ROMA condemned Juventus to a second straight defeat at the start of the season for the first time in the Old Lady of Turin’s history with a 2-1 Serie A victory Sunday.

    Runner-up to Juventus the past two seasons, Roma raced into a 2-0 lead with 11 minutes to play thanks to Bosnia pair Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko after Juventus had been reduced to 10 men following Patrice Evra’s sending-off.

    The champions pulled a consolation goal back, their first of the league season, through Paulo Dybala in the final minutes.

    But Roma held on to beat Juventus in the league for the first time since a Francesco Totti winner sealed a 1-0 win in February 2013.

    “We dominated them so we’re looking at the glass half-full, but we went to sleep at the end and gave them a really soft goal,” Roma captain Daniele De Rossi told Sky Sport.

    “But I think we played incredibly. You can’t forget, Juventus were challenging for the Champions League (in the final) a few months ago.”

    Beaten 3-1 by Barcelona in the final of last season’s Champions League, Juve has now failed to win its opening two games of a Serie A season for the very first time, having lost 1-0 at home to Udinese last week.

    “I’m not worried, but we have to change something, namely our mental approach,” said Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri, whose side has undergone several changes since last season.

    “Unfortunately, in football these things happen.”

    French left back Lucas Digne made his Roma debut following a loan move from Paris Saint-Germain and held his own amid a tense and high-octane encounter.  (SD-Agencies)