Fenerbahce and Roma did not reveal a stronger player

As part of the first round of the main stage of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League at the stadium named after S. Sarajoglu in Istanbul, local Fenerbahce hosted Roman Roma. Closer to the end of the first half of the match, Brian Cristante put the visitors ahead. After the break, Archie Brown restored parity in the opposition. There were no more goals in the match, so the final whistle of the Spanish referee Jesús Gil Manzano recorded a draw. On Wednesday, October 14, Fenerbahce will visit Aston Villa. On the same day, Roma will host Real Madrid. Fenerbahce — Roma 1:1 Goals: Brown, 48 — Cristante, 39 Fenerbahce: Ederson — Muldur, Skriniar, Ake, Brown — Yuksek, Kante, Elmaz (Mercan, 62) — Greenwood, Muriki (Lukaku, 72), Aktürkoglu (Aydin, 72) Roma: Svilar - Mancini (Balerdi, 74), Ndika, Hermoso - Rensch (Molina, 74), Cristante, Kone (Pizilli, 53), Vesli - Dybala, Sule (Mora, 74) - Malen (de Ron, 87) Warnings: Brown, Akturkoglu, Muldur, Yuksek - Rensch, Cristante