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Roma tightened their grip on third place yesterday with a comfortable 4-1 win over Chievo Verona.
Apart from a red card for Juan Jesus in the second half, and a needless goal conceded late on from a corner, it was an ideal performance in front of the Stadio Olimpico crowd, as the team moved on to 70 points. Alisson Becker saved a penalty from Roberto Inglese after Jesus's dismissal. At the other end of the pitch, Roma were rampant. After failing to score past Stefano Sorrentino in the away game, Edin Dzeko and co. put that right in blistering fashion. Let's take a look back at all four Roma goals. Goal One: Patrik Schick (1-0) One week after scoring his first Serie A goal for Roma, Patrik Schick netted again early in the game. The move started when Radja Nainggolan received the ball on the left wing and played in a great ball with his weaker left foot, which fell straight into Schick's path. The Czech forward then finished off the move with a calm finish to divert the ball past Sorrentino. Goal Two: Edin Dzeko (2-0) Roma doubled their lead with what initially looked like an 0wn goal. Replays, however, clarified that it was the talismanic Dzeko who got the final touch with his outstretched leg. The goal came from Aleksandar Kolarov's cross from the left, perfectly picking out Dzeko's delayed run. Goal Three: Stephan El Shaarawy (3-0) El Shaarawy was superb throughout the encounter, putting in a performance that will have done his credentials for starting against Liverpool on Wednesday no harm. After a couple of good chances (hitting the woodwork at the end of a good move in the first half, and having a goal disallowed for offside), he finally got the goal he deserved in the 65th minute. And what a goal it was. Starting from inside his own half, the winger dribbled all the way up the pitch, beating Alessandro Gamberini as he cut inside, before slotting into the far corner of the net. Goal Four: Edin Dzeko (4-0) Dzeko got his second of the evening just a couple of minutes after El Shaarawy had netted Roma's third. After Alisson's long throw out found Nainggolan, Dzeko got the ball on the edge of the box, created space for himself, and picked out the bottom corner of Sorrentino's goal. The curling left-footed strike reminded the world of how deadly Dzeko can be with his 'weak' foot. Re-watch all of the goals on Roma's website here.
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Founder and editor of Giallorossi Yorkshire, who is also a columnist for Roma's official website about the women's team. Categories
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