After their devastating 1-0 loss to AZ Alkmaar on the road, which was caused by a tap-in from Troy Parrott to put them ahead of them in the standings, Roma's prospects of qualifying for the Europa League rely on the outcome of the last match. Even without injured Lorenzo Pellegrini and Bryan Cristante, the Giallorossi were feeling optimistic going into the trip to the Netherlands since they had recovered in Serie A and were undefeated in six competitive games. After Kristijan Belic and Sam Westerveld were injured, AZ welcomed Kees Smit back from suspension. Before this game, the two teams were separated by just one point.

Artem Dovbyk put the goalie to the test with a long-range snapshot, while Manu Koné was able to stop Sven Mijnans from getting a corner from close range.