Rodrigo Mora opens his AS Roma account in another thrashing | OneFootball

Roma beat Lecce 4-0 this Monday in the second round of the Italian football league, securing their second win by the same scoreline. Rodrigo Mora, a former FC Porto player, scored for the first time for the Roman side.

Even playing away from home, the team from the Italian capital took the lead as early as the fourth minute, thanks to Donyell Malen. The Dutch forward scored again in the 25th minute, completed his brace and moved to five goals in Serie A, making him the top scorer at this early stage of the season.

Two minutes later, Argentine forward Matias Soule extended Roma’s lead, and the visitors went into the break with a comfortable advantage on the scoreboard.

Lecce, who had Portuguese players Danilo Veiga and Tiago Gabriel in the starting eleven, tried to respond after the break but could not find a way to pull one back. Roma scored again, through Rodrigo Mora in the 65th minute.

The Portuguese player appeared in the box following a persistent move by the Roma attack and, unchallenged, simply redirected the ball into the net after a pass from Gianluca Mancini.

Rodrigo Mora had come on in the 60th minute, sent on by Gian Piero Gasperini, and needed only five minutes to score for the first time in his second game for his new team, who recently signed him from Portuguese champions FC Porto for a fee that could reach €50 million.

Shortly after coming on, and before scoring, the Portuguese player – who started in the opening round against Fiorentina – set up Paulo Dybala with a pass that left the Argentine one-on-one, but the forward was unable to finish.

Roma maintain perfect record

The win lifted Roma to the top of the Italian league with six points, level with reigning champions Inter Milan, Ruben Amorim’s AC Milan, Juventus and Lazio. The second round will be completed after the clash between Atalanta and Bologna.

The Roman side will be Sporting’s opponent in the league phase of the Champions League. The matchday six meeting is scheduled for 8 December in the Italian capital.

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