Roma are back! After three winless games in Serie A, the Wolfess struggled but managed to beat Torino 1-0. The hero at Stadio Olimpico was Paulo Dybala whose 20th-minute goal decided the winner. The home team had a few chances after the break to completely knock the rival down, but failed to convert them, while the Turin side played a disheartened game without a even a spark of motivation which would ignite the fire and inspire them to get the equalizer.⏱️ FT | Three points at the Olimpico! ✊#ASRoma | #RomaTorino pic.twitter.com/EkBBSLylYs— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) October 31, 2024 While coping with a series of problems, Roma were set to face Torino, a team four points ahead, in the Serie A tenth round. Manager Ivan Juric was on the verge of being sacked, and his alleged brawl with Gianluca Mancini completely ruined the atmosphere in the locker room – if it even existed before.A mistake from the defence gifted a chance to Paulo Dybala who keeps his cool and rolls the ball into the net from close range!!⚽⚽Video Courtesy – Serie A#SerieA #ASRoma #PauloDybala pic.twitter.com/gGdaF468Yv— STARZPLAY | ستارزبلاي (@STARZPlayArabia) October 31, 2024 Yet, the Giallorossi opened the game terrifically, dominating and controlling the pace, for which they were rewarded with a deadlock-breaker in the 20th minute after Paulo Dybala used Karol Linetty’s lousy pass, stole the ball, and sent it home, making it 1-0!That moment marked the most interesting situation of the first 45 minutes, given that Roma focused on defending the advantage, which worked ideally before the break, while Torino’s offensive display was perfectly embodied in only one attempt on target.33 – No #SerieA player has scored more goals than Paulo Dybala in top-flight matches between Monday and Friday: 33, tied with Francesco Totti, now more than Ciro Immobile (32). Company.#RomaTorino pic.twitter.com/9CjuCdEyC5— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) October 31, 2024 Dybala continued his dance after the break as well, proving that he is Roma’s real gem. Still, neither the young Niccolo Pisilli nor Enzo Le Fee couldn’t turn his outstanding passes into goals, which would possibly seal Torino’s fate.Still, even those warnings and the fact that the Giallorossi failed to secure the triumph with a second goal, weren’t inspiring enough for Torino, which made one single chance in the second half through Alieu Njie, whose attempt Roma’s keeper Mile Svilar deflected into a corner.The match itself was quite dull with Dybala’s goal being the only moment worth mentioning. The situation at Stadio Olimpico in the upcoming days will be much more interesting, given that the information claimed that even the triumph wouldn’t guarantee Juric that he’d keep his job. Roma travel to Verona on Sunday – with the same boss or not, we’ll see.##NAJAVA_MECA_8457264##Lazio gave no hope to Como! Already at the break, Ie Aquile were two goals in front thanks to Castellanos and Pedro’s goals. Mazzitelli’s beauty indicated that Fabregas’ team could return, but the captain Patric and Castellanos one more time crushed their dreams – 4-1! Both teams finished the match with ten men, given that Braunoder and Tavares were sent off in the span of only three minutes during the second half.FT | 1-5🩵 FINISCE QUI! Caliamo il pokerissimo, segna anche @LoumTchaouna 🤩#ComoLazio#CMonEagles 🦅 pic.twitter.com/UkhCZQoQqI— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) October 31, 2024 In the far north of the county, Roma’s city rivals, Lazio, faced Como at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Marco Baroni’s lads were in relatively good form, sitting in the sixth Serie A position. Still, Cesc Fabregas and his team were tough nut to crack, especially at home.🚨37 years old Pedro is in awesome form at the moment 🇪🇸⚜️Last 6 games -3 Starts-5 Goals😳-1 assistAging like fine wine🍷 pic.twitter.com/zNVmvE4n3c— Serie a News (@_SerieA_news) October 31, 2024 Lazio were determined to break the opponent as soon as possible, causing Como to hold out for only 28 minutes, when Ie Aquile’s three-minute blitzkrieg put them two goals in front. First, the experienced Swiss Ricardo Rodriguez handballed in the box for a penalty, which Taty Castellanos impeccably sent home, and after only three minutes, lately terrific Nuno Tavares noted another assist, this time for Pedro, who doubled the lead from close-range! Como seemed to have woken up only after going two goals behind, but Fabregas’ boys failed to find a way to outsmart Ivan Provedel as Lazio awaited the break with a comfortable 2-0 lead.Let the man yawn! Lazio’s president falls asleep in the parliamentLazio kept causing problems for Como, especially on the left flank over Tavares, but the home team threw the first punch in the second half, reducing the gap in the 54th minute through Luca Mazzitelli, who scored a genuine beauty, finding the net with an overhead kick – 2-1!As if the ref Luca Pairetto decided to play the leading role for a few moments, he sent off two players in the span of three minutes – one from each side! First, Como’s Matthias Braunoder got a second booking, and then the same destiny befell Lazio’s arguably best player tonight, Tavares.The Portuguese’s dismisal did not unhinge his teammates, who managed to obtain another two-goal lead in the 72nd minute when the captain Patric managed to outjump the rivals after a corner and make it 3-1 with a powerful header!”Sleepy” Inter wake up late, but in timeStill, Fabregas’ lads refused to give up, creating an ideal chance for Alberto Cerri who missed the entire goal from a ten-metre distance. Only a minute later, Como were punished as Castellanos completed a brace, netting the fourth goal for Ie Aquile – 4-1! The final Lazio’s punch was Loum Tchaouna’s effort in the dying minutes for Como’s catastrophic 5-1 defeat.This victory neared Lazio to the top of the table, given that they now sit in the fifth spot, only two points behind the second-placed Inter Milan. On Monday, Baroni’s crew will host Cagliari, having another chance for an easy triumph and thus additional “jump” on the Serie A table. Como, on the other hand, remained very close to the relegation zone, with only one point above it.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 10Tuesday Cagliari – Bologna 0-2 (0-1)/Orsolini 35, Odgaard 51/Lecce – Verona 1-0 (0-0)/Dorgu 1/Milan – Napoli 0-2 (0-2)/Lukaku 5, Kvaratskhelia 43/Wednesday Empoli – Inter 0-3 (0-0)/Frattesi 50, 67, Martinez 79/Venezia – Udinese 3-2 (1-2)/Pohjanpalo 41 pen, 86 pen, Nicolussi 56 – Lovric 19, Bravo 25/Atalanta – Monza 2-0 (0-0)/Samardzic 70, Zappacosta 88/Juventus – Parma 2-2 (1-2)/McKennie 31, Weah 49 – Del Prato 3, Sohm 38/Thursday Genoa – Fiorentina 0-1 (0-0)/Gosens 72/Como – Lazio 1-5 (0-2)/Mazzitelli 53 – Castellanos 28 pen, 81, Pedro 31, Patric 72, Tchaouna 90+5/Roma – Torino 1-0 (1-0)/Dybala 20/
