Lorenzo Pellegrini’s lovely effort from outside the box proved enough for AS Roma to clinch a critical 1-0 Serie A win over Sassuolo and stay in the quest for Champions League qualification.The Giallorossi didn’t shine, though, without Paulo Dybala, Chris Smalling and Rasmus Kristensen, as Daniele De Rossi’s side dug deep to get closer to Thiago Motta’s Bologna in fourth place.What it means. 💪#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/TokqSU1UWR— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) March 17, 2024 Romelu Lukaku was close to scoring shortly after the kick-off, as he nodded Spinazzola’s cross wide before doing the same with Pellegrini’s pass, but from that moment on, the Belgian striker struggled to create chances against the visitors with ten men behind the ball.The deadlock was finally broken when Pellegrini cut inside from the left and bent a right-foot curler into the far bottom corner.Lorenzo Pellegrini has six goals and three assists since De Rossi became manager – in January 👀 pic.twitter.com/cGaCG4bn2T— Wayne Girard (@WayneinRome) March 17, 2024 Interestingly enough, Roma’s ultimate strike was worth mentioning, as Sassuolo managed to fight back. Mile Svilar had a lot of work to do, beating away several attempts from Sassuolo players. Still, it stayed 1-0 on the scoreboard as De Rossi and his boys celebrated the fourth Serie A win in the last five games.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 29Friday Empoli – Bologna 0-1 (0-0)/Fabian 90+4/Saturday Udinese – Torino 0-2 (0-1)/Zapata 10, Vlasic 53/Monza – Cagliari 1-0 (1-0)/Maldini 31/Salernitana – Lecce 0-1 (0-1)/Gyomber 17 og/Frosinone – Lazio 2-3 (1-1)/Lirola 13, Cheddira 70 – Zaccagni 38, Castellanos 57,62/Sunday Juventus – Genoa 0-0Verona – AC Milan 1-3 (0-1)/Noslin 65 – Hernandez 44, Pulisic 50, Chukwueze 80/Atalanta – Fiorentina POSTPONEDRoma – Sassuolo 1-0 (0-0)/Pellegrini 50/Inter – Napoli IN PROGRESS
