FC Porto vs AS Roma LIVE
Uefa Champions League 2018-19 | Round of 16, second leg
Venue: Estadio do Dragao, Porto
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Kick-off: 8pm GMT, tonight
It is advantage AS Roma as the Serie A outfit travel to Portugal this evening for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against FC Porto.
Teenage midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo netted a brace in the first leg at the Stadio Olimpico to condemn Porto - unbeaten during the group stage - to a rare defeat, though Sergio Conceicao's side did grab an important away goal through Adrian Lopez.
It has been a disappointing domestic campaign for Group G runners-up Roma, who languish fifth in the Italian top-flight after a comprehensive 3-0 loss to Lazio in the Rome derby last weekend.
Porto, meanwhile, were knocked off the top of the Primeira Liga by Benfica following a 2-1 defeat to their biggest rivals at the Estadio do Dragao on Saturday.
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Porto vs Roma team news and lineups
FC Porto XI: Casillas; Felipe, Eder Militao, Pepe, Alex Telles; Danilo, Herrera; Otavio, Corona, Tiquinho; Marega
Subs: Vaná, Maxi, Hernâni, Brahimi, Adrián, Fernando Andrade, Óliver Torres
AS Roma XI: Olsen; Juan Jesus, Manolas, Marcano; Karsdorp, Nzonzi, De Rossi, Kolarov; Zaniolo, Dzeko, Perotti
Subs: Fuzato, Mirante, Santon, Florenzi, Cristante, Pellegrini, Schick, El Shaarawy
Score prediction: Porto 1-1 Roma
Porto boast a formidable home record, though will no doubt have been rocked by that potentially pivotal defeat to Benfica on their own patch.
It should be another evenly-matched contest and Roma, Champions League semi-finalists last season, are certainly enduring a lot of disappointment in Serie A, though they should have enough quality to defend their slender advantage and squeeze through.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
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Head to Head history and results (h2h)
The two sides have met on five occasions in Uefa competition, with Porto claiming two wins to Roma's one. There have been two draws.
Porto beat Roma 4-1 on aggregate in the Champions League play-off round in 2016-17 and 2-0 in the second round of the 1981-82 Cup Winners' Cup.
