Last week ended with worry for Roma fans, as their match with Udinese was suspended after Evan Ndicka collapsed on the pitch, but the start of this week couldn’t be better. After a detailed examination, the Ivory Coast defender was sent home as he is completely healthy. Then another piece of great news arrived – Daniele De Rossi, brought in as an interim manager until the end of the season, will sign a long-term contract. And all that was topped with another great performance and another win, a double over the seven-time European champion AC Milan, which propelled Roma to their second semi-final in the Europa League in a row: Roma – Milan 2-1The second-placed team in Serie A suffered two defeats from Giallorossi in seven days, and combined with a 3-3 draw against relegation-threatened Sassuolo, they are in terrible form, with a derby against eternal rival Inter Milan looming. Coach Stefano Pioli is in no control of his team and cannot do anything to get them going. The guest allowed two goals after only 22 minutes, but when Zeki Celik got the straight red card soon afterwards, Rossoneri had 60 minutes to score at least one or two goals. But they are not PSG. Not only did they fail to use a one-man advantage, but they allowed Roma to have two mega-chances in the second half (Spinazzola and Abraham) with 10 men! Their only goal came too late (in the 85th minute). If they lose to Inter Milan over the weekend, Pioli is as good as gone.On the other hand, Roma continued its great display, this time in front of a packed Olympico and crushed Milan with two quick goals. First it was Mancini (again), who scored the only goal at San Siro and then Dybala scored a beauty in the bottom right corner for a 3-0 on aggregate. The Argentinian was a victim of Celik’s red card and had to come out, but Milan did absolutely nothing to scare Roma defenders, except to dominate possession, which was expected with a man more on the field. With this triumph, Giallorossi will face one of the favourites of the tournament – Bayer Leverkusen.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUEQuarterfinals – second legThursdayAtalanta – Liverpool 0-1 (0-1)/Salah (p) 6/Atalanta win 3-1 on aggWest Ham – Leverkusen 1-1 (1-0)/Antonio 13 – Frimpong 89/Leverkusen win 2-1 on aggOlympique Marseille – Benfica 1-0 (0-0) – in progress/Moumbanga 71/Roma – Milan 2-1 (2-0)/Mancini 12, Dybala 22 – Gabbia 85/Roma win 3-0 on agg
