Gloukh is booked now for preventing a quick free-kick being taken.
90' +2
Ibañez gets yellow.
Ibanez is cautioned for dissent for his protests at the referee giving a goal-kick to the hosts.
90'
The fourth official puts up his board and indicates there will be four minutes of additional time at the end of this match.
88'
N. Capaldo has scored a goal for Salzburg! Assist by S. Pavlović.
Can either team find a goal to put themselves ahead in the tie?
Pavlovic's delivery from the left was brilliant to allow Capaldo to nod Salzburg in front.
GOAL!!! Salzburg take the lead!!! Pavlovic works the space for a cross, and his pinpoint delivery finds the head of Capaldo. The midfielder's powerful header flies into the back of the net, giving Patricio no chance. The hosts lead 1-0 with what could end up being a massive goal in the tie.
86'
S. Koïta gets yellow.
Koita is yellow-carded for standing in the way of a Roma free-kick.
84'
S. Pavlović gets yellow.
Pavlovic is booked for bringing down Belotti, meaning he will miss the return leg.
82'
O. Gloukh enters the game and replaces L. Sučić.
S. Koïta enters the game and replaces N. Okafor.
Okafor makes way for Koita.
Gloukh comes on for Sucic.
80'
Mancini momentarily looks in pain on the turf as he grabs at his neck, but he is up and okay to continue.
78'
Dedic drills a low delivery across goal, but Smalling is well-placed to clear before any Salzburg player can tap home.
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76'
Adamu is left in a heap after a heavy tackle by Ibanez, but the referee rules it a fair challenge and waves play on.
74'
A. Belotti enters the game and replaces T. Abraham.
G. Wijnaldum enters the game and replaces L. Pellegrini.
Abraham comes off for Belotti up top for the visitors.
Pellegrini is replaced by Wijnaldum.
70'
Seiwald makes a vital interception to nick the ball away from Zalewski, who was charging towards goal at pace.
65'
Pellegrini whips a dangerous corner in, but Cristante's header is blocked behind before it can reach Kohn's goal. The second set-piece then comes to nothing.
63'
Will Jaissle's change up front make a difference?
60'
J. Adamu enters the game and replaces Fernando.
Fernando makes way for Adamu.
52'
Prior to Sucic's shot, Pellegrini was brought down in midfield. The Roma man needed some treatment afterwards, but he is now back up and playing.
50'
Sucic fires at goal from outside the box but it comes awkwardly off his foot, bounces off the ground and hits Fernando in an offside position.
46'
Z. Çelik enters the game and replaces P. Dybala.
Dybala makes way for Celik at the break.
The hosts get us back underway for the second half.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: SALZBURG 0-0 ROMA
45'
There will be two minutes of additional time at the end of this first half.
36'
The game has just hit a bit of a lull with both sides trying to probe for an opening. Can either team find a goal before the break?
32'
El Sharaawy was shaken up after that incident, but he is okay to continue and play resumes.
30'
Roma scream for a penalty after El Shaarawy collides with Gourna-Douath and goes down, but the referee waves away the protests.
28'
After a tricky opening period, the visitors have just started to pick the ball up in some more threatening areas as they look to bring a positive result back to the Stadio Olimpico for the second leg.
23'
A couple of attempts from range by Roma are blocked before they get close to troubling Kohn.
20'
El Sharaawy does well to win a free-kick and relieve some of the pressure the visitors have been under.
15'
The ball falls kindly for Fernando in the opposition box, but Roma's defence do well to get in the way of his shot.
8'
Sucic lets fly with an ambitious long-range effort, but it ends up going well over Patricio's crossbar.
5'
Matic clips the heels of Fernando in midfield, giving Salzburg a free-kick, though it comes to nothing as Sucic drags a shot well wide with the first attempt of the contest.
3'
It has been a cagey start as both teams try to settle into this big game.
1'
The visitors kick us off and we are underway!
The perennial Austrian Bundesliga champions hold a six-point lead at the top of their domestic league as they bid to win a 10th title in a row, and though they only won one of their Champions League group-stage matches, their third-placed finish in Group E earned them a spot in this round of the Europa League. They came close to lifting this trophy in 1994, but ultimately lost in the final to Italian giants Inter over two legs.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Europa League play-off first leg between Salzburg and Roma at the Red Bull Arena.
The visitors claimed their first European title in club history by winning the 2021-22 Europa Conference League, and won three of their Group C matches in this term's Europa League to finish second in the group and reach this stage. The Giallorossi have lost just one Serie A game since November, against runaway leaders Napoli, and sit fourth in the league to give them a great chance of qualifying for the Champions League for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign.
SALZBURG (4-3-1-2): Philipp Kohn; Amar Dedic, Oumar Solet, Strahinja Pavlovic, Andreas Ulmer; Nicolas Seiwald, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Nicolas Capaldo; Luka Sucic; Fernando, Noah Okafor.
SUBS: Alexander Walke, Maurits Kjaergaard, Jerome Onguene, Benjamin Sesko, Bernardo, Sekou Koita, Samson Baidoo, Ignace van der Brempt, Forson Amankwah, Oscar Gloukh, Chukwubuike Adamu, Adam Stejskal.
ROMA (3-4-2-1): Rui Patricio; Gianluca Mancini, Chris Smalling, Roger Ibanez; Nicola Zalewski, Bryan Cristante, Nemanja Matic, Stephan El Shaarawy; Paulo Dybala, Lorenzo Pellegrini; Tammy Abraham.
SUBS: Diego Llorente, Mehmet Zeki Celik, Rick Karsdorp, Mohamed Camara, Mile Svilar, Georginio Wijnaldum, Marash Kumbulla, Pietro Boer, Leonardo Spinazzola, Edoardo Bove, Cristian Volpato, Andrea Belotti.
The two teams make their way onto the pitch.
With a daunting trip to the Stadio Olimpico for the second leg, you would think Salzburg will be the side pressing to get their noses in front in the tie with a win here. They started the first half very well but faded as it went on. Can they come out in the second period with renewed vigour and secure a positive result before their trip to the Italian capital on February 23?
Thanks for joining us for live coverage of Salzburg's 1-0 victory over Roma in the first leg of their Europa League play-off match.
Salzburg have a lead to defend, but Roma will still fancy their chances of progressing to the last 16 with a strong performance back at the Stadio Olimpico on February 23. Both teams are in domestic action before then, with Salzburg facing WSG Tirol on Sunday while Roma host Verona.
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