<p class="title">Teenage sensation Nicolo Zaniolo bagged a brace as Roma beat Porto 2-1 in their Champions League last 16, first-leg clash at the Stadio Olimpico here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 19-year-old got his first ever Champions League goal in the 70th minute in Rome on Tuesday, adding a second six minutes later to inflict a first defeat on Porto in this year's top-tier European competition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Adrian Lopez pulled a vital goal back for the Portuguese club after 79 minutes to ensure they remain in the hunt going into their home leg on May 6.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's an incredible night, I'm speechless and never would have expected such a thing," Zaniolo told Sky Sport Italia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But we've got the second leg coming up, we shouldn't have conceded the goal."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The night belonged to the youngster from Tuscany who has become a fan favourite since arriving from Inter Milan, where he never played a top-flight game, in exchange for Radja Nainggolan last summer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Tuesday, he was given an ovation by an ecstatic home crowd who see him as the heir to club legend Francesco Totti.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The match sparked into life midway through the second half as Zaniolo netted with a precise finish after Edin Dzeko's lay-off.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He soon had his second when Dzeko went on the counter-attack, his shot bouncing off the post with Zaniolo on hand to tap in the rebound.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Zaniolo is not a surprise any more," said Roma captain Daniele De Rossi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"His physical strength is incredible for a guy of his age and he combines it with great technique. He is already a great player, but he will become a great champion."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eusebio Di Francesco's Roma, last year's semifinalists, had fallen to the Portuguese club in both their previous meetings, most recently the 2016 play-off round in qualifying.</p>
<p class="title">Teenage sensation Nicolo Zaniolo bagged a brace as Roma beat Porto 2-1 in their Champions League last 16, first-leg clash at the Stadio Olimpico here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 19-year-old got his first ever Champions League goal in the 70th minute in Rome on Tuesday, adding a second six minutes later to inflict a first defeat on Porto in this year's top-tier European competition.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But Adrian Lopez pulled a vital goal back for the Portuguese club after 79 minutes to ensure they remain in the hunt going into their home leg on May 6.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's an incredible night, I'm speechless and never would have expected such a thing," Zaniolo told Sky Sport Italia.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"But we've got the second leg coming up, we shouldn't have conceded the goal."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The night belonged to the youngster from Tuscany who has become a fan favourite since arriving from Inter Milan, where he never played a top-flight game, in exchange for Radja Nainggolan last summer.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On Tuesday, he was given an ovation by an ecstatic home crowd who see him as the heir to club legend Francesco Totti.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The match sparked into life midway through the second half as Zaniolo netted with a precise finish after Edin Dzeko's lay-off.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He soon had his second when Dzeko went on the counter-attack, his shot bouncing off the post with Zaniolo on hand to tap in the rebound.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Zaniolo is not a surprise any more," said Roma captain Daniele De Rossi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"His physical strength is incredible for a guy of his age and he combines it with great technique. He is already a great player, but he will become a great champion."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Eusebio Di Francesco's Roma, last year's semifinalists, had fallen to the Portuguese club in both their previous meetings, most recently the 2016 play-off round in qualifying.</p>