Roma 4-0 Fiorentina: Gasperini's men run riot to close in on Champions League places

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Roma moved one point behind fourth-place Juventus in Serie A after cruising to a 4-0 win over Fiorentina.

Gianluca Mancini, Wesley and Mario Hermoso scored in a dominant first half before Niccolo Pisilli completed the job after the break, with Gian Piero Gasperini's side also moving three points behind third-place AC Milan.

Shortly after Donyell Malen went close with a deflected effort, Mancini opened the scoring in the 13th minute, rising highest to head in from Pisilli's corner.

Roma were in no mood to rest on their one-goal lead as it was 3-0 by the 34th minute. Wesley scored Roma's second, curling into the bottom-right corner after a perfectly-weighted lay-off from Hermoso.

The Spaniard then got on the scoresheet himself, showing his striker's instinct to get across his marker and tap in from Manu Kone's centre into the six-yard box.

Fiorentina showed some threat after the break, hitting the woodwork through Riccardo Braschi, but Pisilli wrapped up the win just before the hour mark as he headed in off the post from Malen's trivela cross.

Data Debrief: Pisilli takes control for Roma

It was domination from Roma in front of their home fans, producing 2.14 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Fiorentina's 0.16 from just four attempts.

And 21-year-old Pisilli played a crucial role. Along with his goal and assist, he also recorded the most touches in the match (101), accurate passes (76), regained possession joint-most often (seven) and registered the joint-most interceptions (three).

Pisilli has scored two goals in this league season, equalling his highest goal tally in a single Serie A campaign (also two in 2024-25); the midfielder has both scored and provided an assist in a single match for the second time in the competition, the first since December 2024, against Lecce.

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