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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 20680499" data-attributes="member: 158020">Viktoria Plzen 1-1 Roma: Giallorossi stutter once more in Europe <img src="http://images.performgroup.com/di/library/GOAL_INTERNATIONAL/d2/7d/viktoria-plzen-roma-15092016_u9bbm1jw68jh1mpvwzk1ytznh.jpg?t=790404143&w=620&h=430" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Roma took an immediate lead against Viktoria Plzen but were unable to hang on to their advantage as they ground out a 1-1 draw in their Europa League opener on Thursday. The Giallorossi made their Europa League bow at Doosan Arena after being dumped out of the Champions League qualifying round by Porto.Luciano Spalletti's men immediately looked eager to make an impression and Diego Perotti put them 1-0 up after just four minutes, converting a penalty that Stephan El Shaarawy won. Slack defending allowed Plzen to equalise shortly after through Marek Bakos, however, and Roma were unable to find the winner even though Radja Nainggolan hit the post and El Shaawary had chances later on. The Italian outfit enjoyed the perfect start to the match when El Shaawary was brought down in the area by Ale Mateju and the referee pointed to the spot.Perotti casually notched the opener from 12 yards, slotting his strike into the bottom corner. However, the lead would last only seven minutes as the home side equalised through a fine headed finish from Bakos. The striker drifted in between Federico Fazio and Juan Jesus to guide his effort past Alisson into the net. Alisson kept the scores level when he denied Michal Duris by diving low to his left to prevent the Slovakian’s header finding the bottom corner. At the other end of the pitch, Roma came close to regaining their advantage, but Nainggolan’s low strike from the edge of the box cracked off the woodwork. Neither team was able to create many meaningful openings in the second half, with the visitors’ best chance being spurned by substitute Edin Dzeko as the forward attempted to round keeper Petr Bolek, but was denied by the hands of the Czech. Plzen struggled for a quality delivery into the box until the 81st minute as Milan Petrzela curled a cross in from the right, only for Bakos to miss his diving header as the ball struck his hand instead with the goal at his mercy. In the dying seconds of the contest Petrzela lined up a strike from distance that forced Alisson into a leaping save to ensure that the Italian side earned a point, although the shot appeared to be heading over anyway.</blockquote>

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