Roma Beat champion Juventus 2-0 in Bid for Top 4 Spot
MILAN (Dispatches) — Roma have kept their bid to qualify for the Champions League very much alive with a 2-0 win over Italian champion Juventus in Serie A.
Edin Dzeko set up Alessandro Florenzi for the opener 11 minutes from time and scored himself in stoppage time to seal the result.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a Juventus goal ruled out for offside while both teams also hit the woodwork in an entertaining match in which Roma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante pulled off several impressive saves.
"A great Mirante kept us in the match in the first half but I'm happy with the match," Roma interim coach Claudio Ranieri said. "We have to continue to believe. Even if not everything depends on us, we have to get to the end with a clear conscience."
Roma moved back into sixth spot, a point behind fourth-place Inter Milan.
*********Roma's Edin Dzeko, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's goal during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome, May 12, 2019.
Edin Dzeko set up Alessandro Florenzi for the opener 11 minutes from time and scored himself in stoppage time to seal the result.
Cristiano Ronaldo had a Juventus goal ruled out for offside while both teams also hit the woodwork in an entertaining match in which Roma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante pulled off several impressive saves.
"A great Mirante kept us in the match in the first half but I'm happy with the match," Roma interim coach Claudio Ranieri said. "We have to continue to believe. Even if not everything depends on us, we have to get to the end with a clear conscience."
Roma moved back into sixth spot, a point behind fourth-place Inter Milan.
*********Roma's Edin Dzeko, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's goal during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Juventus at the Olimpico Stadium in Rome, May 12, 2019.