This Sunday, Roma received Hellas Verona at the Olympic Stadium and won again by beating the opponent by 1 to 0. The winning goal was scored by Solbakken, still at the end of the first stage.
With the result, José Mourinho’s team reaches 44 points and takes third place in the Italian, 18 points behind leader Napoli. Hellas Verona, on the other hand, is in a complicated situation and appears in 17th place, opening the relegation zone with 17 points.
For Roma, the victory comes at a good time, to pack the team towards a decision for the Europa League. Next Thursday, the team from the Italian capital receives RB Salzburg for the second leg of the second phase of the continental competition. José Mourinho’s men need to reverse a 1-0 defeat suffered in the first leg.
Roma controlled the opening stage, but only managed to open the scoring in the final stretch, minutes before the break. In the 46th minute, Spinazzola gave a beautiful back-heel pass to Solbakken, who finished cross and put the home team in advantage.
In the second half, Hellas Verona tried to get more into the game, but they didn’t scare the opponent’s goal. Roma followed better and narrowly missed extending the scoreboard in the final minutes, when Belotti headed to the goalkeeper’s great save. Controlling the pace in the additions, the Romanists secured the victory by the minimum score.
See the results of this Sunday’s Italian Championship games
Atalanta 1 x 2 Lecce
Fiorentina 1 x 1 Empoli
Salerno 0 x 2 Lazio
Spice 0 x 2 Juventus
Roma 1 x 0 Verona
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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