The possible opponents of Rome

After the championship phase, for theEuropa League The time has come for the playoffs. Today, Friday 31 Januarythe 16 clubs that closed the initial part of the tournament with a placement between the 9th and 24th place in the standings, will know the opponents to face in the playoffs. Among these is Roma, who after the success in the last game against Eintracht Frankfurt will have to pass through i playoff To disconnect the pass for the round of 16.

The possible opponents of Rome

Meanwhile, it must be said that today’s draw does not concern, at least directly, Lazio. The biancocelesti closed the championship phase in first place and will therefore stage the round of 16. The teams that closed with a placement from 9th to 16th will be the standard heads, those classified from the 17th to the 24th the non -standard heads. The standard heads clubs, in couples, will be drawn against the non -seeded clubs, always in couples, in this way: Club 9 or 10 against Club 23 or 24, Club 11 or 12 against Club 21 or 22 and so on.
As for Roma, there are two possibilities for playoff coupling: Ferencvaros or Porto.

The possible derby in the round of 16

At the end of the playoffs (it will be played on 13 and 20 February), there will be a new draw (February 21). Here the top eight teams of the championship phase will enter the scene for the round of 16, including the Lazio. The curiosity is that, for the biancocelesti, among the possible couplings there is precisely the one with Roma, for an unpublished European derby. Baroni’s team will be able to fish one of one between: Rome, Plzen, Ferencvaros and Porto.

Where to see the Europa League draw

The Europa League draw ceremony will begin today at 13 Italians And it will be broadcast live from the UEFA headquarters in Nyon. The draw will be visible in clear on Tv8but also on Sky e Amazon Prime Video for subscribers. Then there is the possibility to follow him in streaming on the website of Tv8, on the app SkyGo, su NOW, Prime Video and finally su UEFA.tv.