Fiorentina party, Conference round of 16 just a step away. Roma slows down, tough for E. League round of 16

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Fiorentina-Genk 2-1, Servette-Roma 1-1

Two Italian teams engaged in European matches with kickoff at 9 p.m: to end with a smile è Fiorentina, which beating Genk 2-1 secured a chance to draw in the last round to clinch the Conference Leagu round of 16; Roma, on the other hand, did not go beyond the 1-1;1-1 against Servette and, while confident of making it through Europa League Group G, will have to wait for the final whistle on the final day to see if it can advance directly to the round of 16 or face a playoff against one of the "relegated" teams from the Champions League.

As for the Viola, the match at the 'Franchi' against the Belgians seemed to take a turn for the worse at the tail end of the first half when Kayembe beat Christensen on the way out to make it 1-0, but in the first half recovery Martinez Quarta made it 1-1 after a back-and-forth in the box and in the final, in minute 82', Nico Gonzalez completed the comeback by converting from the penalty spot the penalty kick awarded for Sadick’s foul on Kayode.

In Geneva, however, Roma could not keep up with Slavia Prague, victorious in the final against Sheriff (3-2), and had to settle for a point on Swiss soil. For the Giallorossi, the lead signed on 21'by Lukaku, who effectively ended an action inspired by a serpentine move by Llorente, was not enough: on 50'Bedia scored the equalizing goal, on an assist from Stevanovic.

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