Wesley's second-half strike proved decisive as Roma got back to winning ways in Serie A by seeing off Como 1-0 on Monday.
2025/2026 Serie A
1-0
Match Report
Roma had lost their previous two league outings to drop away from the pacesetters in a congested title race.
Yet with Napoli and AC Milan slipping up over the weekend, Roma moved to within three points of leaders Inter by overcoming Cesc Fabregas' team at Stadio Olimpico.
Roma had 10 shots in the first half, though they managed to hit the target only once.
Bryan Cristante slammed home early in the second half, after Matias Soule had struck the woodwork with a header, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
But Roma's winner arrived on the hour, with full-back Wesley arrowing a fantastic first-time effort into the bottom-left corner.
Stefan Posch twice fired wide as Como pushed for a leveller, but the visitors slumped to a second straight defeat.
Victory at the Olimpico thanks to Wesley's second-half strike!
Data Debrief: Roma keep it clean
Roma's turnaround last season under Claudio Ranieri was built on establishing some solid foundations, and Gian Piero Gasperini has picked up the mantle this term.
They have kept 18 Serie A clean sheets in 2025, which is at least two more than any other team in Europe's top five leagues have managed this calendar year (Bayern Munich and Manchester City have 16 each).
Indeed, Roma have won 13 Serie A matches with a score of 1-0 in 2025, at least five more than any other team in the top five leagues.
While generating chances worth 1.6 expected goals, Roma limited Como to just 0.6 xG, and only one shot on target.
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60' GOAL! Roma 1-0 Como (Wesley Vinícius França Lima)
Line-ups
Roma XI: Cristante, Hermoso, Pellegrini, Mile Svilar, G. Mancini, N'Dicka, Manu Koné, Devyne Rensch, Evan Ferguson, Matías Soulé, Wesley Vinícius França Lima
Subs: El Shaarawy, Dybala, Gollini, Angelino, Tsimikas, Bailey, Devis Vásquez, Tommaso Baldanzi, Daniele Ghilardi, Niccolò Pisilli, Jan Ziolkowski, M. Bah
Como XI: Kempf, Jean Butez, Caqueret, Lucas Da Cunha, Ivan Smolcic, Martin Baturina, Álex Valle, Nico Paz, Jayden Addai, Jacobo Ramón, Assane Diao
Subs: Mauro Vigorito, Moreno, Alberto Cerri, Carlos, S.Posch, Mërgim Vojvoda, N. Kühn, Anastasios Douvikas, Brempt, Nikola Cavlina, Jesús Rodríguez, Andréa Le Borgne