Porto travel to face AS Roma in the second leg of their Europa League play-off tie this evening.
The contest is in the balance after a 1-1 draw at the Estádio do Dragão a week ago, while history is on Porto’s side. Porto have progressed from all three previous ties against Roma, though must earn a positive result in the Italian capital tonight.
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At the weekend, Martín Anselmi’s side won 1-0 at Farense to end a run of five games without a win in the Primeira Liga. A challenging domestic campaign leaves Porto third in the table, six points behind leaders Sporting Lisbon.
Roma head into the clash in superior domestic form. Veteran coach Claudio Ranieri has steadied the ship and the Serie A side are unbeaten in seven league games. However, Roma must cope without the suspended Bryan Cristante and Alexis Saelemaekers tonight.
Porto vs Roma – Predicted lineup and team news
Porto team news
New head coach Anselmi handed rest to several senior players for the weekend win at Farense. Alan Varela and Samu Aghehowa are among those set to be recalled to the team this evening.
The latter has struggled for form of late but has scored five goals in the Europa League this season. Only two players – Ayoub El-Kaabi and Barnabás Varga – have netted more.
Porto remain without Martim Fernandes and Marko Gruijic through injury.
Porto predicted lineup
Porto predicted XI: Costa; Djalo, Perez, Otavio; Mario, Eustaquio, Varela, Moura; Pepe, Viera; Aghehowa
When is Roma vs Porto?
Roma host Porto in the Europa League on Thursday 20th February 2025. Kick-off at the Stadio Olimpico is 17:45 GMT.
What TV channel is Roma vs Porto?
The match will be shown live on TNT Sports in the UK.
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