Real Betis stun AS Roma in Rome, clinches important victory

Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma side lost 1-2 to Real Betis at home on Thursday night in the UEFA Europa League, OJBSPORTS reports.

Scorers: Dybala 24′ (P); Rodriguez 40′, Henrique 88′

The visitors were the first threaten as Nabil Fekir’s effort hit off the post but a mistake would then undo their hard work to dominate the pitch in Rome.

Paulo Dybala stepped up to take a penalty that broke the deadlock after VAR called play back and a handball was called against the visitors.

Dybala draws the first blood for Roma from the spot.

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Quarter of an hour later, Roma lost the lead as some pinball in the box set up Guido Rodriguez and his rocket strike beat Rui Patrício for 1-1.

Late on in the game, substitute Luiz Henrique scored a looping header to complete the comeback for Real Betis and shatter the hearts of the home fans.

The result means Real Betis are top of Group C while Roma are in third.