PORTO: Francisco Moura’s second-half strike earned hosts Porto a 1-1 draw against 10-man AS Roma in the first leg of their Europa League knockout round playoff on Thursday as Turkish champions Galatasaray lost 4-1 at AZ Alkmaar.
Zeki Celik put Roma ahead in the dying seconds of the first half before Moura equalised when his shot deflected off a defender past goalkeeper Mile Svilar in the 67th minute.
Claudio Ranieri’s Roma were dealt a further blow five minutes later when they were left with 10 men as Bryan Cristante was handed a second yellow card.
Ten-man Galatasaray suffered a 4-1 defeat at Dutch side Alkmaar, Twente Enschede of the Netherlands earned a last-gasp 2-1 home win over Bodo/Glimt and Romania’s Steaua Bucharest fought back to beat Greek champions PAOK 2-1.
Earlier in the day, Turkey’s Fenerbahce claimed a resounding 3-0 home win over Belgian side Anderlecht, while Ajax Amsterdam, Real Sociedad and Ferencvaros also secured first-leg leads.