The first game of the 21st round of the Italian Serie A was played, and Roma players continued their positive home streak by defeating Genoa 3:1.
It was Roma’s sixth victory in a row at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, if the domestic Cup and the European League are counted along with the championship. In addition, they continued their six-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
In total, Roma achieved three wins and two draws in the last five games in Serie A, home and away, and jumped to ninth place in the table. The home team took the lead in the 25th minute with a close-range goal by the Ukrainian Dovbik, but eight minutes later it was 1:1 when Masini reacted well after a corner and hit the home net fiercely.
Roma paid for their better game with goals in the second half. First, El Shaarawy scored for 2-1 in the 60th minute, while visiting goalkeeper Leali scored an own goal in the 73rd minute for the final 3:1 Roma.
With that, Roma continued a streak of 22 consecutive home games without defeat against Genoa.
Standings provided by Sofascore
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