Braga hosts AS Roma in the first leg of the Europa League 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, February 18th at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga)
Despite several changes of the coach, Braga managed to win the cup and climb to the third place in the Primeira standings in the previous season. In the new draw, not everything was good at first, but now Carlos Carvalhal's charges have gained a good pace. They are still struggling to retain the title - in the first cup semifinal leg, they tied with Porto at home (1:1). As for the championship, Braga earned 13 out of 15 possible points in the last five rounds. The Archbishops shared them only with the same Dragons and gained a foothold in third place. Even Benfica is lower! Well, now the maximum attention is for the Europa League. Braga managed to outrank AEK and Zorya Luhansk in the group round, having gained four victories over them. The games with Leicester ended in a 0-4 away defeat and a 3-3 home draw.
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Roma will have to divide its attention between 2 tournaments. The Wolves, like many Italians, will most likely devote more energy to the local championship, Serie A. After a couple of unsuccessful seasons, AS Roma has a real chance to return to the top four. Moreover, after a 3-0 victory over Udinese (Veretout scored a double, and Pedro determined the final score after the pass from Dzeko) Paulo Fonseca's charges are holding the 3rd position. But such serious contenders as Lazio, Napoli, and Atalanta are very close to the Wolves, and Juventus will definitely not be satisfied with the 4th position either. The Portuguese understands that this season has become his last chance to prove himself in Italian football (especially considering the recent problems in the locker room, first of all with Dzeko). And he will not be forgiven for one more absence from the Champions League. On the other hand, Roma also wants to prove itself in the European Cup. How will the coach distribute the load among the players?
Braga and Roma quite often play in European Cups, and, as a rule, they get into the playoffs of tournaments. But before that, they had never closed their paths on the football pitch. In this pair, Roma is expected to be the favorite. But for now, it's worth understanding what motivation the Italians have. Therefore, we recommend betting on neutral Over 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.5 goals scored
