Roma imploded against Spezia in the Coppa Italia, a game that had everything including six goals, two red cards in 30 seconds, some incredible misses and too many substitutions.
The minnows got off to the strongest possible start, leading 2-0 through an Andrij Galabinov penalty and Riccardo Saponara curler.
The Giallorossi clawed their way back to 2-2 thanks to a Lorenzo Pellegrini spot-kick and delightful Henrikh Mkhitaryan dink.
Roma imploded against Spezia in the Coppa Italia, a game that had everything including six goals, two red cards in 30 seconds, some incredible misses and too many substitutions.
The minnows got off to the strongest possible start, leading 2-0 through an Andrij Galabinov penalty and Riccardo Saponara curler.
The Giallorossi clawed their way back to 2-2 thanks to a Lorenzo Pellegrini spot-kick and delightful Henrikh Mkhitaryan dink.
Borja Mayoral really should’ve sealed it before the final whistle, as he missed at least two open goals when it seemed he simply had to score.
The Round of 16 tie went to extra time, but Gianluca Mancini received a second booking and 30 seconds later Pau Lopez saw red for wiping out Roberto Piccoli.
Daniele Verde and another Saponara stunner sealed the 4-2 scoreline for Spezia, but Roma would’ve been eliminated regardless, as they got confused and made six substitutions rather than the five that were allowed.