{"id":24379,"date":"2026-02-27T18:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/europa-league-round-of-16-italy-derby-draw-between-roma-and-bologna\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T18:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T18:04:08","slug":"europa-league-round-of-16-italy-derby-draw-between-roma-and-bologna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/27\/europa-league-round-of-16-italy-derby-draw-between-roma-and-bologna\/","title":{"rendered":"Europa League round of 16, Italy derby draw between Roma and Bologna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK, Switzerland (AP) &#8211; The Italian derby between Roma and Bologna was tied Friday in the Europa League round of 16, leaving another Serie A team out of the championship race after a tough week for the club.<\/p>\n<p>It won&#8217;t be easy for the winner of the two-part series, which will be played on March 12th and 19th, as their next opponents in the quarter-finals will be either Aston Villa or Lille.<\/p>\n<p>The strong half of the draw also includes the Round of 16 pairings, Stuttgart vs. Porto and Nottingham Forest vs. Midtjylland. <\/p>\n<p>Italian soccer is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Inter Milan<\/span> and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">juventus<\/span> Atalanta will be withdrawn from the Champions League against lower-ranked opponents this week, leaving Atalanta as the only team left in the round of 16 of Serie A, which includes six English clubs. <\/p>\n<p>atalanta <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">painted on friday<\/span> Against Bayern Munich. <\/p>\n<p>Roma manager Gian Piero Gasperini <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">won the Europa League<\/span> Two years ago at Atalanta.<\/p>\n<p>The new Europa League format that began last season saw 36 teams compete in a single-place league format, followed by a tennis-style final tournament, allowing teams from the same country to play each other at any point during the knockout stage. <\/p>\n<p>Previously, domestic derbies were only possible from the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Both Spanish clubs are in the top half of the Europa League. Celta Vigo will host the first leg against Lyon, while Real Betis will first face Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of Celta vs. Lyon will advance to the quarter-finals against Genk or Freiburg.<\/p>\n<p>Ferencvaros or Braga will wait for the winner of the match between Panathinaikos and Betis.<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s draw gave Europa League spots to the final, which will be played on May 20 at Besiktas&#8217; home stadium in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/europa-league-round16-draw-villa-roma-bologna-5cd1526904d1687f40f9421e3ad037f8\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, Switzerland (AP) &#8211; The Italian derby between Roma and Bologna was tied Friday in the Europa League round of 16, leaving another Serie A team out of the championship race after a tough week for the club. 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