Roma clinched a commendable 2-0 win over Juventus on Sunday, keeping them firmly in the hunt for a Champions League place.
2018/2019 Serie A
2-0
Match Events
16' What a save! Mirante denies Dybala!
Mirante produces a brilliant save to deny Dybala. Ronaldo surges through the Roma backline on a counter to set up the opportunity, weaving his way through challenges before offloading to the Argentine in space. He tries to curl his effort into the top corner, but Mirante gets a hand to the ball to turn it past the post.
28' Mirante diverts the ball on to the post
Matuidi and Ronaldo combine to tee up Dybala in the box again. The forward hammers his strike towards goal, but Miranate makes another fine stop to turn the ball onto the post. It hits the inside of the post, but Fazio is on hand to clear ahead of Can.
54' CHANCE! Shaarawy's shot over the bar
El Shaarawy leads Roma forward in the final third. He offloads towards Kluivert on the right flank and gets the ball back inside the box. However, he fails to connect with his first strike before clearing the bar with his second attempt.
63' OFFSIDE! Ronaldo scores but goal is disallowed
Juve believe that they have taken the lead as Dybala plays Ronaldo through on goal. The Portuguese displays his composure with a cool finish, placing the ball into the bottom corner. However, the flag is raised late for offside after the forward.
79' GOAL! Roma 1-0 Juventus (Florenzi)
The skipper provides the quality needed to break the deadlock. He plays a one-two with Dzeko to surge into the right inside channel into space. Szczesny races off his line to try to stop the strike, but the Italian clips the ball over the Juve keeper into the back of the net.
91' GOAL! Roma 2-0 Juventus (Dzeko)
The home side secure the three points this evening as Dzeko slots the ball past Szczesny with a right-footed strike. Juve lose the ball upfield from the free-kick and it falls kindly for Under on the break. He surges forward to the edge of the box before sliding a precise pass for Dzeko. The striker hits his attempt first time, steering his effort past the Juve keeper.
Match Report
Alessandro Florenzi and Edin Dzeko scored late on as Roma beat Juventus 2-0 to boost their top-four hopes.
Claudio Ranieri's men looked to be heading for a disappointing draw that could have contributed to them potentially ending this round of fixtures five points adrift of the Champions League spots, but Florenzi and then Dzeko found the net in the final 11 minutes to keep them right in the race.
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