The meeting, which took place at the Husein Avni Aker stadium in Trabzon, ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of the guests.
Lorenzo Pellegrini and Eldor Shomurodov scored against Roma.
The only goal of the hosts is on the account of Cornelius.
The return match between these teams will take place on 26 August.
Earlier, a Ukrainian journalist said that Russian football had crashed.