Romelu Lukaku ran the full gamut against Fiorentina, as he scored the goal within five minutes, then was shown a straight red card for a horror tackle, leaving Roma down to nine men.
The Belgium international had met the Paulo Dybala cross with a crouching header to open the scoring from six yards.
However, with Nicola Zalewski already sent off for two bookable offences, he let the blood rush to his head with a reckless lunge on Christian Kouame.
It was high, late and the studs tore a large hole in the Fiorentina forward’s sock.
The referee showed no hesitation by flashing the red card, bringing a sarcastic laugh from Jose Mourinho on the touchline.