Roma suffers shock defeat at hands of Bodo/Glimt

By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp

ANKARA (AA) - AS Roma suffered a shocking 6-1 defeat against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday in a UEFA Conference League Group Stage game.

The Norwegian club got an early lead with Erik Botheim in the eighth minute at Aspmyra Stadium.

Bodo/Glimt midfielder Patrick Berg made it 2-0 for his club in the 20th minute, but Carlos Perez of Roma scored the first goal for the Italian team and the first half ended 2-1.

Glimt maintained full speed in the second half as Erik Botheim scored again in minute 52.

Bodo forward Ola Solbakken made it 4-1 for the Norwegians in the 71th minute.

Midfielder Amahl Pellegrino scored the fifth goal for Bodo/Glimt in the minute 78 with Solbakken scoring again just two minutes later for the 6-1 score.

AS Roma's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho suffered the first-ever six goal defeat of his career with this result.

Bodo/Glimt is currently in the top spot of the group with seven points, while AS Roma is placed second with six points in the UEFA Conference League Group C.