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Champions league playoff: AS Roma to face Porto

Tuesday, 23 August 2016 7:50 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 23 August 2016 7:50 AM ]

Porto's Brazilian defender Felipe vies with AS Roma's Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko during the UEFA Champions League first leg playoff football match FC Porto vs AS Roma at the Dragao stadium in Porto on August 17, 2016. ©AFP

Italian outfits AS Roma hit the training ground on Monday to prepare for their UEFA Champions League playoff against Porto.

After a 1 all draw on the grounds of Porto in the first leg of their Champions League playoff, the the Italian side hold the upper hand when they take on their Portuguese rivals in the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday.

Luciano Spalletti's lads will go into the match as favourites with the advantage of an away goal in the opening leg, but Porto will be buoyed by their domestic form which has seen them victorious in their opening two games of the Primeira Liga. Porto's Felipe scored an own goal in the first half of the first leg to gift an away goal to Roma, but Andre Silva leveled the score for the hosts. Roma will be without services of Thomas Vermaelen who was sent off in the first leg.

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