Spare a thought for Lewis Dunk. The Brighton captain made his debut when his side were languishing in League One 14 years ago and has ridden the wave all the way to Rome’s Stadio Olimpico.
Yet it was two mistakes from the England defender that were the catalyst for a nightmare evening in the Italian capital that leaves Roberto De Zerbi’s side needing a minor miracle in next week’s second leg. Dunk had already been at fault by playing Paulo Dybala onside for Roma’s first goal when he inexplicably presented the ball to Romelu Lukaku and the Chelsea loanee rammed home the second just before half-time – his seventh in this competition.
