Roma trash Brighton 4-0 at Olimpico in the 1st leg

AS Roma humiliated Brighton 4-0 at Stadio Olimpico as the strong performance of the Wolves continues after Daniele De Rossi replaced Jose Mourinho, and the Italian club started playing attacking and beautiful football – contrary to what they did under Mourinho.

Leandro Paredes provided a phenomenal assist in the 13^th minute to Paulo Dybala that left the Argentinian alone against the Seagulls’ goalkeeper, and he scored the 1^st goal in the match.

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An outstanding first leg performance! 🤩#ASRoma | #RomaBrighton | #UEL pic.twitter.com/bXvXyXapfz

— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 7, 2024

The English team defender made a huge mistake near the end of the 1^st half, and Romelu Lukaku secured the ball, went inside the penalty area, and netted to double his team’s lead in the 43^rd minute.

The Seagulls had a few chances during the 1^st 45 minutes but Roma’s goalkeeper Svilar saved them all.

🟡🔴 Daniele De Rossi has 7 wins, 2 draws (both in Europa League, then won on penalties) and 1 defeat (vs Inter) in his first 10 games as Roma manager.

26 goals, 11 conceded. 🇮🇹

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Fantastic performance tonight. pic.twitter.com/XSTDi2b4dD

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 7, 2024

In the 64^th minute, Gianluca Mancini netted after a phenomenal lofted pass from Stephan El Shaarawy to make the home side lead by 3 goals.

Only 4 minutes later, AS Roma lead became 4 goals Bryan Cristante headed the ball into the Brighton’s net after brilliant assist from Stephan El Shaarawy.

A side in form!

Among big-five European league teams, only Arsenal, Man City & Liverpool have scored more goals in their last 10 games than AS Roma!#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/k8JMEXZVlE

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) March 7, 2024

That victory means that the Seagulls would need a miracle in the 2^nd leg to eliminate the Wolves from the 1/8 finals of the Europa League and advance to the round of 8.