Both sides are heading into the match on the back of league-wins at the weekend, with the hosts thrashing Floresti 5-1 in the Moldovan National Division, while Jose Mourinho's side secured a scintallating 7-0 Serie A-victory over Empoli.
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Last season’s beaten finalists, AS Roma will kickoff their 2023-24 UEFA Europa League campaign away to Sheriff Tiraspol at Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena on Thursday. The visitors lost out to Sevilla on penalties in last edition’s showdown at Puskas Arena and will be bidding to go all the way this time around. Meanwhile, both sides are heading into the match on the back of thumping league-wins at the weekend, with the hosts thrashing Floresti 5-1 in the Moldovan National Division, while Jose Mourinho’s side secured a scintallating 7-0 Serie A-victory over Empoli.
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— FC Sheriff (@FotclubSheriff) September 19, 2023
Roma earned a spot in the group stage of the Europa League courtesy of securing a sixth-place finish in the 2022-23 Serie A. Nevertheless, Mourinho’s men have made a mixed start to their 2023-24 Italian top flight campaign, recording one win, one draw and two defeats from their opening four games so far. Giallorossi secured their first victory of the season against Empoli last time out courtesy of scoring seven goals at Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. Paulo Dybala scored either side of Renato Sanchez’s 8th-minute effort and Alberto Grassi’s 35th-minute own goal, while the likes of Bryan Cristante, Romelu Lukaku and Gianluca Mancini also registered. Having progressed beyond the group phase in their last five appearances in the Europa League, Little Cubs will be confident about reaching the last-16 without much fuss this time around.
Sheriff, on the other hand, have never progressed to the last-16. The Moldovan outfit lost the Champions League preliminary against Maccabi Haifa and came through the Europa League qualifying to make their sixth group stage appearance in the Europa League. The Wasps got the better of BATE Borisov and KI Klaksvik to join Roma, Servette and Slavia Prague in Group G. Meanwhile, the Yellow and Blacks have made a strong start to their Moldovan National Division-title defence, recording four wins and a defeat from their opening five league games so far. Roberto Bordin’s side secured a dominant victory over Floresti last time out thanks to one goal each from Amine Talal, Peter Ademo, Alejandro Artunduaga, Luvannor Sousa Silva and Jerome Mbekeli. Having won six of their last ten outings across all competitions, Sheriff will fancy their chances against a strong Roma side marshalled by one of the greats Mourinho.
Sheriff Tiraspol probable starting lineup: Koval, Zohouri, Garananga, Tovar, Artunduaga, Ademo, Ngom Mbekeli, Talal, Vardar, Ricardinho, Luvannor
Roma probable starting lineup: Svilar, Mancini, Llorente, Ndicka, Karsdorp, Bove, Paredes, Cristante, Zalewski, El Shaarawy, Lukaku
Sheriff Tiraspol
| Opponents | Score |
| Floresti | 5-1 (W) |
| Klaksvik | 2-1 (W) |
| Milsami | 2-0 (L) |
| Klaksvik | 1-1 (D) |
| Dacia Buiucani | 5-0 (W) |
Roma
| Opponents | Score |
| Empoli | 7-0 (W) |
| AC Milan | 1-2 (L) |
| Verona | 2-1 (L) |
| Salernitana | 2-2 (D) |
| Partizani | 2-1 (W) |
The UEFA Europa League fixture between Sheriff Tiraspol and Roma will take place at Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
| Sheriff Tiraspol vs Roma | Key Details |
| Date | September 21 |
| Venue | Bolshaya Sportivnaya Arena |
| Kickoff time in Moldova | 7:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:45 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:15 pm |
The live telecast of the UEFA Eurpoa League matches in India will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream the game through Sony LIV and Jio TV. Meanwhile, football fans in Italy can catch the match on DAZN, Sky go Italia, Sky Sport 252, NOW TV and Sky Sport Uno. In Moldova, the live telecast of the match will available on My TV.
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