Roma lost to Real Madrid after having a two-goal advantage, with Real Madrid scoring three goals in the final 12 minutes. Roma led in the 57th minute, but then Carlos Espí, Endrick Moreira de Sousa Pessoa and Antonio Rüdiger scored to complete the comeback.
In the 20th minute, Marten de Roon opened the scoring with an assist from Matias Soulé, putting Roma ahead in the first half. Kylian Mbappé tied the game in the 25th minute and the teams went to halftime with a score of 1-1.
Donyell Malen put Roma back in front, scoring in the 51st minute to make it 2-1 with an assist from Rodrigo Mora. He scored again in the 57th minute with another assist from Matias Soulé.
Real Madrid was losing in the second half, but coach José Mourinho answered with substitutions. Endrick replaced Vinicius Jr. in the 59th minute and Arda Güler came on for Denzel Dumfries. Espí replaced Yan Diomande in the 79th minute.
Real Madrid’s comeback began in the 83rd minute. In a corner kick, Roma’s goalkeeper saved Endrick’s header, but Espí scored following the save, shrinking Roma’s two-goal advantage and making the score 3-2.
In the 85th minute Endrick tied the game, scoring a header off a corner kick. Rüdiger scored the winner with a volley off a corner kick in the 90th minute.
“We know we can fight until the end,” Thibaut Courtois said to CBS Sports Golazo. Courtois admitted Roma was “playing well” during the first and second half.
Courtois also emphasized Real Madrid’s competitive spirit. “We had our difficulties, but we believed until the end,” he said.
Malen said it was, “Very disappointing, you know,” he continued. “We deserved the win.”
Rüdiger, who scored the winning goal and played with Roma before joining Real Madrid, spoke with CBS Sports Golazo. “Roma is really a tough team,” he said. He continued, “I think this is how we should play, with more courage.”
During the postgame press conference, Real Madrid coach José Mourinho stated his simple and clear goal. “I want to win,” he said.
Mourinho also said that his substitutions were meant to add attacking options. “We had many offensive solutions to try to change and I felt the need,” he said.
Mourinho also spoke about putting Federico Valverde as a right back after the substitutions.
“I thought Fede could make the difference,” he said.
