Rome Falls toโ Lille as Verdonkโ and Team โขSurgeโข in Europa League
jakarta – Lille securedโ a critically โคimportant 1-0 victory against AS Roma atโ the Stadio โฃolimpicoโ in Rome, Italy, on Friday (October 3, 2025),โ bolstering their position and motivation in theโ Europa League. The win marks Lille’s โคsecond consecutive triumphโ in the โขcompetition, โsignaling โa strong โฃstart โขto theirโ European campaign.
This result is a pivotal moment for Lille, โdemonstratingโค their โcapability to compete withโข top-tier European teams and solidifying their ambitions โin โthe Europa League. Theโฃ victory placesโ them in a competitive position within Group โขF, alongsideโ other contenders, and sets the stage for crucial upcoming matches. For Indonesian fans,theโ performanceโฃ ofโ defender Calvin Verdonk โขadds a layer of โnational interest to Lille’sโข European journey.
hakon Arnar Haraldsson’s goal proved decisive โin the match, while Indonesian nationalโค team โคdefender Calvin Verdonk contributed a โsolid 70-minuteโข performance, earning โขa โคWhoscoredโข rating of 6.81. Roma’s attempts toโ equalize were thwarted, including aโ missed penaltyโ by Matias Soule, repeated โdue to aโฃ procedural error, โlate โขin the game.
With six points fromโ two matches, Lille currently occupies sixth place in the group standings based on goal difference.They previously defeated Brann to begin their Europa League campaign.
Lilleโ coach Bruno Genesio praised โขthe significance of the win, especiallyโ against โคa formidable opponent. โฃ”Romeโฃ is a strong opponent: they have not conceded much so โfar and one of โthe superiors to win the Europa League,” Genesioโ stated on the UEFA website. โHe further โขemphasized theโค team’s growing confidence, adding, โค”This is an extraordinary test โขto measure our ambitions. This second victory โขgives us motivation to continue to โmove forward in this path.”
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