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Shakhtar Donetsk beat Roma in the first leg of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League (2:1).
The visitors opened the scoring late in the first period and early in the second half Facundo Ferreyra with a gorgeous transfer Yaroslav Rakitskiy equalized.
The winning goal was scored by Fred, masterfully converting a free-kick.
The return leg will be held in Rome on 13 March.
Shakhtar (Ukraine) – “Rum” (Italy) – 2:1 (0:1)
Goals: Cengiz Under, 41 (0:1). Ferreira, 52 (1:1). Fred, 71 (2:1).
Shakhtar: Pyatov, Butko, Kryvtsov (Ordets, 45+3), Rakitskiy, Ismaily, Rakitskiy, Stepanenko, Fred, Taison, Bernard (Kovalenko, 90+2), Ferreira.
Roma: Alisson, Florenzi (Bruno Perez, 71), Manolas, Fazio, Kolarov, Cengiz Under (Gerson, 72), De Rossi, Strootman, Nainggolan (Deprel, 83), Perotti, Jacko.
Warning: Ferreira, 80. Tyson, 90+1. Perotti, 90+1.
Referee: Collum (Scotland).
21 Feb. Kharkov. Stadium “OSK Metalist”.
Sport-Express