Roma Claims Hard-Fought Victory in Back-and-Forth Battle Against Venezia
Roma vs
Venezia
In the beginning of the game, Venezia led with 0-1, but Roma surged back to win. The final score after the Serie A game was 2-1.
Venezia took the lead just before half time when Joel Pohjanpalo netted. Roma's resilience shone through.
It took until the 75th minute before B. Cristante equalised for Roma with an assist by L. Pellegrini. The tension mounted as the clock ticked down.
With seven minutes left to play, Roma's N. Pisilli scored the decider, with an assist by L. Paredes, completing Roma's comeback. Roma are now in ninth place, while Venezia are in 18th place.
The next Serie A games for Roma are Monza (away) on 6 October, Roma (home) on 20 October and Fiorentina (away) on 27 October. Venezia play Hellas Verona (away) on 4 October, Atalanta (home) on 20 October and Monza (away) on 27 October.