Roma (4-2 pens) 1-1 Feyenoord: Svilar saves two penalties in dramatic shoot-out as Serie A outfit progress

Nicola Zalewski struck the winning penalty as AS Roma booked their spot in the UEFA Europa League last 16 with a shoot-out victory over Feyenoord after the second leg of their play-off clash finished 1-1 at the Stadio Olimpico.

The Giallorossi prevailed 4-2 on spot kicks after goalkeeper Mile Svilar saved from both David Hancko and Alireza Jahanbakhsh, despite a surprising miss from Romelu Lukaku.

Roma had been favourites to progress on home turf after Lukaku rescued a 1-1 draw in the first-leg in Holland, but it was the visitors who silenced a partisan home crowd when Santiago Gimenez’s rapid reactions saw him divert an improvised finish into the back of the net on just five minutes.

Lorenzo Pellegrini quickly restored parity with a sumptuous curler 10 minutes later before the match lapsed into something of a stalemate with both sides struggling to generate openings.

Extra time was inevitable and Lukaku went close to winning it in the 120th minute before the lottery of penalties saw Svilar's heroics send Daniele De Rossi’s side into Friday’s draw for the last 16.

There was so little to choose between the teams and Feyenoord’s staunch defence had threatened to make it third time lucky against the Italian favourites.

Indeed, UEFA Europa Conference League final heartache two seasons ago was followed by a quarter-final loss to Roma last term too, meaning these two teams know all about it each other and perhaps the familiarity is why they cancelled each other out.

It was nervy times for De Rossi, but he continues to lead Roma on an upward trajectory since taking over from Jose Mourinho, with a deep run in this competition and improvements in their Serie A form key objectives in the remainder of the season.

Mile Svilar (AS Roma). The home shot stopper had little to do in the match itself but he came up trumps with two huge saves in the shoot-out to turn it in his team’s favour.

AS ROMA: Svilar 9, Karsdorp 7, Mancini 7, Llorente 7, Spinazzola 7, Cristante 7, Paredes 7, Pellegrini 7, Dybala 7, Lukaku 6, El Shaarawy 6. Subs: Zeki Celik 6, Aouar 6, Ndicka 6, Zalewski 6, Baldanzi 6, Angelino 6,

FEYENOORD: Wellenreuther 8, Geertruida 7, Beelen 8, Hancko 8, Nieuwkoop 7, Wieffer 7, Timber 7, Hartman 8, Stengs 6, Gimenez 7, Paixao 6. Subs: Ivanusec 7, Zerrouki 7, Minteh 7, Ayase 6, Jahanbakhsh n/a.

05’ – GOAL! – AS Roma 0-1 Feyenoord: ( Feyenoord lead 2-1 on aggregate). Santiago Gimenez appears to steer the ball home via his shoulder/arm after Quilindschy Hartman's low ball from the left deflected back into his path.

14’ – FEYENOORD CHANCE! It's almost two. Mats Wieffer blows away two defenders to surge through on goal, but he can’t find the finish to beat Mile Svilar.

15’ – GOAL! – AS Roma 1-1 Feyenoord: (It’s 2-2 on aggregate). That's a beauty! Pellegrini takes a touch just outside the area and bends a delightful shot into the far corner.

120’ – AS ROMA CHANCE! Lukaku finally gets his moment but his low drive from the right side of the box is brilliantly tipped past the far post by Wellenreuther. The forward then flashes a header wide from the resulting corner.

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