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Roma lost 3-2 to Manchester United in the fourth round of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase. The Italian side led 2-0 at half-time but could not hold on to its advantage.
Soule scored in the 11th minute and Malen added a second in the 18th. Fernandes converted a penalty in the 58th minute to reduce the deficit, before Cunha scored in the 83rd and 86th minutes to give Manchester United the win. Cunha was sent off in the 90th+1 minute.
Gasperini’s comments
Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini said his team had played well in the first half but lacked the strength to keep going after the break. He said the match was different from the game against Real Madrid: “This time, the situation changed after the penalty. We could not establish the right tempo. This match gave us more information for the future than other games.”
Gasperini said the opposition had made clear in advance that it would use a high press. “We had to use long passes, but we could not do that. Perhaps we needed to get into more one-on-one battles. After the penalty, especially when the score reached 2-2, the pressure increased and we were unable to protect the lead,” he said.
The coach said letting the win slip away was disappointing and stressed that the team needed to reduce the pressure to achieve results.
After the match, Manchester United sat 17th in the overall standings with six points, while Roma were 19th with four.
