Roma move on to Sassuolo and fly to the top of the Serie A table, equal on points with Napoli. In the match valid for the eighth day of the championship, Gasperini’s team beat the neroverdi 1-0 thanks to Paulo Dybala’s first league goal (16′). Fun match with many opportunities on both sides, the Capitoline team being more solid and cynical in key moments of the match.
Roma which rises to 18 points and shares the lead with Antonio Conte’s Napoli. Milan and Inter follow on 17 and 15 points. Setback for Sassuolo, which interrupts a streak of three consecutive useful results (victories against Udinese and Verona, draw with Lecce) and remains stuck in 12th position with 10 points. The Giallorossi were proactive at the start, keeping the pressure high from the first minutes. The fruits of the guests’ aggressiveness were reaped by Dybala, who took advantage of the high recovery and moved the score in the 16th minute.
In the 27th minute Sassuolo reacted with Thorstvedt, who sent the ball wide from a few meters from a corner scrum. Once the danger was over, Roma returned to playing the game and reduced the home team’s offensive plans to the bare bones. The pace was always high in the second half, but Sassuolo lost Berardi in the 60th minute, after he suffered a blow to the head in a clash with Mancini. Gasperini sends in Soulè, Dovbyk and Pellegrini and it is the midfielder who comes close to making it 0-2 by hitting the post in the 67th minute. Roma attacked and the Neroverdi were in trouble, but Wesley was unable to score the second, missing two great opportunities between the 77th and 83rd minutes.
In the final, Grosso’s team tries with Cheddira, but Roma are clear and manage the last few moments of the match perfectly. The Giallorossi achieved their fourth victory away from home out of as many played away from the Olimpico in the championship.