Bet of the day: Roma to beat Porto and under 2.5 goals in CL qualifier

In the reverse, at the Estadio do Dragao on Portuguese soil, the first leg fray was a close collision as expected, but Roma would likely have come away with the win were it not for defender Thomas Vermaelen seeing red on his debut for the Romans.

After playing around an hour with 10 men on away turf, the Giallorossi will be keen to exercise home advantage with a full contingent in the Eternal City.

Under coach Luciano Spalletti, who returned to rescue Roma’s top three Serie A spot hopes midway through last season, the Italian capital club have a strong home record that should serve them well again.

Including an emphatic opening Italian top-flight 4-0 thumping over Udinese at the weekend, in which Diego Perotti, Mohamed Salah and Edin Dzeko starred, the Romans are unbeaten at the Olimpico in eight encounters across all competitions.

As if that wasn’t impressive enough, savvy tactician Spalletti never lost to the Dragons in his four previous duels with them as Zenit St Petersburg boss.

While, as for Porto, the Primeira Liga outfit have not won any of their past five matches in UEFA competitions. So, snatch those awesome 17/5 odds for Roma success and under 2.5 goals while you can!

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