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title: "Roma duo to miss out on Liverpool semi-final second-leg tie"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/articles/feature-writers/roma-duo-to-miss-out-on-liverpool-semi-final-second-leg-tie/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Elliott Cuff"
section: "Feature Writers"
published: "2018-04-27T20:42:42Z"
modified: "2018-04-27T20:42:42Z"
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# Roma duo to miss out on Liverpool semi-final second-leg tie

Liverpool have been handed a boost in their Champions League semi-final second-leg tie with Roma, with duo Diego Perotti and Kevin Strootman having been ruled out of the match on Wednesday.

Perotti scored Roma’s second goal in the first-leg, a penalty to take the score to 5-2, leaving the door open for a second-leg comeback for the Giallorossi.

The Argentina international will miss the second-leg though after sustaining an ankle injury at Anfield, while Strootman also won’t be able to make the game at Stadio Olimpico in five days following a knock, as confirmed by Roma boss Eusebio Di Francesco.

Liverpool will be hoping to reach their first Champions League final since 2006/07 when they lost to Milan, and their first European final since 2015/16 where they lost to Sevilla in the Europa League.