At dawn on Thursday (12), Roma, coached by Giacomo Moleno, narrowly defeated Leverkusen, commanded by Shabi Alonso, 1-0 in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final at their own stadium in a tightly contested match. The match between the coach and his pupil ended in a temporary victory for Moleno's side. Roma's goal was scored by a young player, Edoardo Pauw, who at the age of 20 years and 350 days, became the youngest player in Roma's history to score a goal in a European quarterfinal.
Molenu, who is the coach of former Real Madrid player Shabi Alonso, played against him for the first time as a manager, and the two warmly embraced before the match. The two teams were evenly matched in this match and the winner was not decided until the 63rd minute. Eduardo Pauw, who has been on the rise recently, managed to break through in the middle of the field and passed the ball to Tammy Abakian, but Tammy Abakian's shot was parried away by the opposing goalkeeper. However, Eduardo Pauw did not give up and arrived in time to add to the score, helping Roma take a 1-0 lead in the first leg.
After the match, Molenu spoke highly of his team's performance: the honor of this victory belongs entirely to the players, who showed excellent mental qualities, strong determination and sense of responsibility in the match to reward the fans' support. In fact, it was a very tough game, and the players' excellent performance won the first round.
