Edin Dzeko's second-half strike saw Roma beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals after the last-16 tie ended 2-2 on aggregate
The striker raced through on goal to poke the ball past the advancing Andriy Pyatov seven minutes into the second half
Shakhtar's hopes were then all but ended when defender Ivan Ordets was shown a straight red card for pulling down Dzeko after 79 minutes, with the hosts holding on for a first appearance in the last eight since 2008, and just a third in the modern era of the competition
Roma knew a 1-0 win on the night would send them through to the last eight on away goals, and Dzeko almost gave the hosts a dream start with a first-minute goal
However, the 31-year-old was unable to beat experienced Shakhtar goalkeeper Pyatov with a low drive from the edge of the area
Thereafter, though, the visitors grew into the contest and almost took a 10th-minute lead when Alessandro Florenzi got his head on to Taison's whipped free-kick from the left-hand touchline, only for the Italian's clearance to sail inches past the far post
However, with the scoreline still goalless at the break, the home team knew they had to up the pace in the second period, and that is exactly what Eusebio Di Francesco's side did
The Serie A team made the decisive breakthrough after 52 minutes when Kevin Strootman's clever ball over the top caught the Shakhtar defence napping, allowing Dzeko a clear run on goal
As Pyatov raced off his line to narrow the angle, the in-form Bosnia international kept his calm to slide the ball under the 'keeper for his fourth goal in eight matches in this season's competition
Roma's nerves were eased slightly by the late sending-off of last man Ordets, who denied Dzeko another opening when hauling the player down on the edge of the box
In fact, the melee involving every outfield player after Shakhtar striker Facundo Ferreyra had pushed a ball boy over the advertisement hoardings was the main excitement of the closing stages as Roma gained revenge for losing to the Ukrainians at the same stage 10 years ago
The all-action midfielder was Roma's key man on the night, driving his team forward at all times, and in particular when they most needed a goal after the interval
The Belgian almost set Dzeko up for an early goal, only for the offside flag to intervene, before then creating a chance that the forward struck inches past the far post
If Roma are to go further in the competition, then the 29-year-old will surely need to produce some similar displays
Roma travel to Crotone in Serie A on Sunday, March 18, while Shakhtar are also next in action on that afternoon, with Paulo Fonseca's side entertaining Mariupol in the Ukrainian Premier League
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