On the morning of May 12, the first leg of the 2022-2023 Europa League semi-finals officially ended without any team gaining a clear advantage in the race for a ticket to the final.
Juventus had a big advantage when playing at home at Allianz Stadium to welcome Sevilla but had to struggle to get a 1-1 draw.
Federico Gatti, who came off the bench, shone with a goal in the 90+7 minute to equalize for Juventus after Sevilla had taken the lead through Youssef En-Nesyri in the first half.
With this result, Sevilla has a slight advantage as they will play the second leg at home. However, the chance of reaching the Europa League final this season is still equal for both teams.
In the remaining match, another Italian representative, AS Roma, had a minimal 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen at home at Olimpico Stadium to temporarily gain a slight advantage before the away match in Germany in the second leg.
Edoardo Bove was the one who scored the only goal to bring victory to coach Jose Mourinho's team.
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| Bove (left) celebrates scoring against Leverkusen. Photo: asroma.it |
At 20 years and 360 days, Bove is the youngest Roma player to score in a European Cup semi-final. Bove started his career at Boreale Donorione before joining Roma's youth team in 2012. In November 2020, he extended his contract until 2024 and was promoted to the first team regularly by Mourinho last season.
After the match, coach Mourinho said his student had improved his ability to control his emotions after playing in the last two seasons: "It's my job to help players mature, but I also know that to become such a good person, Bove really must have a great family behind him."
With the results in the first leg, the two second legs of the Europa League semi-finals promise to be very tense as the opportunities are still divided equally among the teams.
According to the schedule, the two second leg semi-final matches will take place at dawn on May 19.
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