La Roma Femminile held by Leuven as Pandini misses a penalty

La Roma Femminile drew 0-0 away to Leuven in their first Women's Champions League match, reports Corriere dello Sport. Pandini missed a penalty in stoppage time.

Stadio Olimpico, à Rome

Photo: Zakarie Faibis — CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (new window)

La Roma Femminile started their Women's Champions League campaign with a 0-0 draw away to Leuven, according to Corriere dello Sport and TuttoMercatoWeb. Piovani's side missed the chance to win in stoppage time when Pandini's penalty struck the post.

According to the FIGC, this result marks Italian clubs' first draw in the competition, following Inter's win over Häcken and Juventus's defeat against Benfica. Roma will face FC Barcelone on Tuesday 30 September.

Sources

  1. Corriere dello SportLa Roma Femminile pareggia all'esordio in Women's Champions League: Pandini spreca il rigore nel finale (new window)corrieredellosport.it
  2. FIGCLa Roma inizia con un pareggio in casa del Leuven: Pandini fallisce un rigore al 95’. Martedì 30 c’è il Barcellona (new window)figc.it
  3. TuttoMercatoWebQuanti rimpianti per la Roma: 0-0 in casa del Leuven. Pandini fallisce un rigore al 90° (new window)tuttomercatoweb.com