Roma stays on Juve tail
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AS Roma thrashed Fiorentina 4-0 as Edin Dzeko’s double plus goals from Federico Fazio and Radja Nainggolan extended its 100 percent home record this season to keep the pressure on Italian Serie A leader Juventus on Tuesday.
The win moved Roma up to second on 50 points, four behind Juventus, which was playing at struggling Crotone yesterday.
Dzeko scored his 16th goal of the season with a deft side-foot past goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu in the 39th minute after controlling the ball with his chest, having been picked out by a delicious chipped pass from Daniele De Rossi.
De Rossi was again the architect in the 58th when his inviting free kick was met by Fazio whose header went in off the post before Nainggolan capitalized on miserable Fiorentina defending to turn in Kevin Strootman’s cross after 75 minutes.
Dzeko completed the rout eight minutes later by taking advantage of a lapse from defender Davide Astori as Roma broke a club-record of 13 consecutive top-flight home wins set in 1930.
It was the first time Dzeko has netted at least 17 league goals in a season since he scored 22 for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga in 2009/10. It was also the first time Dzeko has scored in five successive matches since 2009.
Fiore had not lost in their previous five league games before visiting the Olimpico but drop to 8th on 37 points.
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