Perfect 10 for rampant Roma
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AS Roma became the first team to win its opening 10 Serie A games of the season when it overcame bottom side Chievo Verona 1-0 thanks to Marco Boriello’s late header on Thursday.
The visitors defended resolutely and physically for more than an hour and looked capable of denying Roma the record until striker Boriello broke the deadlock in the 67th minute.
Roma, under new coach Rudi Garcia who took over at the start of the season, has 30 points, five clear of Juventus and Napoli.
Chievo has taken only four points from 10 games but made life unexpectedly difficult for the hosts. It packed its defense, harried Roma in midfield and stood over the ball at free kicks to stop it being taken quickly.
Roma, which has conceded only one goal all season, was missing talismanic striker Francesco Totti and Ivorian forward Gervinho and it struggled to make chances against the wall of yellow shirts.
Tempers flared several times until the home side finally broke through when Alessandro Florenzi ran on to Miralem Pjanic’s pass, weaved his way through a crowded area and chipped the ball up for Boriello to head in at the near post.
Chievo could have equalized when Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis failed to hold Luca Rigoni’s long-range effort but Alberto Paloschi was offside as he closed in for the rebound.
Garcia has transformed Roma from the erratic, bickering outfit which finished in sixth place last term and lost to arch-rival Lazio in the Coppa Italia final.
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