Roma 5-0 Cluj: Riotous display to top Group A

Roma moved out in front at the halfway stage of Group A as they hammered CFR Cluj 5-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday night.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the club's fastest-ever goal in the competition (57 seconds) to get the side off to the perfect start, and Paulo Fonseca's players never looked back - as Roger Ibanez and Borja Mayoral subsequently added their first goals for the club before half-time.

In the second half, a second strike for Mayoral and a late finish from substitute Pedro Rodriguez rounded off a comfortable team display.

There was even the opportunity for a further positive to emerge from the night: as 18-year-old academy graduate Tommaso Milanese made his debut for the Giallorossi.

The midfielder provided the assist for Pedro's finish.

Roma have one more game before the international break - they travel to Liguria to face Genoa on Sunday.

ROMA 5-0 CLUJ

SCORERS: Mkhitaryan (1'), Ibanez (24'), Borja Mayoral (34', 84'), Pedro (89')

ROMA (3-4-2-1): Pau Lopez; Fazio, Ibanez (Smalling), Kumbulla; Bruno Peres, Veretout (Pellegrini), Cristante (Milanese), Spinazzola (Juan Jesus); Villar, Mkhitaryan (Pedro); Borja Mayoral.

Unused subs: Boer, Mirante, Karsdorp, Dzeko, Zalewski, Tripi

CLUJ (4-1-3-2): Balgradean; Susic (Latovlevici), Manea, Ciobotaru, Camora; Hoban; Deac (Pereira), Itu (Paun), Djokovic; Rondon, Debeljuh (Carnat)

Unused subs: Sandomierski, Jocca