Before the unconvincing win over Genoa, banners and posters appeared all over the city telling Roma’s president to ‘go home’
It is sometimes said, in a sporting context, that winning cures all ills. But not in Italy’s capital city. Roma beat Genoa 3-2 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday night, their first victory in six games across all competitions. They were jeered at the final whistle, all the same.
It had not been a compelling performance. Roma trailed twice to opponents who have not won a game themselves since September. Genoa appeared to have taken the lead for a third time at the start of the second half, but Darko Lazovic’s strike was ruled out after a VAR review. They ought to have had a penalty in the game’s dying moments, too.
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Arkadiusz Milik snatches victory for Napoli late on
What a way to win it! #SerieA pic.twitter.com/aWagGdmrRZ
PRESENT NO. 2
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Roma 3-2 Genoa, Cagliari 0-1 Napoli, Fiorentina 3-1 Empoli, Frosinone 0-2 Sassuolo, Sampdoria 2-0 Parma, Spal 0-0 Chievo, Torino 0-1 Juventus, Inter 1-0 Udinese
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