Kathmandu,

October 28,

With their hopes of Europa League progression hanging on by a thread, Roma secured a vital win this evening, defeating HJK Helsinki 2-1 in Finland.

After 29 minutes of action, Bryan Cristante put the ball in the back of the net but was ruled out by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).

Tammy Abraham converted a ball through to him by Lorenzo Pellegrini in the 41st minute to give AS Roma the lead going to the halftime break.

In the 54th minute, Përparim Hetemaj pulled one back for the Finnish side assisted by Malik Abubakari.

Arttu Hoskonen put the ball in his own net to put Roma back in front in the 62nd minute. David Browne thought he had the equalizer for HJK in the 79th minute but was ruled out by VAR.