Roma beat 10-man Feyenoord 2-1 in a highly charged Europa League match that was briefly suspended twice due to fan trouble.
A banana was hurled in Gervinho’s direction after he turned towards the crowd after 37 minutes of the game.
The referee temporarily suspended the match and instructed the fourth official to remove the object, before play restarted two minutes later.
In the second half the match was halted for about 25 minutes after Mitchell te Vrede was sent off for the hosts.
Roma led 1-0 (2-1 on aggregate) in the 55th minute when Te Vrede was dismissed for a late challenge.
As the home fans threw objects on the pitch in protest, French referee Clement Turpin then stopped play and the players returned to their dressing rooms.
Two minutes after play resumed, Elvis Manu equalised for 10-man Feyenoord. As the home side celebrated that goal, Feyenoord reserve goalkeeper Erwin Mulder was also shown a red card following a touchline incident.
Gervinho then scored to restore Roma’s lead and the Italian side advanced to the round of 16.
