UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2020/21 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Johan Cruijff ArenA - Amsterdam Thursday 8 April 2021 21.00CET (21.00 local time) AFC Ajax Quarter-finals, First leg AS Roma Last updated 12/05/2021 12:24CET Previous meetings 2 Match background 6 Team facts 8 Squad list 10 Fixtures and results 14 Match-by-match lineups 18 Match officials 21 Legend 23 1 AFC Ajax - AS Roma Thursday 8 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Cassano 24; Van der 19/03/2003 GS2 AS Roma - AFC Ajax 1-1 Rome Meyde 1 Ibrahimović 11, 10/12/2002 GS2 AFC Ajax - AS Roma 2-1 Amsterdam Litmanen 66; Batistuta 89 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 AS Roma 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 AFC Ajax - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/2020 GS AFC Ajax - Atalanta BC 0-1 Amsterdam Muriel 85 Zapata 54, 60; Tadić 27/10/2020 GS Atalanta BC - AFC Ajax 2-2 Bergamo 30 (P), Traoré 38 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Ronaldo 28; Van de 16/04/2019 QF Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 2-3 Beek 34, De Ligt 67 10/04/2019 QF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-1 Amsterdam Neres 46; Ronaldo 45 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 11/12/2013 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-0 Milan Denswil 90; Balotelli 01/10/2013 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam 90+4 (P) UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers De Zeeuw 57, 08/12/2010 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-2 Milan Alderweireld 66 El Hamdaoui 23; 28/09/2010 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-1 Amsterdam Ibrahimović 37 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 25/02/2010 R32 Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 2-1 Sulejmani 17; Amauri 18/02/2010 R32 AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam 32, 58 2 AFC Ajax - AS Roma Thursday 8 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Leonardo 88; 26/02/2009 R3 AFC Ajax - ACF Fiorentina Amsterdam agg: 2-1 Gilardino 61 19/02/2009 R3 ACF Fiorentina - AFC Ajax 0-1 Florence Bakircioglü 60 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers FC Internazionale Milano - AFC 1-0 14/03/2006 R16 Milan Stanković 57 Ajax agg: 3-2 Huntelaar 16, Rosales AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale 22/02/2006 R16 2-2 Amsterdam 20; Stanković 49, Milano Cruz 86 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 23/11/2004 GS Juventus - AFC Ajax 1-0 Turin Zalayeta 15 15/09/2004 GS AFC Ajax - Juventus 0-1 Amsterdam Nedvěd 42 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 26/11/2003 GS1 AFC Ajax - AC Milan 0-1 Amsterdam Shevchenko 52 16/09/2003 GS1 AC Milan - AFC Ajax 1-0 Milan F. Inzaghi 67 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers F. Inzaghi 30, Shevchenko 65, 3-2 23/04/2003 QF AC Milan - AFC Ajax Milan Tomasson 90+1; agg: 3-2 Litmanen 63, Pienaar 78 08/04/2003 QF AFC Ajax - AC Milan 0-0 Amsterdam AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale Van der Vaart 90+4; 12/11/2002 GS1 1-2 Amsterdam Milano Crespo 50, 52 FC Internazionale Milano - AFC 25/09/2002 GS1 1-0 Milan Crespo 75 Ajax UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Poggi 25, Bierhoff 32; 04/11/1997 R2 Udinese Calcio - AFC Ajax Udine agg: 2-2 ag S. Arveladze 81 21/10/1997 R2 AFC Ajax - Udinese Calcio 1-0 Amsterdam Dani 28 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Lombardo 34, Vieri 4-1 36, Amoruso 79, 23/04/1997 SF Juventus - AFC Ajax Turin agg: 6-2 Zidane 81; Melchiot 76 3 AFC Ajax - AS Roma Thursday 8 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Champions League Litmanen 66; 09/04/1997 SF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-2 Amsterdam Amoruso 14, Vieri 41 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 Litmanen 41; 22/05/1996 F AFC Ajax - Juventus Rome (aet, 2-4 pens) Ravanelli 12 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/05/1995 F AFC Ajax - AC Milan 1-0 Vienna Kluivert 85 Litmanen 2, Baresi 66 23/11/1994 GS AC Milan - AFC Ajax 0-2 Trieste (og) R. de