Roma have overtaken Napoli in the Italian Serie A standings.
On Sunday, December 23, the match of the 17th round of the Italian Serie A took place, in which Roma hosted Napoli.
The game took place at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome and ended in victory for the home team.
The first half of this meeting ended without any goals scored. The scoring in the game was opened in the 76th minute – Roma midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini sent the ball into the opponent’s net after a pass from Stephane El-Shaarawy. The Wolves scored their second goal at the end of the game – in the 90+6th minute, Romelu Lukaku hit the opponent’s goal after a pass from Evan Ndika.
Note that in the 66th minute, Napoli remained in the minority – after a foul, Matteo Politano hit Roma player Nikola Zalewski in the legs from behind and received a straight red card. Victor Osimhen earned another sending-off for the Neapolitans in the 86th minute – the striker received a second yellow card and left the Neapolitans with nine men.
Roma – Napoli – 2:0
Goals: Lorenzo Pellegrini 76, Lukaku 90+6
“Roma“: Patricio, Mancini, Llorente, Ndika, R. Christensen (Celik 75), Cristante, Paredes (Azmun 71), Beauvais, Zalewski (El Shaarawy 71), Lukaku, Belotti (Lorenzo Pellegrini 71)
“Napoli“: Meret, Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Jesus (Nathan 87), Rui (Dzerbin 81), Lobotka (Kayust 56), Anguissa, Zielinski (Gaetano 88), Politano, Osimhen, Kvaratskhelia (Raspadori 87)
Warnings: Paredes 28, R. Christensen 32, Cristante 38, Belotti 60, Zalewski 66, El Shaarawy 82, Azmoun 90+5 – Rui 28, Jesus 62, Osimhen 73
Deletions: Politano 66, Osimhen 86
Match overview:
Roma, after 17 matches, has 28 points and is in sixth place in the Italian Serie A standings. Napoli is in seventh position with 27 points.
In the next round of the Italian championship, Roma will play against Juventus, and Napoli will meet with Monza.
