Roma hold firm to sink Leverkusen in thriller


AS Roma's Miralem Pjanic (L) shoot and scores a penalty kick past Leverkusen's goalkeeper Bernd Leno during their Champions League Group E soccer match at Olympic stadium in Rome, Italy, November 4, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi

ROME (Reuters) - AS Roma squandered a two-goal lead but recovered to beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 following a late Miralem Pjanic penalty on Wednesday to move into second place in Champions League Group E.

The Italian side moved on to five points, five behind leaders Barcelona and one ahead of third-placed Leverkusen following their first win of the group stage.

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