Roma snatch late win over Spurs in ill-tempered 'friendly'

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Roma's Marco Tumminello celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Mike Segar

HARRISON, New Jersey (Reuters) - Marco Tumminello scored two minutes into stoppage time to give AS Roma a 3-2 win over Tottenham Hotspur in a bad-tempered International Champions Club match at Red Bull Arena on Tuesday.

Tumminello's winner came just a minute after Spurs' Vincent Janssen had tied the match by scoring from a scramble in front of goal. Harry Winks had brought the Premier League club back into the match with his 87th minute goal after Roma had taken a 2-0 lead through Diego Perotti and Cengiz Ünder.

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Roma's Marco Tumminello celebrates scoring their third goal with team mates as Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld looks dejected REUTERS/Mike Segar

Referee Hilario Grajeda handed out only two yellow cards in a match that featured several heavy tackles and some pushing and shoving from two sides who finished second in their leagues last season. Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino also came close to being sent to the stands.

Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco told reporters his side would be buoyed by the win but did not read too much into the result.

"We played a good performance but it's still July. It's too early to make assessments," he said via an interpreter.

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Roma's Marco Tumminello celebrates scoring their third goal with team mates REUTERS/Mike Segar

"Obviously it's a boost of confidence for me and the lads."

Roma opened the scoring in the 13th minute through Perotti's penalty kick after Spurs defender Cameron Carter-Vickers was ruled to have handled in the box.

Turkish 20-year-old midfielder Ünder, who signed a five-year deal from Basaksehir this month, doubled Roma's advantage with 20 minutes left.

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Tottenham's Vincent Janssen celebrates scoring their second goal with team mates REUTERS/Mike Segar

Spurs coach Pochettino said his side were still trying to find their way back to form.

"I think we are working a lot to try to develop our game and improve. We have to fight for everything," he added. "But I am calm and I am happy.

"To win is not the most important thing. It is to get fit and try to improve in every way."

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Tottenham's Harry Winks celebrates scoring their first goal with Christian Eriksen and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou REUTERS/Mike Segar

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Tottenham's Kevin Wimmer in action with Roma's Marco Tumminello REUTERS/Mike Segar

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Roma's Cengiz Under celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Mike Segar

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Roma's Kevin Strootman in action with Tottenham's Mousa Dembele REUTERS/Mike Segar

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Tottenham's Jan Vertonghen attempts to block a shot from Roma's Cengiz Under REUTERS/Mike Segar

Soccer Football - AS Roma vs Tottenham Hotspur - International Champions Cup - Red Bull Arena, New Jersey - July 25, 2017 Tottenham's Harry Kane and Roma's Daniele De Rossi walk out on to the pitch before the match REUTERS/Mike Segar