Athletic Bilbao at Roma
(Europa League) (ATH) vs. (ROM),
Point Spread: 0.50 | -141.00 (ATH) (Away)
Result: Win
It's been a good start to the season for Athletic, which has won three straight behind a potent offense and sits third in La Liga. the wealth has been spread with eight different goal scorers, including both of the Williams brothers (Inaki and Nico). A brace frim Gorka Guruzeta also paced the way on the 3-1 win over Celta de Vigo on the weekend. The Basque warriors might be catching Roma at a good time, as the impatient brass made popular manager and Roma legend Daniele De Rossi walk the plank after a winless first four in Serie A. The ship temporarily righted on the weekend in a 3-0 win over troubled Udinese, Roma's first match under former Torino manager Ivan Juric, but too early for any buy signal. Bilbao can get a result here, and Roma fans remember their last Europa League clash with a side from Spain, a bitter loss for Jose Mourinho's troops on PKs to Sevilla in the final at Budapest on May 31, 2023. Play Athletic on Spread