A magnificent display displayed by Roma against their current UEFA Conference League campaign nemesis Bodø/Glimt. A confident 4-0 win that secured qualification to the semi-finals of the tournament.Jose Mourinho’s men defeated the Norwegian Champions 5-2 on aggregate and tonight was Nicolo Zaniolo’s night at the Stadio Olimpico. Italian entertained the home crowd with a hat-trick thus extending Roma’s unbeaten home record to six matches in the competition.Roma got off to the perfect start in the capital of Italy. As the Giallorossi are looking to take a significant step toward their first piece of European silverware since 1961, they needed only five minutes to take the lead via Tammy Abraham. Former Chelsea striker continued to enhance his fearsome reputation since arriving in the Italian capital – after Nikita Khaykin had failed to hold Lorenzo Pellegrini’s cross, Abraham instinctively caressed the ball into an unexposed net.Powerless visitors kept on watching Roma continue their dominance – things went from bad to worse for the Norwegians in the 23rd minute when Zaniolo took full advantage after a magnificent team move. It involved Abraham and Pellegrini, it ended up with Zaniolo who clinically netted the ball behind Khaykin to give Roma an all-important lead on aggregate.Despite the return of Ola Solbakken from injury, Bodo seemed lost and Zaniolo took advantage to score his second of the evening six minutes later. The Italy international cumulated a scintillating counter-attacking move from a Bodø corner, exquisitely lifting the ball over an advancing Khaykin to send the stadium roaring. What a way to celebrate being recalled to the starting eleven.Inside four minutes of the second half Bodø’s dream of a first-ever semi-final appearance in a UEFA competition was shattered. It was that menace Zaniolo again, completing his hat-trick with a venomous strike into the top right-hand corner.The man of the evening received a standing ovation on the hour-mark when he was withdrawn from the pitch. Mourinho replaced him as a precaution as Zaniolo appeared to have picked up another injury. And for the remainder of the second period, Roma remained untroubled by their overwhelmed visitors.Bodø suffered their first defeat in 38 matches but they will come back even hungrier as they will re-enter the spectrum of European football for the first qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League in July.Tonight’s end result extended Roma formidable recent record ahead of their last four clash against Leicester City.EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUEQuarter-final, second legThursdayPSV – Leicester 1-2 (1-0) /first leg 0-0//Zahavi 27 – Maddison 77, Pereira 88/PAOK – Olympique Marseille 0-1 (0-1) /first leg 1-2//Payet 34/Slavia Prague – Feyenoord 1-3 (1-1) /first leg 3-3//Traore 14 – Dessers 2, 59, Sinisterra 78/Roma – Bodo/Glimt 4-0 (3-0) /first leg 1-2//Abraham 5, Zaniolo 23, 29, 49/***odds are subject to change
