10
September
ISTANBUL - Making their return to the Champions League after seven years, Roma drew their opening match in Istanbul against Fenerbahçe. Leading at halftime with a low diagonal strike from Cristante's edge of the box, the Giallorossi were equalized early in the second half by Brown, who cut through the center of the defense and lobbed the ball past Svilar. Otherwise, the Roma goalkeeper proved to be a true bulwark when the Turkish side attempted to threaten him. Gasperini's team gradually emerged from the first quarter of an hour, in…
