News about Stephan El Shaarawy

Switzerland fully deserved to progress into the quarter-finals where they have a potential date with England. Berlin had been the venue for Italy's triumph at the 2006 World Cup but they never looked like pulling off a repeat as they were second-best in every department. Here, Mail Sport's JOE BERNSTEIN runs the rule over who impressed - and which players should do better - in the first of the last-16 matches.

On Tuesday morning, Roma announced the dismissal of manager Jose Mourinho, putting an end to his two-and-a-half years in the Italian capital. Chelsea, Manchester United, and Tottenham boss Chris Coleman won the Europa Conference League for the first time in his first season as the team advanced to the Europa League final last term before losing on penalties to Sevilla. Roma have fallen apart badly in 2023-24 and currently sit ninth in Serie A, pushing the board to step in and relieve Mourinho of his duties. From his 138 games in charge, he has a record of 60 victories, 30 draws, and 40 losses.

At home yesterday, the Italian side met a struggling Udinese as they attempted to close the gap on Napoli in fourth place. Udinese equalized in the 56th minute after Gianluca Mancini opened the scoring with a piercing header early in the first half. After winning from Roma, who now sits fifth in the Serie A table, goals from Paulo Dybala and Stephan El Shaarawy ensured the victory. Despite Roma's triumph, it was their boss Mourinho who made the news because of his fantastic celebration with a ball boy.

Jorginho, who missed penalties in two games against Switzerland in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, meaning Italy was disqualified for the second time on consecutive World Cup, was denied in Rome on Friday night.

ALVISE CAGNAZZO: This weekend, there was a TON of action in Serie A, with Inter Milan gaining some ground at the top of the table. Since being defeated 1-0 by Juventus at home, the Nerazzuri now have a one point clearer advantage over AC Milan in second place. Atalanta beat Genoa 2-0 to keep their position in the top six, but Roma are on their heels, with Stephan El Shaarawy scoring a last-gasp winner to help them clinch a 1-0 victory over Monza.

After scoring a last-minute goal to help Roma beat Monza 1-0 on Sunday, Stephan El Shaarawy has expressed an emotional reaction to recent allegations alleging that he was complicit in unlawful gambling activities. The 30-year-old had filed a court suit against Italian entrepreneur Fabrizio Corona, who had reportedly brought the allegations against the winger, according to Gazetta Dello Sport. Roma had rallied behind El Shaarawy and his colleague, Nicola Zalewski, who had also been implicated, but the Italy international spoke out against the allegations after scoring the winner against Monza.

Jose Mourinho returned to his old tricks on Sunday when he was given a straight red in stoppage time for mocking Monza's bench. Moments after Stephan El Shaarawy scored a late winner for Roma, Mourinho returned to the opposition bench and booed them with expressions that they talk too much and cry too much. Mourinho was quickly given a straight red card and will now miss Roma's next match against Inter Milan, his former team. He told Sky Italia afterwards, 'I made some gestures, but I said nothing offended.'

Fiorentina came from behind to defeat Roma 2-1 in their Serie A match on Saturday. Stephan El Shaarawy scored a first-half opener before Luka Jovic and Jonathan Ikone's late goals gave the hosts a dramatic victory. Roma's confidence will not improve significantly ahead of their final on Wednesday, but fans will also be boosted by Georgino Wijnaldum, who played 60 minutes despite concerns regarding his fitness for Wednesday's final.

During Jose Mourinho's match against Monza, the Roma boss referred to referee Daniele Chiffi as the 'worst' he has encountered. Roma suffered a blow in their European qualification quest on Wednesday, losing 1-1 to Monza. Stephan El Shaarawy's first goal was called off by Monza's Luca Caldirola, leaving Roma outside the European places in Serie A.

After beating Dutch side Feyenoord 4-1 for a 4-2 aggregate victory, Stephan El Shaarawy and Lorenzo Pellegrini scored in extra time to guarantee AS Roma a spot in the Europa League semi-finals. After 102 minutes, El Shaarawy converted a cross from Tammy Abraham after 107 minutes, Pellegrini sealed the victory seven minutes later when he slotted in a recovery from an Abraham shot. Roma pushed for the opening goal from the start after Feyenoord had won the quarterfinals 1-0, despite missing two spectacular opportunities in the first ten minutes.

When the quarter and semi-finals of the Europa League draw are announced on Friday, the path to the Puskas Arena in Budapest will be determined. With the second legs of the last-16 taking place on Thursday, sixteen clubs are competing for spots in the draw. Four players gained a substantial cushion last week, while the remaining half of the tie seeming to be delicately tense. The Europa Conference League last-16 will conclude on Thursday, as teams prepare to advance to the final in Prague. Sportsmail takes you through each of the ties, advising you what happened in the first leg and in the meantime, keeping you up on events.

Following a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad in their Europa League last-16 clash, Roma are in the driving seat. After tucking in a cross from Tammy Abraham, Stephan El Shaarawy scored the first goal. The Spanish would have been content with a 1-0 deficit, but Marash Kumbulla doubled the lead with just three minutes to go, giving the LaLiga side a big challenge in the second leg.

Following his team's humiliating 2-1 loss to Napoli's Serie A leaders, Roma boss Jose Mourinho posted a bizzare dressing room snapshot. Stephan El Shaarawy thought he had brought Roma back to the game after equalizing late to cancel out Victor Osimhen's first-half opener, but Giovanni Simeone struck with four minutes to knock out all three points. Mourinho's side is just one point off the Champions League spot in sixth place - and 16 points behind Napoli.

The Socceroos face Cristian Volpato (pictured left) in a thrilling confrontation, with European champions Italy looming. The adolescent has been active with Roma in Serie A this season, with calls for Graham Arnold (pictured right) to give the attacking midfielder a senior cap before the Azzurri pounced.

Roma narrowed the gap at the top of the Serie A table to just seven points after scoring two goals in the game's final ten minutes as Jose Mourinho's side battled back to win by a huge comeback victory. Cristian Volpato put Roma up with two minutes of normal play left before Stephan El Shaarawy scored his third goal of the season on time.

Roma boosted their hopes of reaching the knockout stage in the Europa League by Tammy Abraham and Stephan El Shaarawy on either side of halftime. Abraham scored a header in the 41st minute, but Perpetemaj dominated the home team. Just after the hour, Stephan El Shaarawy's deflected shot earned victory.