FC Porto will host AS Roma on Thursday for the first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoff ahead of the Round of 16 in the knockout stages. The winning side of the tie can potentially meet Lazio in the next round,

Their reward for topping the Europa League standings in the opening phase will be a last-16 tie against either Viktoria Plzen, Ferencvaros, Porto or Roma; the latest odds on football betting sites rate Lazio 7/1 favourites to win UEFA’s second-tier club competition this season.

Porto and Roma, two of the pre-season favourites to win the Europa League, draw the first leg of their knockout-phase play-off.

AC Milan will host AS Roma on Wednesday in the quarterfinal of the 2024-25 Coppa Italia and the winning side of the tie will face either Inter or Lazio for a potential Derby della Madonnina or della Capitale in the semifinals.

Roma and Lazio have both confirmed their changes to their UEFA squad lists for the remainder of the 2024-25 Europa League campaign. Teams are allowed to make changes to their squad lists at the mid-way stage of UEFA competitions. A maximum of three players can be added to the ‘A’ list, and an unlimited number can be removed.

Roma start Paulo Dybala and Artem Dovbyk upfront, but are missing their mid-season signings for the Europa League play-off with Samu Omorodion Aghehowa’s FC Porto.It kicks off at the Estadio do

While Roma's Europa League campaign never quite reached the same depths of despair as their domestic duties last fall, the Giallorossi found themselves fighting for a playoff spot on the final day of the League Phase.