Edoardo Bove gives Roma advantage over Bayer Leverkusen

Edoardo Bove’s second-half goal gave Jose Mourinho’s Roma the advantage over Bayer Leverkusen after the first leg of their Europa League semi-final. The 20-year-old passed into the bottom corner after Tammy Abraham’s shot was saved to score his first European goal.

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Xabi Alonso appointed as Bayer Leverkusen manager

Bayer Leverkusen have fired coach Gerardo Seoane and replaced with him with Xabi Alonso. The Bundesliga club said Wednesday that they had “parted ways” with the Swiss coach and appointed the 40-year-old former Spain midfielder, who has been given a contract through June 2024.

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