Manchester United recovered from two goals down to beat Roma 3–2 in the Champions League on Tuesday 3 November 2026. ESPN’s fixture record confirms the result; Opta’s report dated 3 November explains that a late Matheus Cunha double completed the turnaround after Bruno Fernandes reduced the deficit from the penalty spot.

Matías Soulé and Donyell Malen had put the visitors ahead. The scoring direction changed after the break, but Cunha’s evening also included a stoppage-time dismissal. An account of his performance therefore needs to retain both the decisive attacking contribution and the red card, rather than presenting an entirely uncomplicated celebration.

Opta records ten United attempts in the second half and no Roma attempt after the interval. Comparing the halves gives readers a clearer account of the comeback than the final score alone, without claiming an unverified tactical instruction.

The result ended United’s nine-game winless sequence across all competitions, according to Opta. Ending that run describes what happened on this night; it does not establish that every underlying problem has been resolved or predict the outcome of the next round.

Archival photograph: Matheus Cunha with Brazil in June 2026; not from the current event. Photographer/creator: Bryan Berlin. Image source; CC BY-SA 4.0. Image date recorded by source: 2026-06-13 19:30:36. Wikimedia-supplied file used without raster edits.