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Dec
Romelu Lukaku scored but was later sent off as nine-man Roma held on for a point at home to Fiorentina in Serie A. The Belgium striker headed the hosts into an early lead from Paulo Dybala’s classy outside-of-the-boot cross. Lucas Martinez Quarta’s glancing header brought Fiorentina level midway through the second half after Roma’s Nicola Zalewski collected a second booking. Lukaku was given a straight red for a studs-up foul on Christian Kouame three minutes from the end but Roma held out. Fiorentina ended a feisty game with 10 men after Nikola Milenkovic’s dismissal deep into stoppage time. Jose Mourinho’s…