A last-minute goal from AS Roma's Emerson secured a 1-1 draw for the Italians against home side Galatasaray in a gritty Champions League Group B match last night.
Emerson swivelled to score with a first-time strike in the 90th minute after a second half of sustained Roma pressure against the Turkish side under a chilly Istanbul drizzle.
Galatasaray had the best of the first half and went ahead in the 22nd minute when defender Sebastien Perez slammed a left-footed shot into the roof of the Roma net after neat work by midfielder Ayhan Akman from a Galatasaray corner.
The goal was the first Galatasaray have conceded at their Ali Sami Yen home ground in Champions League group stages this season.
Boavista made a winning start to their second phase, beating French champions Nantes 1-0 in Portugal.
Boavista, who qualified in second place behind Liverpool from their first-phase group which included 1997 champions Borussia Dortmund, took the lead rather against the run of play on 24 minutes at the Bessa Stadium.
Bolivian forward Erwin Sanchez smacked in a wicked left-foot dipping volley for his third goal of the tournament after 24 minutes, but Nantes goalkeeper Mickael Landreau was very much at fault, letting the ball spin out of his grasp and over the line.
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