Roma took Manchester City to penalties, but were ultimately defeated by the English side in Melbourne.
Raheem Sterling scored a debut goal for City within three minutes after a scooped pass eluded the entire Giallorossi backline to send the youngster through to finish calmly.
However, Miralem Pjanic equalised only five minutes later as City allowed him the space to unleash a thirty-yard screamer which left goalkeeper Willy Caballero rooted to the spot.
Ashley Cole was introduced for the Lupi at the break, but his impact was to prove far from positive.
Roma took Manchester City to penalties, but were ultimately defeated by the English side in Melbourne.
Raheem Sterling scored a debut goal for City within three minutes after a scooped pass eluded the entire Giallorossi backline to send the youngster through to finish calmly.
However, Miralem Pjanic equalised only five minutes later as City allowed him the space to unleash a thirty-yard screamer which left goalkeeper Willy Caballero rooted to the spot.
Ashley Cole was introduced for the Lupi at the break, but his impact was to prove far from positive.
The former Chelsea full-back inexplicably shanked a pass into the path of young striker Kelechi Iheanacho, who made no mistake in dispatching the ball into the net.
A raft of changes saw the game take on a slower pace, and it was in danger of petering out before Adem Ljajic grabbed a Roma equaliser.
The Serbian bent an exquisite free-kick over the City wall, and beyond the despairing dive of Joe Hart on 84 minutes.
Following the win over Real Madrid, that strike meant the Giallorossi would once again decide their fate on penalties, but fortune was not on their side this time.
Former Lazio man Aleksandar Kolarov blasted City's second effort over the bar, before Ljajic put the Lupi in the lead, his chipped penalty reminding Hart of Andrea Pirlo's dink in Euro 2012.
However, Seydou Dombia and his namesake Keita both missed for the Italian side, meaning Manchester City emerged as 5-4 winners from the spot.
Roma 2-2 Manchester City [Man City win 5-4 on penalties]
Roma: De Sanctis (Lobont, 65); Torosidis (Maicon, 45), Manolas (Yanga-Mbiwa, 45), Romagnoli (Castan, 45), Ucan (Cole, 45); Florenzi (Nainggolan, 45), De Rossi (Keita, 45), Pjanic (Doumbia, 65); Gervinho (Falque, 45), Totti (Destro, 45), Iturbe (Ljajic, 45)
Manchester City: Caballero (Hart, 45); Sagna (Horsfield, 45), Kompany (Evans, 82), Mangala (Denayer, 45), Clichy (Kolarov, 45); Fernando (Toure, 45), Zuculini (Lopes, 45), Garcia (Nasri, 45), Silva (Navas, 45), Sterling (Barker, 45), Iheanacho (Unal, 72)