Roma suffer, take risks and in the end manage to establish the balance with Bodoe-Glimt who had slapped them violently in Norway in the first leg. The team wisely led by Kjetil Knutsen, twice in the lead, this time was nailed on par (2-2), risking a lot: good and lucky (incredible a Mancini pole a few centimeters from the goal), the Norwegians were also rewarded by the Greek referee Papapetrou – who did not see two possible penalties – and benefited from a couple of interventions by the Haikin goalkeeper, always reactive when called into question.
José Mourinho, to redeem the heavy defeat of the first leg, sees something again and in defense he relies on Cristante, paired with Mancini. It is Zaniolo, however, after 2 ‘who shows up near Haikin who anticipates him at the exit. Rui Patricio’s double intervention on Botheim a minute later was much more complicated. After a shot by Abraham, out, El Shaarawy – the best in the field – tries twice in the 24th minute: in the first case Sampsted puts in a corner, in the second circumstance the goalkeeper Haikin is saved again in a corner, but with the help of the pole. Just before the break, Solbakken – with a very powerful and precise left-footed shot – beat Rui Patricio and gave the Norwegians the advantage. Roma suffers the blow and goes apnea, creating a lot of confusion in the setting phase of the maneuver.
Mourinho shuffles the cards again and returns to the field in the second half with Carles Perez and Villar, in place of Darboe and Mkhitaryan. Roma immediately miss a penalty, but at 9 ‘the usual El Shaarawy takes care of putting things back in place, with a right-footed parable that overtakes the visiting goalkeeper. But it did not last long, because at 19 ‘the Bodoe-Glimt went ahead again with the class 2000 Erik Botheim who, with his head, strikes Rui Patricio. Roma are not even lucky, claiming first for a possible second penalty, then hits the post with Mancini headed a few steps from the door. Incredible. Roma tries and tries again, despite lacking clarity, but is rewarded anyway and, after a great intervention by Haikin on a conclusion by El Shaarawy, draws with Ibanez, who heads in from a few steps. The ending is chaotic and, instead of giving the Giallorossi other chances, it rewards the grim defense of the Norwegians who remain at the top of the group, while the Giallorossi are always forced to chase.