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44% Ball Possession LUDOGORETS and 56% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Ludogorets 2 – 1 AS Roma 
72′ Cauly Oliveira Souza 86′ Eldor Shomurodov
88′ Nonato
👉🏆 Three and a half months after the triumph in the Conference League, Roma plunged back into the cup with bitterness. Not the ideal debut. AS Roma lost the 2022 UEFA Europa League Matchday 1 defeated by Ludogorets on Thursday 8 September 2022. The Giallorossi wasted too many opportunities, hit the post with Mancini and were punished by goals from Cauly and Nonato. Belotti does not sting, Shomurodov’s momentary equalizer.
José Mourinho’s Giallorossi came out beaten 2-1 by Ludogorets, winner of the last 11 Bulgarian championships, but at series of victories in Europe from 18 consecutive games (excluding preliminaries) until tonight. Mourinho, who had a record of 7 out of 7 victories against Bulgarian teams, thus fails to redeem the debacle in the league against Udinese and finds himself facing the first moment of real difficulty of the season.
Is there an excuse for this defeat? Well, considering that Roma shows up without Tammy Abraham, Karsdorp, Stephan El Shaarawy, Kumbulla, Zaniolo, Wijnaldum and Darboe. We might say, yes. The duo Paulo Dybala and Andrea Belotti did not work wonders tonight.
Roma scored the equalizer goal for the 1-1 in the 86th minute. Eldor Shomurodov defeated Ludogorets goalkeeper Sergio Padt with a headed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
Sadly, in the 88th minute, Nonato scored the winner goal for Ludogorets Razgrad with a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Rick with a cross. In any case, Forza Roma.
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Shomo!!
#ASRoma #LudogoretsRoma pic.twitter.com/vIHcCJhqZb— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) September 8, 2022
AS Roma official starting lineup against Ludogorets
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Roma fans standing firm for the Giallorossi.
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Photo via twitter.com/asromaen
Photo via twitter.com/asromaen
Photo via twitter.com/asromaen
2022 – 2023 UEFA Europe League
Group Stage – Group C
Matchday 1
Ludogorets 2 – 1 AS Roma
Thursday 8 September 2022
Ludogorets Arena
Razgrad,Bulgaria
21:00
Referee: Craig Pawson (ENG)
Assistant referees: Lee Betts (ENG) and Ian Hussin (ENG)
Fourth official: Robert Jones (ENG)
Video Assistant Referee: Darren England (ENG): Peter Bankes (ENG)
Goals: 72′ Cauly Oliveira Souza (L), 86′ Eldor Shomurodov (R), 88′ Nonato (L)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Lineup LUDOGORETS (4-2-3-1): Padt; Cicinho, Witry, Verdon, Nedyalkov (c); Piotrowski, Cafumana (76′ Nonato); Tekpetey, Cauly, Despodov (70′ Rick); Thiago
Subs: Sluga, Terziev, Gropper, Dimitrov, Cafumana, Yankov, Kelyovluev, Thiago, Nonato, Rick, Delev.
Coach: Simundza
Lineup AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Svilar; Mancini (75′ Volpato), Smalling, Ibañez; Celik (67′ Spinazzola), Cristante (75′ Bove), Matic (75′ Camara), Zalewski; Dybala, Pellegrini (c); Belotti (67′ Shomurodov)
Subs: Rui Patricio, Boer, Viña, Spinazzola, Tripi, Camara, Bove, Shomurodov, Volpato
Coach: José Mourinho