Lukas tapped the ball forward, and he was off.
"Oh my goodness. What a mistake! Lukas Brandt with acres of space to run into! Only the goalkeeper between him and the goal. Roma is in trouble!"
Hummels, Mancini, and N'Dicka gave chase. But they could never cover the gap.
Lukas covered the half-field in no time as he got to the edge of the penalty area.
"Lukas one-on-one with Svilar. Svilar is off his line... HE CHIPS HIM... And it's 1 - 1!"
Lukas ran towards the away fans' edge to celebrate as his teammates ran to join him.
"Hold on... The flag has gone up!"
Hummels and Mancini ran to the referee to protest the goal. The flag stayed down until Lukas scored, so the play was still on. The referees were told not to raise the flag if they were not 100% sure of the call and to allow the play to continue.
Claudio Ranieri, the AS Roma coach, ran to the fourth official at the sidelines to plead his case. He was asked to step back as the communication with VAR was already ongoing.
