In the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals in the early hours of Friday morning (12), Roma led by Moleno beat Livaguscon led by Shabi Alonso 1-0 at home, and the master and disciple in this match will win the first battle for the time being. Roma's goal scorer is youngster Aidoo Adolpho, who became the youngest goal scorer in Roma's history in the last 4 of European matches at the age of 20 years and 350 days.
Moleno's first meeting with former Real Madrid favorite Sergio Alonso as a manager was marked by a hug before the match. The two teams were evenly matched and the only goal came in the 63rd minute, when Roma's recent starter Edoardo Pauf broke through the middle of the field and gave the ball to Tammy Abakian, but Edoardo Pauf was there in time to add to the score, helping Roma to a 1-0 first leg win.
Moleno praised the performance of his players after the match: "The appreciation of this win belongs to the players, they showed their mental quality, determination and sense of responsibility to reward the fans, this match is not easy to play, in fact, it is very difficult to play, but the players gave a good performance to win the first round.
