Soccer-Lukaku earns Roma draw at Feyenoord


Soccer Football - Europa League - Play-Off - First Leg - Feyenoord v AS Roma - Feyenoord Stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands - February 15, 2024 AS Roma's Romelu Lukaku scores their first goal REUTERS/Yves Herman

ROTTERDAM (Reuters) - Striker Romelu Lukaku showed his strength to force home the equaliser as AS Roma held Feyenoord to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie on Thursday.

Igor Paixao’s header on the stroke of halftime gave the Dutch club the lead but they will now be up against it in next week’s second leg in Rome as they continue a growing rivalry with the Italian side.

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