Manolas and Pellegrini scored to help Roma beat 10-man CSKA Moscow, Roma put themselves on the brink of a place in the Champions League knockout.
2018/2019 UEFA Champions League
1-2
Match Events
4'GOAL! CSKA Moskva 0-1 Roma (Manolas)
GOAL! Manolas gives Roma the lead within five minutes. Pellegrini delivers a wonderful corner from the left and Manolas is able to get in ahead of Akinfeev at the penalty spot and nod the ball low into the corner of the net. 1-0.
9' Mario Fernandes goes off injured
51'GOAL! CSKA Moskva 1-1 Roma (Sigurdsson)
GOAL! Sigurdsson gets CSKA Moscow level five minutes into the second half! Akhmetov breaks brilliantly from deep and runs right at the heart of the Roma defence before picking out Sigurdsson who is just inside the penalty area. Sigurdsson’s right-footed shot from the centre of the box glides into the bottom right corner of the goal. 1-1.
56'Second Yellow Card! Magnússon sent off
Second yellow card to Hördur Magnússon (CSKA Moscow) for a bad foul.
59'GOAL! CSKA Moskva 1-2 Roma (Lorenzo Pellegrini)
GOAL! Roma are ahead once more thanks to Pellegrini! Cristante’s shot from the edge of the penalty area is mishit but it somehow falls right to Pellegrini’s feet. Pellegrini’s left-footed shot from the centre of the box is slotted into the bottom left corner. 1-2.
Match Report
Roma significantly boosted their chances of progressing to the Champions League knockout stages with a 2-1 win over 10-man CSKA Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium on Wednesday.
Eusebio Di Francesco's side punished Hordur Magnusson for receiving two yellow cards, with Lorenzo Pellegrini adding the winner to his assist for the opener to put Roma on the brink of the last 16.
Line-ups
CSKA Moskva XI: I. Akinfeev, K. Nababkin, M. Fernandes, H. Magnússon, Vlasic, I. Akhmetov, F. Chalov, Rodrigo Becão, I. Oblyakov, A. Sigurdsson, J. Bijol
Subs: G. Shchennikov, D. Efremov, I. Pomazun, N. Chernov, T. Zhamaletdinov, T. Nishimura, K. Khosonov
Roma XI: A. Kolarov, F. Fazio, Dzeko, S. N'Zonzi, Santon, Manolas, R. Olsen, Florenzi, B. Cristante, L.Pellegrini, J. Kluivert
Subs: Antonio Mirante, Iván Marcano, Shaarawy, Juan, Schick, Ünder, N. Zaniolo