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40% Ball Possession VIKTORIA PLZEN and 60% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Viktoria Plzen 1 – 1 AS Roma 
11′ Marek Bakos 4′ Diego Perotti (pen)
AS Roma ending with an away draw in the UEFA Europa League Group Stage, Matchday 1, at the Doosan Arena in Plzen, Czech Republic at 19:00. AS Roma are playing in Group E. The Roman gladiators grabbing a golden point.
| Europa League Group “E” Standing | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FK Austria Wien |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 AS Roma |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 FC Viktoria Plzeň |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 FC Astra Giurgiu |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
Source: uefa.com
- Roma play in Europa League for first time since competition’s inaugural 2009/10 season.
Great start for AS Roma. Referee Ruddy Buquet giving a penalty to AS Roma in the 3rd minute conceded by Viktoria Plzen defender Ales Mateju after a foul on Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy inside the penalty area. It’s Diego Perotti to convert the penalty with a right footed shot defeating goalkeeper Petr Bolek in the bottom left corner.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Ouch! Viktoria Plzen equalizing the score in the 11th minute. It is forward Marek Bakos to score defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Alisson with a headed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Martin Zeman with a cross.
Here is VIKTORIA PLZEN official starting lineup by coach Pivernik:
VIKTORIA PLZEN (4-4-2): Bolek; Matějů, Hejda, Hubník, Limberský; Kopic, Hořava, Kaçe, Zeman; Ďuriš, Bakoš.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Manolas, Fazio, Juan Jesus; Gerson, Paredes, Nainggolan; Perotti, El Shaarawy, Iturbe.
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- Stats. Here are the last 3 games of VIKTORIA PLZEN: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 10/09/16 | 1.L | Slovan Liberec – Viktoria Plzen | 1:2 | 6 | |||
| 28/08/16 | 1.L | Viktoria Plzen – Slavia Prague | 3:1 | 5 | |||
| 23/08/16 | UCLQ | Viktoria Plzen – Ludogorets | 2:2 | QR4 |
- Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 11/09/16 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria | 3:2 | 3 | |||
| 03/09/16 | CFG | Roma – San Lorenzo | 2:1 | ||||
| 28/08/16 | SA | Cagliari – Roma | 2:2 | 2 |
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
2016 – 2017 UEFA Europa League
Group Stage, Matchday 1
Viktoria Plzen 1 – 1 AS Roma
Thursday 15 September 2016
Doosan Arena
Plzen, Czech Republic
19:00
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (FRA)
Assistant referees: Frédéric Cano (FRA) and Guillaume Debart (FRA)
Fourth Official: Eric Danizan (FRA)
Additional assistant referees: Tony Chapron (FRA) and Amaury Delerue (FRA)
Goals: 4′ Diego Perotti (R) (pen), 11′ Marek Bakos (V)
Official lineups – formations:
VIKTORIA PLZEN (4-4-2): Bolek; Matějů, Hejda, Hubník, Limberský; Kopic, Hořava, Kaçe, Zeman; Ďuriš, Bakoš.
Subs: Sváček, Baránek, Kovařík, Poznar, Krmenčik, Řezník, Petržela
Coach: Pivernik.
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Manolas, Fazio, Juan Jesus; Gerson, Paredes, Nainggolan; Perotti, El Shaarawy, Iturbe.
Subs: Szczęsny, Vermaelen, Florenzi, Strootman, Totti, Salah, Džeko.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.