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Roma suffers red card, falls to Porto in thrilling European clash
Porto, Portugal – FC Porto defeated AS Roma in a thrilling UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off match at the Estádio Do Dragão. The game, played on February 13th, 2025, was marked by tension and numerous yellow cards, culminating in the sending off of Roma’s Bryan Cristante.
Despite having less possession (43%), Roma put up a fight, registering 15 shots (4 on target). Zeki Çelik put the Italians ahead just before half-time (45′), but Porto responded with a goal from Fábio Moura in the 67th minute to level the score. Cristante’s red card in the 73rd minute shifted the momentum of the game, leaving Roma a man down and hindering their attacking capabilities.
FC Porto, with 57% possession and 12 shots, looked more dominant throughout the match. Discipline was lacking on both sides, with a total of 11 yellow cards and one red card issued. Roma accumulated 6 yellows and 1 red, while Porto received 3 yellows. The referee for the match was Tobias Stieler from Germany.
Substitutions as roma: at minute 40 T. Baldanzi came in and P. Dybala went out., at minute 46 S. El Shaarawy came in and A. Saelemaekers went out., at minute 46 N. Pisilli came in and M. Kone went out., at minute 67 M. Soule came in and L. Pellegrini went out., at minute 75 L. Paredes came in and A. Dovbyk went out.
Substitutions fc porto: at minute 63 None came in and R. Mora went out., at minute 63 F. Vieira came in and A. Varela went out., at minute 75 Danny Namaso came in and Otavio went out., at minute 86 D. Gul came in and Samu went out., at minute 87 Zaidu came in and F. Moura went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
FC Porto
AS Roma
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