Bologna – AS Roma: an all-Italian scrap for a Europa League quarter-final 
Stadio Renato Dall’Ara hosts a Thursday night showdown between two Serie A rivals. Bologna and AS Roma are fighting for a ticket to the Europa League quarter-finals. The winner will meet Lille or Aston Villa next. The hosts earned their spot through the playoffs and have momentum. Roma come to Emilia-Romagna after qualifying directly from the group stage. It’s two Italian sides taking the fight beyond their borders.
Bologna’s European run faces a real test 
Vincenzo Italiano’s squad are enjoying a rare purple patch in Europe. Wins over SK Brann pushed their unbeaten run on the continent to nine matches. One more positive result and they’d erase a record that’s stood since 1967. Trouble is, the domestic form isn’t as shiny. A 2-1 loss to Hellas Verona slammed the brakes on their league climb. Twelve points separate them from tonight’s opponents in Serie A, so this tie is massive — they’re banking on it to rescue the season and keep European nights alive.
Gian Piero Gasperini’s continental know-how 
Roma are licking their wounds after a surprise 2-1 defeat to Genoa that dented their Champions League hopes. Gasperini, though, knows how to steady the ship. He’s got the toolkit for knockout football — he even lifted this trophy recently with Atalanta. The numbers favour Roma in first-leg ties: they’ve won the opening match in six of their last eight continental last-16 affairs. Add a 1-0 win over Bologna earlier this season and confidence is ticking up.
Likely line-ups
Bologna : Skorupski ; Zortea, Lucumi, Vitik, Mario ; Ferguson, Freuler, Moro ; Bernardeschi, Castro, Rowe
Roma : Svilar ; Ziolkowski, Ndicka, Ghilardi ; Celik, Cristante, Kone, Wesley ; Pisilli, Zaragoza ; Malen
Football Tips Bologna vs Roma
Under 2.5 goals
Roma have the experience to handle knockout pressure. Gasperini knows the opponent’s strengths and weak spots and will set up to control the tie.
Bologna have been exceptional in Europe these past months. Playing at home, they’ll want to stretch that unbeaten run in front of their crowd.
Expect a cautious first leg. Coaches won’t throw the kitchen sink at this straight away — tactical caution should set the tempo.
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