in the overall standings of the main round of the Europa League. AZ Alkmaar (11 points) moved up to 14th position.
In the final round of the main stage of the Europa League, Claudio Ranieri's men will host Eintracht, and the Dutch team will meet Ferencvaros away. The matches will take place on January 30.
Recall that in the updated Europa League format, 36 clubs play in a single league, where they must play against eight different opponents (four home and four away matches). All tournament participants received two opponents from four different baskets.
The eight best teams of the main stage of the Europa League will reach the 1/8 finals. The clubs that take places from 9th to 24th in the overall standings will play paired play-off matches for a place in the 1/8 finals. The rest will finish their performance in European competitions.