From the urn of Nyon came an opponent not to be underestimated for Atalanta, who will face the Germans of Bayern Leverkusen in the round of 16 of the Europa League.
Better went to Roma in the Conference League where - avoiding Leicester and Marseille - Mourinho's team will face Vitesse, one of the four Dutch clubs still in contention.
The last two Italians in the cups met their respective opponents today: Atalanta will play the first leg in Bergamo on March 10, as will Roma, but away.
Return on 17.
Leverkusen, third in the Bundesliga, are coached by the Swiss Gerardo Soane.
The preferred form is 4-2-3-1 and has the strongest department in attack, as evidenced by the 60 goals scored in the league.
The best known name is a former Serie A player like Patrik Schick, who is currently injured.
The first alternative is the Argentine Lucas Alario, but also watch out for the new signing Sardar Azmoun, from Iran, who moved to Bayer from Zenit St. Petersburg in the January market.
In the Europa League he won his group, taking only one defeat, on the last day against Ferencvaros.
Vitesse, team from the city of Arnhem, are sixth in the Eredivisie, 20 points behind leaders Ajax.
The German Thomas Letsch has been on the bench since 2020.
In a young team (average age 23) the defense is not impenetrable: in the league so far he has collected 37 goals in 23 matches, while in Europe he has scored 11 goals in eight games.
How many are those of Roma, but they have scored 18 times against 15. In front of Lois Openda, a 22-year-old Belgian of Congolese origin, who has already scored 16 times this season.
In the play-off Vitesse eliminated Rapid Vienna: yesterday's victory (2-0) was decisive, which overturned the 2-1 in favor of the Austrians in the first leg.
