Date: 24-10-1990
Stage: 1/16 final
Place: VALENCIA
Running time: 96 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: HD 720 50fps (8,5)
Commentary: MULTI : spanish/italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Penev, Aldair, Voeller, Giannini
MATCH SUMMARY
Wednesday, 24 October 1990 – 20:30
Estadio Luis Casanova, Valencia
Attendance: 42,000
Weather: clear
VALENCIA
José Manuel Ochotorena
Quique Sánchez Flores
Ricardo Arias
Fernando Giner
Voro González
Carlos Arroyo
Fernando Gómez
Robert Fernández
Lyuboslav Penev
Toni
Eloy Olaya
Coach: Víctor Espárrago
31′ ↓Carlos Arroyo ↑Emilio Fenoll
31′ ↓Eloy Olaya ↑Tomás González
ROMA
Giuseppe Zinetti
Antonio Tempestilli
Sebastiano Nela
Thomas Berthold
Aldair
Antonio Comi
Giovanni Piacentini
Fabrizio Di Mauro
Stefano Desideri
Giuseppe Giannini
Rudi Völler
Coach: Ottavio Bianchi
Referee: Neil Midgley (ENG)
Goals: 24′ Penev (VAL), 72′ Rizzitelli (ROM)
Match overview
Valencia and Roma drew 1–1 in the first leg of their UEFA Cup Round of 32 tie. Lyuboslav Penev opened the scoring for the hosts in the 24th minute, but Roma responded with a vital away goal by Ruggiero Rizzitelli in the 72nd minute.
Both teams made key substitutions during the first half due to injuries, and the match was tense throughout. Roma took a valuable away draw back to Italy ahead of the return leg.
With the away goal, Roma gained a slight edge in the tie going into the second leg.
Trivia
This was the first ever competitive meeting between Valencia and Roma. The match featured future stars of both clubs and was marked by early substitutions and high intensity.
