Roma hangs on to a point with 9 men against Fiorentina

Roma and Fiorentina finished their Round 16 Serie A clash at a 1-1 draw in Rome. The home side took the lead through Romelu Lukaku, but by the end of the game received two red cards and should be happy with the point.

The match started with instant pressure from Roma, who were able to quickly take the lead. In the 5th minute Paulo Dybala curled the ball into the Fiorentina penalty area, where Romelu Lukaku headed the ball into the net from close range.

Fiorentina had a chance to equalize in the 64th minute when Giacomo Bonaventura received the ball in the penalty area and fired a powerful shot, but the ball bounced straight off the crossbar.

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Just a minute later, Roma were down a man when Nikola Zalewski received a second yellow card and a red card respectively.

Fiorentina’s forays paid off in the 66th minute when Christian Kouame crossed for Lucas Martínez Cuatra, who intercepted the cross and fired the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal to restore the parity.

In the 87th minute, Roma were down to 9 men. , after Romelu Lukaku made an awful tackle into the legs of his opponent, for which he received a straight red card, but that didn’t prove costly and Roma held on to the point.