Gervinho at the double as violence mars Roma victory

Gervinho scored two goals and set up another as Roma returned to the Champions League after a three-year absence with an impressive 5-1 victory over CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.

Roma scored four goals in the opening 31 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico and CSKA supporters turned violent in the second half, causing the Group E match to be suspended briefly.

Juan Iturbe put Roma ahead six minutes in after being set up by Gervinho. Then it was Iturbe's turn to be the provider when the Ivorian doubled the lead four minutes later.