Overview

• Referee Lawrence Visser Lambrechts awarded Roma a late spot-kick for a Mandi handball after VAR, then twice ordered retakes for goalkeeper movement and defensive encroachment.
• Artem Dovbyk took the first two attempts and Matías Soulé the third, with Lille keeper Ozer saving all three under the Curva Sud.
• Hákon Arnar Haraldsson’s sixth-minute strike stood as the winner, with Lille holding firm at the Stadio Olimpico.
• Italian coverage compared the rare sequence to past anomalies, including Mohammed Jedidi’s 2004 Olympic saga and a Lazio–Napoli episode at the Olimpico in 1984.
• The moment triggered a viral Francesco Totti audio and renewed debate over Roma’s finishing and penalty hierarchy, with Dybala and Pellegrini typically ahead when available.