UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON

MATCH PRESS KITS

Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu -
Cluj-Napoca
Thursday 26 November 2020
21.00CET (22.00 local time)
CFR 1907 Cluj AS Roma
Group A - Matchday 4
Last updated 13/11/2020 14:21CET

Previous meetings 2
Match background 4
Team facts 6
Match-by-match lineups 8
Legend 10

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Previous meetings
Head to Head
UEFA Europa League
Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers
Mkhitaryan 2, Ibañez
05/11/2020 GS AS Roma - CFR 1907 Cluj 5-0 Rome 24, Mayoral 34, 84,
Pedro Rodríguez 89

UEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers
L. Traoré 88; Borriello
08/12/2010 GS CFR 1907 Cluj - AS Roma 1-1 Cluj-Napoca
21
Mexès 69, Borriello
28/09/2010 GS AS Roma - CFR 1907 Cluj 2-1 Rome
71; Rada 78

UEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers
Y. Koné 30; Brighi 11,
26/11/2008 GS CFR 1907 Cluj - AS Roma 1-3 Cluj-Napoca
64, Totti 23
Panucci 17; Culio 27,
16/09/2008 GS AS Roma - CFR 1907 Cluj 1-2 Rome
49

Home Away Final Total

Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA
CFR 1907 Cluj 2 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 5 12
AS Roma 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 1 12 5
CFR 1907 Cluj - Record versus clubs from opponents' country
UEFA Europa League
Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers
28/11/2019 GS SS Lazio - CFR 1907 Cluj 1-0 Rome Correa 24
Deac 41 (P), Omrani
19/09/2019 GS CFR 1907 Cluj - SS Lazio 2-1 Cluj-Napoca
75; Bastos 25

UEFA Europa League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers
CFR 1907 Cluj - FC 0-3 Guarín 22, 45+2,
21/02/2013 R32 Cluj-Napoca
Internazionale Milano agg: 0-5 Benassi 89
FC Internazionale Milano - CFR
14/02/2013 R32 2-0 Milan Palacio 20, 87
1907 Cluj

AS Roma - Record versus clubs from opponents' country

UEFA Europa League
Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers
08/12/2016 GS FC Astra Giurgiu - AS Roma 0-0 Bucharest
Strootman 15, Fazio
29/09/2016 GS AS Roma - FC Astra Giurgiu 4-0 Rome 45+2, Fabrício 47
(og), Salah 55

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UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers
0-0
03/10/1984 R1 FCSB - AS Roma Bucharest
agg: 0-1
19/09/1984 R1 AS Roma - FCSB 1-0 Rome Graziani 73

Home Away Final Total

Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA
CFR 1907 Cluj 4 1 1 2 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 6 7 19
AS Roma 5 4 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 3 1 17 5

