In the 21st minute, the Ukrainian had a good chance to score a goal, but slipped.
“Roma” of Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk defeated “Athletic Bilbao” in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the 2024/25 Europa League . The meeting at the “Stadio Olimpico” in Rome ended with a score of 2:1 .
Dovbyk entered the field in the starting lineup and played 71 minutes, after which he was replaced by Eldor Shomurodov.
In the 21st minute, the Ukrainian had a good opportunity to score a goal – after a pass from a teammate from his own half of the field, Artem beat the defender, but slipped when he kicked the goal with his right foot.
The first half of the game passed without any goals. At the start of the second half of the match, the Spanish club opened the scoring – Iñaki Williams scored in the 50th minute.
The Italian team quickly equalized – in the 56th minute, Angelino scored an accurate strike.
In the 86th minute, the Basques were left with one man down – Yeray Alvarez received a second yellow card and was sent off.
In the 90+4th minute, Claudio Ranieri’s team snatched victory – Shomurodov scored the decisive goal.
Roma vs. Athletic Bilbao Match Review
The return match between Athletic Bilbao and Roma will take place on Thursday, March 13, at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao.
The winner of the Roma-Athletic match will play the winner of the Fenerbahce (Turkey)-Rangers (Scotland) match in the Europa League quarter-finals.