Roma advanced to the Europa League semi-finals by defeating their Serie A counterparts AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico.
Gianluca Mancini broke the deadlock for the hosts just 12 minutes into the game, followed by Paulo Dybala doubling Roma’s advantage 10 minutes later, securing a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Daniele de Rossi’s team found themselves reduced to 10 men following Mehmet Zeki Celik’s reckless challenge on Rafael Leao.
Despite a late consolation goal from Matteo Gabbia, Roma held on to their lead.
Defender Mancini capitalized on Lorenzo Pellegrini’s shot rebounding off the post to slot home the opener.
Paulo Dybala extended Roma’s lead with an exquisite lob over Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan.
Tammy Abraham, the English forward recently returning from an ACL injury, substituted Romelu Lukaku in the 28th minute.
Roma’s next challenge in the Europa League will be against Bayer Leverkusen, who advanced past West Ham United in the quarter-finals.
