Down to nine men for the final few minutes of their clash with Fiorentina, Jose Mourinho's Roma have earned a draw that felt like a win.
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The point moved the Giallorossi up to fourth place and into the Champions League spots - a significant step for a team that failed to qualify for Europe's elite competition during Mourinho's first two seasons in charge.
But it was a costly night for Roma.
Paulo Dybala limped off early with an apparent injury and goalscorer Romelu Lukaku was shown a red card that will keep him out of next weekend's visit to Bologna.
Full-back Nicola Zalewski was also dismissed after picking up a second yellow card midway through the second-half.
Lukaku, who headed home a cross from Dybala after five minutes at the Stadio Olimpico, was shown a straight red for a foul on Christian Kouame as normal time ticked towards the 90.
Lucas Martinez Quarta equalised for Fiorentina - who had Nikola Milenkovic dismissed deep into stoppage time - on 66 minutes, but Mourinho's men held tight to extend their unbeaten run at home to six matches.
Bologna won 2-1 at bottom-of-the-table Salernitana for a first away victory of the season to move into fifth place, level on points with Roma.
Frosinone and Torino drew 0-0, while Monza beat Genoa 1-0 with a goal from Dany Mota.
Australian Associated Press
