Roma moved into Serie A’s prime 4 on Monday with a 1-0 win at Sampdoria which left their hosts rooted to the underside of the league.
Lorenzo Pellegrini’s ninth-minute penalty ensured Roma leapfrogged native rivals Lazio into fourth place, 4 factors behind league leaders and Sunday’s opponents Napoli.
Jose Mourinho’s facet earned a hard-fought win on the Stadio Luigi Ferraris with out the injured Paulo Dybala, who will doubtlessly be out of motion for Roma till January.
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“It’s a very important result for us, because we showed character, intelligence and heart,” Mourinho advised DAZN.
Samp’s seventh defeat of their 10 league fixtures was the primary for coach Dejan Stankovic after changing the sacked Marco Giampaolo earlier this month.
Former midfielder Stankovic, who resigned from the Red Star Belgrade job after they failed to qualify for the Champions League group stage, received the competitors as a participant with Mourinho at Inter.
“I’m also very happy to know that a club I like very much is being managed by someone who is like a little brother to me. I hope that we play here next season,” added Mourinho.
Stankovic’s crew did little to benefit something from Monday’s match, which left them three factors from security.
Substitute Nicolo Zaniolo would have given Roma a extra snug win had he not he not dragged vast from shut vary within the 77th minute after pinching the ball from Omar Colley.
There was extra drama within the stands than on the pitch as former Samp president Massimo Ferrero had to be escorted from the stadium by safety workers after unexpectedly displaying up to watch the match.
Ferrero was compelled to step down from his position at Samp after he was charged with fraudulent chapter and hung out in jail.
Samp followers came upon that Ferrero had arrived and tried to make get at him within the stands and in accordance to media studies even within the hospitality centre, forcing his exit earlier than the match completed.
Promoted Lecce moved three factors away from the relegation zone following their 1-1 dwelling draw with Thirteenth-placed Fiorentina.
Assan Ceesay pushed Lecce into the lead two minutes earlier than the break however Fiorentina, who had two objectives disallowed, took a degree again to Tuscany thanks to Christian Kouame’s header two minutes after the restart.
The hosts completed the match with 10 males when deep in stoppage time Antonino Gallo, who had solely simply been booked, rugby tackled Jonathan Ikone.
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