Game is over and the final score is Ludogorets 2-1 Roma. Here is the match report.

2022/2023 UEFA Europa League

2-1

Match Report

Roma suffered a shock defeat to Ludogorets to open their Europa League campaign, as Eldor Shomurodov’s temporary equaliser was immediately wiped out by Nonato.

Former Cagliari winger Kiril Despodov immediately sprinted away from Gianluca Mancini and tried to roll it across for Tekpetey, but it flashed just past him and the far post.

Roma were unlucky on a couple of corners when Lorenzo Pellegrini forced a save at the back post, then moments later Mancini’s header bounced off the upright.

Paulo Dybala’s strike was charged down and then he sent Pellegrini through for a lob just over the bar, while Piotrowski tested Svilar from distance.

It was Ludogorets who took the lead when Cauly cut inside from the right and a run by Igor Tiago created a canyon through the centre of the Roma defence, so he could sweep in past Svilar relatively undisturbed.

Eldor Shomurodov came off the bench and equalised, using his head to simply guide the Pellegrini cross from the by-line in.

However, moments later Ludogorets restored their advantage with substitute Nonato, whose little shimmy sent Roger Ibanez to ground and created the gap for the angled drive.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

32' Save from Mile Svilar

35' OFF THE POST!

51' Yellow Card! A. Nedyalkov booked

67' Yellow Card! J. Piotrowski booked

71' GOAL! Ludogorets 1-0 Roma (Cauly)

82' Pellegrini's shot stopped by goalkeeper

85' GOAL! Ludogorets 1-1 Roma (E. Shomurodov)

87' GOAL! Ludogorets 2-1 Roma (Nonato)

Line-ups

Ludogorets XI: Cicinho, S. Padt, A. Nedyalkov, K. Despodov, Cauly, A. Witry, O. Verdon, J. Piotrowski, B. Tekpetey, Show, Igor Thiago

Subs: S. Delev, I. Plastun, G. Terziev, S. Sluga, Nonato, M. Tissera, T. Dimitrov, I. Yordanov, D. Gruper, Rick, P. Georgiev, D. Hristov

Roma XI: Matic, Smalling, Dybala, Cristante, Belotti, M. Çelik, Pellegrini, Mile Svilar, G. Mancini, Ibanez, N. Zalewski

Subs: Patricio, Spinazzola, E. Shomurodov, Camara, Vina, P. Boer, E. Bove, F. Tripi, Cristian Volpato