Roma edge Sassuolo at Mapei: Dybala winner, top spot regained | OneFootball

Roma has found its way again at the most delicate moment of the season. After the misstep against Inter, Gian Piero Gasperini’s team responded authoritatively, overcoming Sassuolo 1-0 at the Mapei Stadium. A victory that counts double, not only for the three points but also for the signal of solidity coming from the Giallorossi group, once again at the top of the standings together with Napoli.

Roma, Dybala leads the Giallorossi: Gasperini returns to the top

The match heated up immediately, with the Giallorossi determined to set the pace and attack the spaces. The lead came in the 16th minute thanks to Paulo Dybala, who found the net from open play after almost a year of waiting: the goalkeeper parried a dangerous shot from Cristante, and the Argentine was the quickest to react, slotting the ball into the net and releasing all his competitive anger in a celebration of pure relief.

Sassuolo, after a first half of suffering, reacted in the second half, pushing higher up the pitch and trying to create chances with Berardi and Laurienté. However, the injury to the Neroverdi captain complicated Grosso’s plans, who had to do without his most dangerous man just at the moment of greatest pressure. Roma knew how to suffer, defending with discipline and breaking forward with Dovbyk, who came on in the second half to give the attack some breathing room and depth. In the final minutes, the home side came close to equalizing with Cheddira, but Mancini intervened with a perfect block just a few meters from the goal, securing the result.

Andrea Alati

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