25 August,2016 07:54 AM IST | | PA Sport
Roma’s hopes of Champions League football were ended by self-inflicted wounds as a nine-man side were beaten 3-0 at home by Porto yesterday night
Benched Roma striker Francesco Totti
Rome: Roma's hopes of Champions League football were ended by self-inflicted wounds as a nine-man side were beaten 3-0 at home by Porto yesterday night.
Benched Roma striker Francesco Totti watches his team play Porto in the Champions League qualifier on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images
Porto snatched the lead eight minutes in through Felipe's header, making it 2-1 on aggregate, but Roma's night would get worse.
Daniele De Rossi saw red in the 39th minute after lunging in on Maxi Pereira. Luciano Spalletti shuffled the pack to bring on Emerson Palmieri in his place, but the Brazilian hardly vindicated the decision when he was sent off five minutes into the second half for another poor challenge.
There was little hope for the remaining nine men, and their exit was confirmed when Porto scored twice in the space of three minutes.
First Miguel Layun completed a swift counter-attack, rounding Wojciech Szczesny before slotting home, and then Jesus Corona made it 4-1 on aggregate after 75 minutes, beating Kostas Manolas before firing beyond Szczesny.
Dundalk had hopes of causing an upset of their own as they took the lead against Legia Warsaw and then found themselves playing against 10 men, but Michal Kucharczyk's last-minute equaliser saw it end 1-1 on the night and 3-1 to Legia on aggregate.
