La Real will face Roma in Serie A in the round of 16 of the Europa League. They will face the third in the League against the third in Serie A, where an open and even tie is expected. Mourinho’s side beat Salzburg in the round of 32 playoff, winning 1-0 in the first leg, but lost 2-0 in the Italian capital on Thursday night thanks to goals from Belotti and Dybala.
The first leg of this round of 16 will be played on March 9 at the Olímpico in Rome and the second leg will be held on March 16 at the Anoeta Stadium. A massive exodus of txuri urdin fans is expected in Rome, where the football coliseum has room for 72,698 spectators. Considering that UEFA regulation obliges the host to send 5% of its stadium seats to its rival, Real will have around 3,500 tickets for that duel over 13 days.
La Real have never faced Roma, who are the current Conference League champions, in European competition.
In the current edition of this tournament, the txuri urdin squad defeated Omonia Nicosia (2-1) and Sheriff de Tiraspol (3-0) at home and lost against United (0-1).
Mikel Ubarrechena, vice president of Real, is the txuri urdin representation in Nyon, where the draw for the round of 16 was held.
Source: La Verdad
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