Roma v Porto background

Roma v Porto background

Both experienced UEFA Champions League campaigners, Roma and Porto know one of them will miss out on the group stage as their play-off tie draws to a close in the Italian capital.Previous meetings• The first leg on 17 August finished 1-1. Porto's André Silva equalised from the spot, team-mate Felipe having inadvertently deflected a well-worked corner past Iker Casillas midway through the first half. Roma played almost an hour with ten men following the dismissal of Thomas Vermaelen (41) on his debut for the Serie A side.• Prior to the first leg, the clubs' only past UEFA competition encounters were in the 1981/82 European Cup Winners' Cup second ro... UEFA.com - News

What José Peseiro can do for Porto

With Porto having appointed José Peseiro as their new coach on an 18-month deal, UEFA.com's Pedro Marques profiles Julen Lopetegui's replacement and asks whether the 55-year-old is the man to bring success back to the Estádio do Dragão.What is his background?Peseiro has a degree in physical education from the same university in Lisbon where José Mourinho gained his. He started coaching in the lower leagues before taking charge of Nacional, steering them into the Portuguese top flight in 2002. He worked as Carlos Queiroz's assistant at Real Madrid in 2003/04, returning home after a season to lead Sporting CP.

What went wrong for Lopetegui at Porto?

For only the eighth time in 34 years, Porto have parted company with a coach before the end of the season. To a list comprising Joaquim Jesus 'Quinito', Tomislav Ivić, Octávio Machado, Luigi Delneri, Victor Fernández, Co Adriaanse and Paulo Fonseca, add Julen Lopetegui after the former Spain Under-21 and U19 tactician left the club on Thursday.The 49-year-old Basque had promised to revolutionise the side's style of play but has gone after a year and a half in charge with Porto lying in third place, four points behind Liga leaders Sporting CP, and out of the UEFA Champions League. What were the issues behind his sudden departure?Spanish v Portuguese style