Torino ended Roma's perfect start with 1-1

Roma's 100% start to the season was finally ended as Torino grabbed a fully deserved point, Alessio Cerci once again the hero for the Granata with his eighth goal of the season.

            

Dutchman Kevin Strootman put Roma ahead in the first half with a close-range finish.

But after the break Torino's top-scorer Alessio Cerci became just the second player to score against Roma this season to earn a deserved point.

Roma became the first team to win the opening 10 matches of a Serie A season when they beat Chievo 1-0 on Thursday.

           

Kevin Strootman put Roma ahead in the first half before Alessio Cerci's 63rd-minute equaliser ended Morgan De Sanctis's run of seven successive clean sheets and 744 minutes' playing time.

The only other goal Roma have conceded this season was in their third game against Parma, which they went on to win 3-1.

Roma lead Serie A with 31 points followed by Napoli and the title holders, Juventus, on 28.

Napoli beat Catania 2-1 and Juventus overcame Parma 1-0 away on Saturday night and the championship already looks likely to turn into a three-horse race.

Roma set a new Serie A record by winning their first 10 games and were on course for an 11th when the Dutchman Strootman fired them ahead after Miralem Pjanic had pulled the ball back.

But a lethargic Roma side handed the initiative to the hosts after the break. Riccardo Meggiorini had already forced a superb save from De Sanctis when he outmuscled the defender Mehdi Benatia and crossed low for Cerci to bundle the ball into the net against his former club.