Game is over and the final score is Barcelona 2-4 Roma. Barcelona led 1-0 and 2-1 but Roma refused to surrender as Alessandro Florenzi, Bryan Cristante and Diego Perotti inspired a comeback.
2018 International Champions Cup
2-4
Match Events
6' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Roma (Rafinha)
A SENSATIONAL GOAL! Rafinha makes it 1-0 Barcelona with an incredible passing move! Sergi Roberto plays a beautiful ball to Malcom who touches it down for Rafinha just outside the box. Rafinha then passes to Munir who provides a wonderful over-the-top return pass and the goal-scorer is able to chest it down before volleying it past Olsen!
9' Barca almost double their lead!
Roma turn the ball over in defence and Malcom jumps on the mistake which allows him through on goal. Olsen gets down well to his left to limit the space and make the save – but there are still warning signs in Roma’s rearguard – a similar story to their previous ICC match.
35' GOAL! Barcelona 1-1 Roma (Shaarawy)
ROMA FIND THE EQUALISER! 1-1 as Stephan El Shaarawy levels the match against the run of play. It’s a very routine goal for the Giallorossi as Kluivert gets free on the right-hand side and puts in a centring pass for El Shaarawy who is left completely alone. The winger easily beats Cillissen with a side-footed tap and gives Roma hope 10 minutes before half-time.
46' OFFSIDE! Shaarawy's goal is disallowed
Roma have the ball in the back of the net but it’s flagged for offside! Stephan El Shaarawy gets on the end of a pass from Manolas and fires it past Cillissen but the winger began his run in an illegal position. Roma start brightly!
49' GOAL! Barcelona 2-1 Roma (Malcom)
IT’S MALCOM WHO BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! 2-1 Barcelona after Ballou Tabla smartly gets free from Manolas inside the penalty area and centres a pass for Malcom who waits at the back post and taps it into the open goal. That is very cruel on Roma who started the second-half well. And of all people to put it in the back of the net.
53' CHANCE! Malcom's free-kick over the bar
Malcom goes for goal and curls a brilliant effort towards Mirante in the Roma goal, but the shot does not dip enough and it narrowly flies over the crossbar.
78' GOAL! Barcelona 2-2 Roma (Florenzi)
ROMA SOMEHOW EQUALISE AGAIN! Perotti takes far too long to take a strike at goal, attempting to shift past the recovering slide of a Barcelona defender. The Roma winger manages to squeeze a pass across the face of goal for Florenzi who tapped it in with confidence! 2-2!
83' GOAL! Barcelona 2-3 Roma (Cristante)
ROMA TAKE THE LEAD WITH LESS THAN 10 TO PLAY! Bryan Cristante picks up a pass from Luca Pellegrini and bears down on goal, before opting to curl his shot into the bottom-left corner of Cillissen’s net. The goalkeeper gets a touch to it but it isn't enough to keep it out. Roma have the lead after going behind twice in this match!
86' Penalty Goal! Barcelona 2-4 Roma (Perotti)
Diego Perotti nets and Roma extend their lead to 2-4. The goal came from the penalty spot.
Match Report
Roma scored three goals in eight minutes as the Serie A side twice came from behind to stun Malcom and Barcelona 4-2 at the International Champions Cup.
All eyes were on Malcom after he opted to join LaLiga champions Barca, who dramatically hijacked Roma's €40million deal to sign the highly-rated Brazilian from Bordeaux last week.
Malcom – who was preparing to fly out to the Italian capital after Roma reached an agreement with Bordeaux before Barca stepped in at the last minute – was in the thick of the action on Tuesday, scoring the easiest of goals to put the Spanish giants 2-1 up.
Unmarked at the back post, the 21-year-old's tap-in four minutes into the second half restored Barca's lead after Stephan El Shaarawy cancelled out Rafinha's sublime opener before the break.
But Roma completed a late comeback – Alessandro Florenzi equalising in the 78th minute before quick-fire goals from Bryan Cristante and Diego Perotti turned the match on its head at AT&T Stadium.
Line-ups
Barcelona XI: S.Roberto, A.Vidal, Jasper Cillessen, Rafinha, Lenglet, Semedo, Arthur, Marlon, Munir, Malcom, Marc Cucurella
Subs: M. ter Stegen, D.Suárez, Alcácer, A.Gomes, Sergi Palencia, Chumi Brandariz, Carles Pérez, J. Tabla, Jokin Ezkieta, Abel Ruiz, Jorge Cuenca, Juan Miranda, Monchu, Ricard Puig, Álex Collado, Óscar Mingueza
Roma XI: De Rossi, Iván Marcano, Dzeko, Strootman, Santon, Shaarawy, Manolas, R. Olsen, Florenzi, L.Pellegrini, Justin Kluivert
Subs: Pastore, A. Kolarov, Antonio Mirante, F. Fazio, Perotti, Gonalons, Juan, Bryan Cristante, Schick, L.Pellegrini, W. Bianda, Daniel Fuzato, M. Cardinalli
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