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Roma will face the winners of Debrecen v Kukesi in the Europa League second qualifying round.
The draw was made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland today. It's the first time Roma have ever entered at this stage of the competition, after finishing a disappointing sixth last season. There is still the chance that Roma may not have to play this fixture if AC Milan pull out of the group stage due to Financial Fair Play, but at least some form of preparations can begin. Debrecen came third in the Hungarian league last season, while FK Kukesi were the runners up in the Albanian top flight. Kukesi have never reached the group stages of the competition, while Debrecen's last appearance in the groups came in 2010-11. The first qualifying round matches take place on 11th July, with the return leg coming a week later on the 18th - after which Roma will know for definite who they will be playing. The second qualifying round first leg takes place on 25th July, and the second leg will be played on 1st August - nearly a whole month before the Serie A season is scheduled to begin. If Roma get through their second qualifying round tie, they will advance to the third qualifying round, in which victory will seal their place in the play-off round to determine if they will make it to the competition proper. The last time Roma competed in the Europa League, they were eliminated in the Round of 16 by Lyon in 2016-17. That was the furthest they have ever reached since the competition rebranded from the UEFA Cup - a tournament in which they reached the final in 1990-91.
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Amos
20/6/2019 12:14:41 am
Having grown up in Albania, this one is of particular interest to me. Despite this being a "poor" situation for us to be in, excited for it nonetheless.
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Samuel Bannister
20/6/2019 04:50:41 pm
I was thinking about that! Would be interesting for you if Kukesi can make it past Debrecen. Wonder if Roma have faced Albanian opposition before.
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