Brighton lose 4-0 to a Roma side, revitalised by boss Daniele de Rossi, in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie.
Brighton have lost three consecutive games across all competitions for the first time under Roberto de Zerbi
The hosts took an early lead when Paulo Dybala slotted in the first after Brighton were undone by a long, straight pass from Leandro Paredes. De Zerbi's side continued to try and salvage something to take back to the Amex Stadium, but were unable to narrow the deficit before the second leg next Thursday .
But there is a huge gulf between Brighton and Roma in terms of experience at the highest level - as a club and in personnel on the pitch."I think Roma is much better in terms of experience to play this type of game and we suffer a lot. Too much I think," added De Zerbi. A long ball forward was misjudged by Dunk, who took a heavy touch when trying to control it with his thigh, and was muscled out of the way before the Belgium striker emphatically drilled a low strike past Steele.
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