
Roma v Brighton: Europa League last 16, first leg – live
Europa League updates from the 5.45pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | Why not mail John with your thoughts Six changes to the Brighton team from the side that lost 3-0 to Fulham on Saturday. Up front it’s Danny Welbeck, with Evan Ferguson benched. Simon Adingra and key midfielder Pascal Gross are in, as are Billy Gilmour, Facundo Buonanotte and centre-back Igor. Decent attacking lineup from Roma: Romelu Lukaku alongside Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy. Chris Smalling is on the bench. No matter that Brighton have gone three games without a win and come into the Europa League last‑16 tie with several absences through injury including their star winger Kaoru Mitoma. It is their manager who is the visitors’ main attraction, although De Zerbi rejected his opposite number Daniele De Rossi’s description of him as “a genius” when he held court at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...