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Match background
Having beaten CFR Cluj comprehensively at the Stadio Olimpico to move clear at the top of Group A, Roma should
go into their re-match with the Romanian champions full of confidence.
• Roma took a very early lead against CFR on Matchday 3, through Henrikh Mkhitaryan's header, and eventually
cruised to a 5-0 win – their biggest in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final – with Spanish striker Borja
Mayoral contributing a double. It was their opponents' first defeat in the section, leaving them level with Young Boys
on four points – three fewer than Roma and three more than fourth-placed CSKA-Sofia.
Previous meetings
• CFR have fond memories of their first meeting with Roma as it was the club's very first UEFA Champions League
fixture, on Matchday 1 of the 2008/09 season, and they beat their Italian hosts at the Stadio Olimpico 2-1. Roma,
however, won the return in Romania 3-1 and also got the better of CFR when the clubs were paired again in the
competition's group stage two years later, winning 2-1 at home and drawing 1-1 away. In both campaigns Roma went
through to the round of 16 while CFR went out.
• CFR's only victory in four home games against Italian opposition came in the most recent, on Matchday 1 of last
season's UEFA Europa League, when they came from behind to beat Roma's city rivals Lazio 2-1. Their record before
that was D1 L2.
• Roma have never lost in Romania, though three of their four matches there have been draws, two of them goalless.
The only win is that 3-1 success against CFR 12 years ago.
Form guide
CFR
• CFR completed a hat-trick of Romanian league titles in 2019/20, making it six in all, while also enjoying a club-record
16-match European campaign that began in the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round and ended in the
UEFA Europa League round of 32, where they provided stiff opposition for Sevilla, going out to the eventual winners
only on the away goals rule (1-1 h, 0-0 a).
• Having lost seven of their first eight fixtures in the UEFA Europa League proper, in 2009/10 and 2012/13, CFR
recorded 12 points to finish runners-up in their group last season behind Celtic. Ousted from this season's UEFA
Champions League on penalties by Dinamo Zagreb in the second qualifying round after a 2-2 home draw, they
subsequently beat the champions of Sweden (Djurgården 1-0 away) and Finland (KuPS 3-1 at home) to reach the
UEFA Europa League group stage for the third time.
• Penalty shoot-outs aside, CFR are unbeaten in their last seven European home games (W4 D3). They won all three
in last season's UEFA Europa League group stage, against Lazio, Rennes (1-0) and Celtic (2-0), before drawing 1-1
against Young Boys on Matchday 2.
Roma
• Roma finished fifth in Serie A last term to qualify for the UEFA Europa League group stage for the second season
running and fourth time in all. Paulo Fonseca's side were defeated 2-0 by eventual winners Sevilla in last season's
round of 16, which remains the furthest the club has gone in the competition – though they were UEFA Cup runners-
up in 1990/91.
• The Giallorossi's third participation in the UEFA Europa League group stage, like the previous two, resulted in
qualification for the knockout phase, although unlike in 2009/10 and 2016/17 they did not top their group, finishing
second to İstanbul Başakşehir despite beating the Turkish club home (4-0) and away (3-0). Their only other European
win last season was 1-0 at home to Gent in the first leg of the round of 32 (1-1 a).
• Roma's 2-1 win at Young Boys on Matchday 1 was only their second victory in their last eight European matches
outside Rome (D2 L4). Their overall away record in the UEFA Europa League group stage, however, is W4 D4 L2,
with wins in the two most recent fixtures.
Links and trivia
• Roma striker Edin Džeko is one game away from his 100th appearance in UEFA club competition. The Bosnia and
Herzegovina international has scored 41 goals in his 99 European matches.
• CFR coach Dan Petrescu has a strong connection to Italy. He spent three seasons there as a Serie A player (Foggia
1991–93, Genoa 1993/94) and played both the first and last of his 95 matches for the Romanian national side against
Italy.
• CFR's two Croatian players have both spent time in Italy; midfielder Damjan Djoković with Monza, Cesena, Bologna,
Livorno and Spezia, and striker Gabriel Debeljuh with Torino, Piacenza, Mantova and Este.
• Jakub Vojtuš, CFR's Slovakian forward, spent three years in Milan at youth level with Internazionale, winning the
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prestigious Primavera title in 2011/12.

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Team facts
CFR 1907 Cluj
Formed: 1907
Nickname: Feroviarii (Railwaymen)
UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: (2005)
Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)
League title: 6 (2020)
Romanian Cup: 4 (2016)
Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise)
2019/20: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs)
2018/19: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League second qualifying round)
2017/18: did not take part in UEFA competition
2016/17: did not take part in UEFA competition
2015/16: did not take part in UEFA competition
2014/15: third qualifying round
2013/14: did not take part in UEFA competition
2012/13: round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)
2011/12: did not take part in UEFA club competition
2010/11: UEFA Champions League group stage
Records
UEFA club competition
• Biggest home win
5-0: CFR v Alashkert
16/08/18, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg
• Biggest away win
1-4: Vėtra v CFR
26/06/05, UEFA Intertoto Cup first round second leg
• Heaviest home defeat
0-4: CFR v Bayern München
03/11/10, UEFA Champions League group stage
• Heaviest away defeat
5-0: Roma v CFR
05/11/20, UEFA Europa League group stage
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
• Biggest home win
5-0: CFR v Alashkert (see above)
• Biggest away win
0-2 twice, most recently v CSKA-Sofia
22/10/20, group stage
• Heaviest home defeat
0-3: CFR v Internazionale
21/02/13, round of 32 second leg
• Heaviest away defeat
5-0: Roma v CFR (see above)

