The Roma vs Qarabag match for matchday 6 of the Champions League group stage, the last one, was played on Thursday, December 5th, at the Olympic Stadium. Roma won 1-0.
The only goal of the match was scored by Perotti (53') with a header almost on the goal line. With this result, the Italian team advanced to the round of 16 as the first of group C.
Roma vs Qarabag – incidents
90 min Final. Roma advances to the round of 16 and Qarabag is out of any tournament. They didn't even reach the Europa League.
53 min Goal by Perotti, goal by Roma with a header almost on the goal line. The Italian team secures their spot in the round of 16.
45 min The second half has started.
HALFTIME
45 min End of the first half. Scoreless at halftime.
30 min Roma can't break through Qarabag's defense after 30 minutes of play. If Atlético Madrid wins in London, Roma would be out.
0 min The first half has started.
Roma vs Qarabag – Lineups
Roma: Alisson, A. Kolarov, F. Fazio, K. Manolas, D. De Rossi, R. Nainggolan, K. Strootman, A. Florenzi, E. Džeko, D. Perotti, S. El Shaarawy.
Qarabag: I. Šehić, J. Rzeźniczak, M. Medvedev, E. Yunuszadə, Míchel, Ə. İsmayılov, Q. Qarayev, R. Almeyda, W. Guerrier, D. Ndlovu, M. Mədətov.
Stadium: Olympic.
Time: 02:45 p.m. (Peruvian time).
Channel: FOX Sports 3.
Roma vs Qarabag – Preview
Roma faces the match at the Olympic Stadium against last-placed Qarabag as the second place in group C, with 8 points, behind Chelsea, who has 11 points, and with a two-point advantage over Atlético Madrid, who is in third.
Eusebio Di Francesco, coach of the Italian team, knows that Tuesday's match can be difficult and took as an example Qarabag's performance at Atlético Madrid's field, where they drew 1-1 despite playing with ten men for more than half an hour.
"We face a team that did well away from home, like in Madrid, where they were winning despite being with ten men. We have to respect them, although if we play to the fullest we can win," he said in a press conference.
To get the three points, Roma will rely on Diego Perotti, who has recovered from a muscle injury suffered last week, and also on Belgian player Radja Nainggolan, who rested in the league match against Spal de Ferrara on Friday.
The Roma vs Qarabag match will be played this Wednesday at the Olympic Stadium at 02:45 p.m. (Peruvian time) and will be televised by FOX Sports 3.