In Group E, the death group in this season’s group stage, Roma is not rated as highly as Bayern and Man City – the two richest and strongest teams on the continent.

Roma (betel leaf shirt) shot fewer shots than CSKA (14 vs. 19), but beat their opponents from Russia in terms of ability to take advantage and convert opportunities into goals.

At Olimpico’s home field, Roma did not give CSKA Moscow any chance to earn points.

Until the end of the match, Roma only allowed CSKA to regain one goal, but the 5-1 result against defending champion Russia was enough to make the Italian representative happy.

Gervinho was the brightest star in Roma’s victory yesterday, as he was heavily involved in three of the five goals.

AS Roma 5-1 CSKA Moscow

When Iturbe opened the scoring in the 6th minute, the Arsenal player played the role of creator with a perfect through ball.

Between Gervinho’s two goals, right-back Maicon increased the score to 3-0 by joining the attack, moving from the sideline into the penalty area and finishing with a thunderous finish.

Gervinho continued to flourish and became the main source of inspiration to help Roma win.

Roma’s play slowed down significantly after leading 5-0, but CSKA could not take advantage of that opportunity to close the gap.

Squad:

Rome: De Sanctis;

CSKA Moscow: Akinfeev;

Goals: Iturbe 6, Gervinho 10, & 31, Maicon 20, Ignashevich own goal 50 – Musa 82

Referee: Borbalan (Spain)