AS Roma
Formed: 1927
Nickname: Giallorossi (Yellow and Reds)
UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)
• European Cup: (1984)
• UEFA Cup: (1991)
Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)
League title: 3 (2001)
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Italian Cup: 9 (2008)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise)
2019/20: round of 16
2018/19: UEFA Champions League round of 16
2017/18: UEFA Champions League semi-finals
2016/17: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs)
2015/16: UEFA Champions League round of 16
2014/15: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League group stage)
2013/14: did not participate in UEFA competition
2012/13: did not participate in UEFA competition
2011/12: play-offs
2010/11: UEFA Champions League round of 16
Records
UEFA club competition
• Biggest home win
7-0 twice, most recently v Gorica
28/09/00, UEFA Cup first round second leg
• Biggest away win
1-7: Gent v Roma
06/08/09, UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg
• Heaviest home defeat
1-7: Roma v Bayern München
21/10/14, UEFA Champions League group stage
• Heaviest away defeat
7-1: Manchester United v Roma
10/04/07, UEFA Champions League quarter-finals second leg
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
• Biggest home win
7-0 twice, most recently v Gorica (see above)
• Biggest away win
1-7: Gent v Roma (see above)
• Heaviest home defeat
0-3: Roma v Fiorentina
19/03/15, round of 16 second leg
• Heaviest away defeat
3-0: Karlsruhe v Roma
15/10/96, second round first leg

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Match-by-match lineups
CFR 1907 Cluj
UEFA Champions League - First qualifying round
(19/08/2020)
Floriana FC 0-2 CFR 1907 Cluj
Goals: 0-1 Cestor 53, 0-2 Golofca 90+7
CFR 1907 Cluj: Bălgrădean, Burcă, Deac, Pereira (83 Sušić), Chipciu (89 Golofca), Hoban, Camora, Paulo Vinícius,
Cestor, Itu (66 Luís Aurélio), Rondón

Second qualifying round

(26/08/2020)
CFR 1907 Cluj 2-2 GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Goals: 0-1 Gojak 14, 1-1 Pereira 64, 1-2 Kastrati 78, 2-2 Debeljuh 90+3
Penalties: Petković 0-1 , Paulo Vinícius 1-1 , Leovac 1-2 , Đoković 2-2 , Ademi 2-3 , Rondón 3-3 , Stojanović 3-4 ,
Sušić 4-4 , Gojak 4-4 (missed) , Golofca 4-4 (missed) , Dilaver 4-5 , Deac 5-5 , Gvardiol 5-6 , Boli 5-6 (missed) , Deac
0-0 (missed)
CFR 1907 Cluj: Bălgrădean, Burcă (82 Sušić), Đoković, Deac, Pereira (68 Golofca), Boli, Debeljuh, Chipciu (46
Rondón), Bordeianu (23 Itu), Camora, Paulo Vinícius

UEFA Europa League - Third qualifying round

(24/09/2020)
Djurgårdens IF 0-1 CFR 1907 Cluj
Goals: 0-1 Paulo Vinícius 55
CFR 1907 Cluj: Bălgrădean, Burcă, Păun (89 Pereira), Đoković, Omrani (86 Debeljuh), Deac, Sušić, Bordeianu,
Camora, Paulo Vinícius, Rondón (93 Hoban)

Play-off
(01/10/2020)
CFR 1907 Cluj 3-1 KuPS Kuopio
Goals: 1-0 Rondón 5, 2-0 Debeljuh 42, 3-0 Rondón 56, 3-1 Udoh 90+1
CFR 1907 Cluj: Bălgrădean, Burcă, Păun (86 Hoban), Đoković, Deac (77 Pereira), Sušić, Debeljuh (83 Omrani),
Bordeianu, Camora, Paulo Vinícius, Rondón

Group stage
Group A
Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
AS Roma 3 2 1 0 7 1 7
BSC Young Boys 3 1 1 1 5 3 4
CFR 1907 Cluj 3 1 1 1 3 6 4
PFC CSKA-Sofia 3 0 1 2 0 5 1

