Series A
Serie A | Monza 1-4 Roma: Unstoppable Giallorossi
Roma march on below Daniele De Rossi with a dominant 4-1 win away to Monza, together with splendid Lorenzo Pellegrini, Romelu Lukaku and Paulo Dybala objectives.
Rick Karsdorp and Tammy Abraham had been nonetheless out of motion, whereas Armando Izzo was suspended for the hosts, plus Gianluca Caprari and Samuele Vignato long-term absentees.
See how the sport unfolded on the Liveblog.
Evan Ndicka put himself on the road with courageous defending to cease Milan Djuric volleying in simply 60 seconds into the match, by chance kicked within the nostril for his hassle.
Michele Di Gregorio wanted a really tough save together with his trailing hand as Lorenzo Pellegrini accomplished a give and go along with Romelu Lukaku for the roller from the sting of the realm.
Djuric was a continuing menace and his header thumped the bottom of the close to publish on Andrea Colpani’s cross.
Nonetheless, Roma received a nook after Pablo Mari cleared the Lukaku cross-shot within the six-yard field. On the ensuing set play, Dybala pulled again from the by-line for Bryan Cristante to redirect with the within of the correct boot from 14 yards. After an extended VAR test, the objective was disallowed for Dybala’s offside place within the build-up.
Roberto Gagliardini and Rasmus Kristensen went off injured within the opening 25 minutes. Zeki Celik got here on and instantly made a vital block on fellow substitute Valentin Carboni from shut vary.
Samuele Birindelli additionally skimmed the far publish with an angled drive after operating onto an extended ball, however Roma did take the lead soon after.
Regardless of shedding his steadiness, Lukaku nonetheless managed to redirect the Cristante cross in the direction of Lorenzo Pellegrini, who rode a Birindelli sort out and threaded a end by means of the attention of a needle into the far backside nook with the within of the left boot.
Roma doubled their benefit moments later, as Dybala burst down the left and rolled throughout, the place Lukaku reacted faster than anybody else to brush in from shut vary. It was the Belgian’s first Serie A objective in six weeks.
🅰️ Paulo Dybala
⚽️ Romelu LukakuThe Belgian offers Roma a two objective 💪 pic.twitter.com/3v0FzUAcr8
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It was virtually 3-0 in first half stoppages, however Di Gregorio used his legs to disclaim Lukaku from point-blank vary on a Celik roll throughout from the correct.
Djuric blasted over from a Birindelli pull-back and Andrea Carboni’s free header on a nook was over the bar, as Monza got here out preventing for the second half.
As a substitute, Roma added a 3rd with a second of sheer magic from Dybala, who curled the left-foot free kick over the wall to dip viciously into the close to backside nook, as Di Gregorio was unsighted. La Joya had not scored a direct free kick in Serie A since Juventus-Brescia in February 2020.
The easiest of Paulo Dybala 💎
A classic free-kick from the in type Argentinian! pic.twitter.com/y1AtU9KU9s
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Monza stored pushing, as Daniel Maldini went on a mazy run, then Andrea Carboni failed to show in his cross earlier than Mile Svilar pushed the Warren Bondo strike over the bar.
Bondo was concerned negatively when pulling Dean Huijsen over on a nook kick and a penalty was awarded following a VAR On-Subject Assessment, permitting Leandro Paredes to bury the spot-kick into the highest nook.
Leandro Paredes wraps up the end result from the spot for Roma 🎯
Danielle De Rossi’s facet transfer to inside some extent of the highest 4 ⬆️ pic.twitter.com/hGVC4BrlSo
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Monza did get a comfort objective, as after lacking a few earlier sitters, Andrea Carboni bought his debut Serie A strike with a left-foot screamer from distance into the close to high nook.
Andrea Carboni scores a surprising comfort objective for Monza towards Roma 🚀 pic.twitter.com/muWTpzeq2b
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Monza 1-4 Roma
Pellegrini 38 (R), Lukaku 42 (R), Dybala 63 (R), Paredes pen 82 (R), A Carboni 87 (M)
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