<a rel="attachment wp-att-371" href="http://www.serieatalk.com/roma-1-2-cfr-cluj-cfr-cluj-who/370/371/" title="2008-2009-roma-v-cluj-grpa-2.jpg"></a>
LOCAL TIME ROME ITALY: 
 
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<a rel="attachment wp-att-371" href="http://www.serieatalk.com/roma-1-2-cfr-cluj-cfr-cluj-who/370/371/" title="2008-2009-roma-v-cluj-grpa-2.jpg"><div><figure class="external-image"><img loading="lazy" border="0" align="right" width="352" src="/files/2008/09/2008-2009-roma-v-cluj-grpa-2.jpg" alt="2008-2009-roma-v-cluj-grpa-2.jpg" height="240"></figure></div></a>CFR CLUJ WHO? are the headlines in&nbsp;Rome after Romanian&nbsp;club CFR Cluj&nbsp;made front-page&nbsp;news this morning beating&nbsp;A.S. Roma 2 – 1 at the Stadio Olimpico,&nbsp;in&nbsp;the opening day action&nbsp;of&nbsp;Champions League. 
 
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFR_Cluj">CFR Cluj</a> play in the&nbsp;Romanian Liga 1,&nbsp;and currently sit&nbsp;seventh in their domestic league. These&nbsp;Champions League&nbsp;minnows&nbsp;are making their debut in Europe’s premier club competition and could not have made a bigger splash than beating one of the favorites to reach the next phase&nbsp;with their come from behind win over Roma. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Spalletti">Luciano Spalletti’s</a> squad was absolutely stunned by their opponent’s performance&nbsp;after Christian Panucci opened scoring for the&nbsp;Roman gladiators&nbsp;in the 17th minute. Cluj, coached by Italian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurizio_Trombetta">Maurizio Trombetta</a>, refused to accept defeat and&nbsp;his squad leveled the score quickly through a&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Culio">Juan (Emmanuel)&nbsp;Culio</a> goal&nbsp;10 minutes later. The Argentinian&nbsp;would also&nbsp;provide the&nbsp;second half winner for CFR Cluj on a one-time&nbsp;volley past Roma keeper Doni&nbsp;to secure all three points for the visitors. 
Problems are surfacing at the Capitale as Roma have not won in their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.S._Roma_season_2008-09#Matches">last three matches</a> having drawn against Napoli,&nbsp;then&nbsp;losing away to Palermo and now this.&nbsp;Italian papers are reporting Roma&nbsp;chief&nbsp;Rosella Sensi as seeing red.&nbsp; Something has to give or heads will roll&nbsp;and that’s the way I see it.
<h4>Lineups</h4>
Roma: Doni; Cicinho, Cassetti, Panucci (Loria 47), Riise (Totti 52); De Rossi, Aquilani; Taddei (Montella 77), Baptista, Tonetto; Vucinic
Cluj: Stancioiu; Tony, Cadu’, Viera, Pereira; Muresan, Dani, Trica (Peralta 65); Culio, Konè, Dubarbier (Panin 88)
Goalscorers: Panucci 16 (R), Juan Culio 27, 49 (C)

<h4>Related Articles</h4>
Serie A Talk – <a href="http://www.serieatalk.com/2008-2009-uefa-champions-league-group-stage-decided/250">2008-2009 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Decided</a> 
channel4 Italian Football – <a href="http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/eurogames/rom-clu.html">Roma 1 – 2 CFR Cluj</a> 
Gazetta dello Sport – <a href="http://english.gazzetta.it/Football/Primo_Piano/2008/09/16/rom-cluj.shtml">Poor spectacle as Roma lose to Cluj at home</a>
<h4>Video Goal Highlights</h4>
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The other match in Group&nbsp;A saw last season’s runners-up Chelsea demoralize&nbsp;visitors&nbsp;Bordeaux with a 4 – 0 trouncing.

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