Match Report
CSKA Moskva went into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Roma sat 2nd on 9 — a 2-point gap. CSKA Moskva ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, CSKA Moskva were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.5, Roma 1.83 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
Stadion Oktyabr' in Moskva, capacity 78,011, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Roma led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.