With the second round of the UEFA Cup knockout playoffs back on, Roma will face Feijano on their home turf in a battle of life and death. With a 1-1 draw in the first leg, both sides are equally matched, and in this rematch, both sides will undoubtedly be more cautious and try to avoid mistakes, so as not to let the cooked ducks fly away.
Looking back at the four recent meetings between these two teams, the total number of goals scored has been 2 or less in all of them, with three of them even lower than 2 goals, so it might be more prudent to choose a median of 2.5 goals as a betting strategy for this match. (The action will be live at 4am this Friday!)
Roma were underdogs in the first half, and only managed to force a draw thanks to striker Lukaku's second-half goal. However, the Belgian international has not been in the best of form, having previously been in a goal drought and criticized by the media and fans. In the last league match, he failed to break his goal drought even against the weaker Fessin Lonnie, and was eventually replaced by coach De Roos in the first half. Since Di Ross took over at the end of January, Roma have won 4, drew 1 and lost 1 of their 6 official matches, but most of the opponents were weaker teams. Roma immediately met their Waterloo when they faced Inter Milan, the top of the Serie A table, and failed to gain an advantage in the UEFA Cup match against Feijano. Therefore, it is not easy for Roma to score in this match.
