Nine-man Roma miss out on Champions League


Football Soccer - AS Roma v FC Porto - UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Off Second Legs - Olympic stadium, Rome, Italy - 23/8/2016. FC Porto's Miguel Layun celebrates after scoring against AS Roma. REUTERS/Max Rossi

BERNE (Reuters) - AS Roma missed out on the Champions League group stage after having two players sent off and losing 3-0 at home to Porto in their playoff second leg on Tuesday.

Roma, who drew 1-1 in Portugal, started as favourites but never recovered after Felipe gave the visitors an eighth-minute lead and the Italians imploded when Daniele De Rossi and Emerson Palmieri were shown straight red cards either side of halftime.

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