Our prediction for this Europa League match:
AS Roma will be aiming to record their first win in the 2024/2025 Europa League campaign when they face Dynamo Kiev at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday. The Romans suffered a heart-breaking loss to Inter at the weekend, but their display in the Serie A derby was anything but poor. Argentina ace Paulo Dybala returns to the starting XI after coming as a substitute in a shocking 1-0 loss to Elfsborg, while both Stephen El Shaarawy and Alexis Saelemaekers remain in the recovery room.
The Ukrainians, on the other hand, do not seem to be competitive in the new Europa League campaign, with the team losing to both Lazio (0-3) and Hoffenheim (0-2) in the first two rounds and seeing that Roma have turned their Stadio Olimpico into a real fortress, home win should be considered. In their last meeting in a competitive match (Champions League, 2007) Roma outplayed Dynamo Kiev 4-1.
Highlighted Team (AS Roma):
AS Roma is a professional football club based in Rome. Roma were founded by a merger in 1927 and they play in the Italian Serie A. Roma’s fiercest rivals are Lazio and it has to be noted that both capital clubs play their home games at Stadio Olimpico. The two local rivals face each other in the Derby della Capitale, which is considered one of the most exciting derbies in the world of football.
The Giallorossi (The Yellow and Reds) have won three Serie A titles (1941/1942, 1982/1983, 2000/2001), while winning nine Coppa Italia trophies. The colour of Roma’s shirts is imperial purple with a golden yellow trim. A number of top-class footballers were part of Roma in the past, but Francesco Totti is undisputedly the club’s biggest legend.The Prince of Rom made his 601 appearances for Roma on 14 May, 2016 when the Giallorossi recorded a 3-1 win over Milan at Stadio San Siro.