Roma had control of the first nine minutes of its UEFA Champions League comeback bid.
Then the Italian hosts gave Liverpool one chance, and the Reds punished them. Liverpool is taking a 2-1 second leg lead, 7-3 on aggregate, into halftime in Rome on Wednesday.
Radja Nainngolan’s mistake on the left of midfielder allowed Liverpool a 3v2 break on i Lupi.
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Roberto Firmino led the rush, and his pass was in tune with Sadio Mane’s run. The Senegalese forward buried his chance beyond the reach of Alisson.
Sadio Mané punishes Nainggolan for his bad giveaway and Roma will now need 4 unanswered to advance to the final! pic.twitter.com/fcIIUKNmUx
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Roma got a goal back when Patrik Schick’s pressure forced Dejan Lovren into a clearance that bounded off James Milner’s face and past Loris Karius.
But Georginio Wijnaldum took the second ball off a Liverpool corner and nodded beyond the reach of Alisson to make it 7-3 on aggregate.
Liverpool restore their 4-goal lead on aggregate thanks to this header from Wijnaldum! pic.twitter.com/vZNYmuaQav
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