Matchday 1 (22/10/2020)
PFC CSKA-Sofia 0-2 CFR 1907 Cluj
Goals: 0-1 Rondón 53, 0-2 Deac 74 (P)
CFR 1907 Cluj: Bălgrădean, Burcă, Păun (83 Pereira), Đoković, Deac (78 Chipciu), Sušić, Debeljuh (87 Vojtuš),
Hoban, Camora, Paulo Vinícius, Rondón (87 Cârnaţ)
Matchday 2 (29/10/2020)
CFR 1907 Cluj 1-1 BSC Young Boys
Goals: 1-0 Rondón 62, 1-1 Fassnacht 69
CFR 1907 Cluj: Bălgrădean, Burcă, Păun (79 Pereira), Đoković, Deac (63 Chipciu), Sušić, Debeljuh (46 Omrani),
Hoban (79 Itu), Camora, Paulo Vinícius (14 Manea), Rondón
Matchday 3 (05/11/2020)

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AS Roma 5-0 CFR 1907 Cluj

Goals: 1-0 Mkhitaryan 2, 2-0 Ibañez 24, 3-0 Mayoral 34, 4-0 Mayoral 84, 5-0 Pedro Rodríguez 89
CFR 1907 Cluj: Bălgrădean, Manea, Đoković, Deac (46 Pereira), Ciobotariu, Sušić (78 Latovlevici), Debeljuh (67
Cârnaţ), Hoban, Camora, Itu (46 Păun ), Rondón (89 Joca)
Matchday 4 (26/11/2020)
CFR 1907 Cluj-AS Roma
Matchday 5 (03/12/2020)
CFR 1907 Cluj-PFC CSKA-Sofia
Matchday 6 (10/12/2020)
BSC Young Boys-CFR 1907 Cluj

AS Roma
UEFA Europa League - Group stage
Matchday 1 (22/10/2020)
BSC Young Boys 1-2 AS Roma
Goals: 1-0 Nsame 14 (P) , 1-1 Bruno Peres 69, 1-2 Kumbulla 74
AS Roma: Pau López, Karsdorp (46 Spinazzola), Cristante, Juan Jesus (70 Lorenzo Pellegrini), Pedro Rodríguez (59
Mkhitaryan), Villar (59 Veretout), Fazio, Mayoral (59 Džeko), Kumbulla, Carles Pérez, Bruno Peres
Matchday 2 (29/10/2020)
AS Roma 0-0 PFC CSKA-Sofia
AS Roma: Pau López, Cristante, Smalling (57 Juan Jesus), Villar, Fazio, Mayoral (70 Džeko), Kumbulla, Carles
Pérez (75 Lorenzo Pellegrini), Bruno Peres, Spinazzola (46 Karsdorp), Mkhitaryan (46 Pedro Rodríguez)
Matchday 3 (05/11/2020)
AS Roma 5-0 CFR 1907 Cluj
Goals: 1-0 Mkhitaryan 2, 2-0 Ibañez 24, 3-0 Mayoral 34, 4-0 Mayoral 84, 5-0 Pedro Rodríguez 89
AS Roma: Pau López, Ibañez (60 Smalling), Cristante (73 Milanese), Villar, Veretout (46 Pedro Rodríguez), Fazio,
Mayoral, Kumbulla, Bruno Peres, Spinazzola (46 Juan Jesus), Mkhitaryan (46 Lorenzo Pellegrini)
Matchday 4 (26/11/2020)
CFR 1907 Cluj-AS Roma
Matchday 5 (03/12/2020)
AS Roma-BSC Young Boys
Matchday 6 (10/12/2020)
PFC CSKA-Sofia-AS Roma

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Legend
Competitions
Club competitions National team competitions
UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship
ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup
UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup
UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals
UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals
SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship
UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship
ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship
U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship
U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship
WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup
WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship
Competition stages Other abbreviations
F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties
GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal
3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty
R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate
R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances
SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition
R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn
R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth
1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time
round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against
2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a
PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin
Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won
PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked
Tournament tournament goal L: Lost
Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality
cards) N/A: Not applicable
f: Match forfeited
Statistics
-: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced
*: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted
Squad list
D: Disciplinary
*: Misses next match if booked
S: Suspended
QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers
UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current
matchday
UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only
UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying
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