Boer 50, 14/09/1994 GS AFC Ajax - AC Milan 2-0 Amsterdam Litmanen 64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-0 16/03/1994 QF Parma FC - AFC Ajax Parma Minotti 16, Brolin 49 agg: 2-0 03/03/1994 QF AFC Ajax - Parma FC 0-0 Amsterdam UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 0-0 13/05/1992 F AFC Ajax - Torino FC Amsterdam agg: 2-2 ag Casagrande 62, 84; 29/04/1992 F Torino FC - AFC Ajax 2-2 Turin Jonk 14, Pettersson 75 (P) 1-1 15/04/1992 SF AFC Ajax - Genoa CFC Amsterdam Bergkamp 46; Iorio 38 agg: 4-3 Aguilera 73, 80; 01/04/1992 SF Genoa CFC - AFC Ajax 2-3 Genoa Pettersson 1, Roy 60, Winter 87 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-1 15/03/1978 QF Juventus - AFC Ajax agg: 2-2 (aet, 3- Turin Tardelli 21; La Ling 76 0 pens) Van Dord 86; Causio 01/03/1978 QF AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-1 Amsterdam 89 UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Blankenburg 14, 2-1 11/12/1974 R3 AFC Ajax - Juventus Amsterdam Mühren 89; Damiani agg: 2-2 ag 66 (P) 27/11/1974 R3 Juventus - AFC Ajax 1-0 Turin Damiani 19 4 AFC Ajax - AS Roma Thursday 8 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam UEFA Super Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Mulder 26, Keizer 35, 6-0 Neeskens 71, Rep 81, 16/01/1974 F AFC Ajax - AC Milan Amsterdam agg: 6-1 Mühren 84 (P), Haan 87 09/01/1974 F AC Milan - AFC Ajax 1-0 Milan Chiarugi 77 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 30/05/1973 F AFC Ajax - Juventus 1-0 Belgrade Rep 5 European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers AFC Ajax - FC Internazionale 31/05/1972 F 2-0 Rotterdam Cruyff 47, 76 Milano European Champions Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers Prati 8, 40, 75, 28/05/1969 F AC Milan - AFC Ajax 4-1 Madrid Sormani 67; Vasović 60 (P) AS Roma - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-2 Manu 57; Ljajić 45+2, 26/02/2015 R32 Feyenoord - AS Roma Rotterdam agg: 2-3 Gervinho 60 Gervinho 22; Kazım- 19/02/2015 R32 AS Roma - Feyenoord 1-1 Rome Richards 55 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 1-0 26/11/1969 R2 PSV Eindhoven - AS Roma Eindhoven van der Kuylen 68 (P) agg: 1-1 ag (aet) 12/11/1969 R2 AS Roma - PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Rome Capello 87 (P) Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA AFC Ajax 19 4 9 6 19 5 5 9 9 4 3 2 47 13 17 17 50 50 AS Roma 3 1 2 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 2 2 2 6 6 5 AFC Ajax - AS Roma Thursday 8 April 2021 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Match press kit Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam Match background The last remaining representatives from the Netherlands and Italy in 2020/21 European competition meet in Amsterdam, where Ajax, seeking a record-equalling 11th successive home win in the UEFA Europa League proper, take on a Roma side, who, like their hosts, have won all four matches in this season's knockout phase. • Erik ten Hag's Ajax finished third in UEFA Champions League Group D during the autumn, behind Liverpool and Atalanta, before kicking off their record-breaking ninth appearance in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase by beating Ligue 1 high fliers LOSC Lille 2-1 twice in the round of 32. They did another double in the round of 16, over Swiss league leaders Young Boys (3-0 h, 2-0 a). • Roma kicked off their 2020/21 European campaign in the UEFA Europa League group stage, registering 13 points as they topped Group A, three ahead of fellow qualifiers Young Boys. They then convincingly ousted two of coach Paulo Fonseca's former clubs, overcoming Braga in the round of 32 (3-0 a, 3-1 h) and Shakhtar Donetsk in the round of 16 (3-0 h, 2-1 a). Previous meetings • Although both clubs have rich European histories, they have only been drawn together once previously, in the second group stage of the 2002/03 UEFA Champions League, when Ronald Koeman's Ajax won the home game 2-1 – with Zlatan Ibrahimović and Jari Litmanen the scorers – and drew the return 1-1 at the Stadio Olimpico to secure their progress to the quarter-finals as Fabio Capello's Roma went out.