The encounter
Roma 1–2 CFR Cluj · Champions League group stage
A first group match in Rome
CFR Cluj’s first Champions League group-stage match took them to the Olimpico on 16 September 2008. Christian Panucci put Roma ahead. Before half-time, Juan Culio combined with Eugen Trică and equalised.
Culio scores again
Soon after the restart, Culio struck for a second time. Maurizio Trombetta’s side now had a 2–1 lead to defend at Roma, and they kept it. CFR had won away from home on their first appearance in the group stage.
The rest of the group
Roma won 3–1 when the clubs met again in Cluj, and CFR did not progress. The opening win was still a result few could have asked for more from: two Culio goals and three points in Rome.
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Sources & image credits
Match results and dates follow the archive records. Reference pages:
Club crest: the image already stored in the club archive, used as a visual identifier rather than a photograph of this encounter.
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