Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma won Hellas Verona 1-0 at home today in a match for the 23rd round of the Italian football league and remain third in the table.
In the aftermath of the defeat against Salzburg (1-0), in the play off of the Europa League, the formation of the capital managed to win the third match without losing in Serie A thanks to a goal from the Norwegian Solbakken, on 45, in the debut in the starting line-up.
Earlier, Mourinho had to replace Englishman Tammy Abraham, the team’s top scorer, due to injury, putting Belotti on the field, on a day when he also “spared” Argentina’s Dybala, thinking of the second leg with the Austrians.
The result allows the formation of the Portuguese coach, who bet on Rui Patrício in goal, to retain third place, with 44 points, equal to AC Milan, who had beaten Monza (1-0), and three behind Inter Milan, who comes in second and also won this round.
On the other side of the table, Hellas Verona, still without Miguel Veloso, is still in trouble, in 18th and third last place, in a relegation position, with 17 points, two below the ‘waterline’.
Earlier, Juventus started the crisis, after losing points in the secretariat, by beating Spezia 2-0, with goals from Kean (32) and former Benfica Ángel di María (66).
With Spezia on the threshold of the relegation zone, with 19 points, Juve climbed to seventh place, now with 32 points, well clear of sixth Atalanta, who have 41.
Today, Paulo Sousa’s debut in Salernitana, 16th and four points above the relegation zone, was unlucky, he was beaten by a double from Immobile visiting Lazio, who are now fifth, while Sporting de Braga’s opponents Fiorentina played in the Europa Conference League tied at home with Empoli (1-1).
Napoli is the clear leader of Serie A, with 62 points, having started the round with a 2-0 win in Sassuolo, ahead of Inter Milan, second, with 47 points, after beating Udinese (3-1), before facing FC Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Source: DN
