Bologna won as a visitor against Roma 4-3, with a 5-4 aggregate score in the match played today at the Olympic Stadium for the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg. According to the Argentine News Agency, the visiting goals were scored by forwards Jonathan Rowe, Federico Bernardeschi from a penalty, Santiago Castro, and Nicolo Cambiaghi. For the home team, defender Evan N'Dicka and forwards Donyell Malen from the penalty spot, and Lorenzo Pellegrini scored. With the win, and having drawn 1-1 in the first leg, the blue and red team advanced to the quarter-finals of Europe's second most important football tournament, where they will face Aston Villa. Bologna opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a long pass that allowed Castro to control and assist Rowe, who finished from the edge of the area into the left corner of Mile Svilar's goal. In the 31st minute, a corner to the far post enabled N'Dicka's diving header to level the match. However, with time almost up, Federico Bernardeschi executed a penalty with a low left-footed shot to put Bologna back in front. In the 12th minute of the second half, Rowe pressed high, won the ball, and assisted the Argentine Santiago Castro on the right flank, who unleashed a powerful, running strike that entered the right corner of Mile Svilar's goal. Roma was awarded another penalty in the 23rd minute of the second half, which Malen converted with a low, effective shot with his right foot. The home side could have forced extra time with a goal in the 34th minute of the second half when Pellegrini received the ball on the edge of the area and struck a left-footed shot into the far corner of Federico Ravaglia's goal. In the 20th minute of extra time, a through pass from attacker Thijs Dallinga set up Nicolo Cambiaghi on the left, whose strike hit the post before becoming the seventh goal of the match.
