Romelu Lukaku fired Roma to a surprising 2-1 win over Lecce on Sunday with a stoppage-time strike which accomplished an unlikely late comeback and despatched his workforce into subsequent weekend’s Rome derby in constructive temper. Jose Mourinho’s Roma seemed set for a shock defeat on the Stadio Olimpico when Pontus Almqvist netted Lecce’s opener within the 71st minute. However Iran striker Sardar Azmoun pulled the hosts stage within the 91st minute with a bullet header — his first purpose in Serie A — and Lukaku introduced the home down three minutes later with a rifled end.

“It was a loopy match which might have gone both method. It went in our favour,” stated Mourinho to DAZN.

Lukaku’s winner was redemption as he would have bore the brunt of the blame for a defeat after lacking a sixth-minute penalty and one other golden alternative eight minutes after the break.

The Belgium striker, who had a tough return to Inter Milan final weekend, charged to the stands the place he was hailed for a late winner which moved Roma above Lazio.

Roma are eighth on 17 factors, 4 factors away from the Champions League spots and one forward of Lazio who misplaced at Bologna on Friday.

Mourinho was additionally cheered by the return of Paulo Dybala, who laid on Lukaku’s ninth Roma purpose in all competitions since he signed on mortgage from Chelsea in late August.

Dybala might simply have completed the sport with a brace after a pair of luxurious strikes in every half blazed extensive, and he seemed in effective fettle after recovering from a knee ligament harm.

“Paulo is clearly necessary for us,” stated Mourinho.

“I’ve simply spoken to him and whereas I assumed he would say it might be higher to remain right here, not journey (to Slavia Prague within the Europa League) and put together for subsequent weekend, he informed me that he desires to come back with us.”

Lecce are eleventh after shedding 4 and drawing two of their final six league matches.

Roma are stage on factors with Fiorentina who host Juventus in Sunday’s late match, which residence followers demanded be postponed following the intense injury wrought throughout Tuscany by Storm Ciaran.

Floods and fallen timber have introduced chaos and Italian authorities declared a state of emergency on Friday as climate specialists reported report rainfall.

Fiorentina’s hardcore supporters introduced on Saturday that they’d not attend what’s historically the most important match of their season in protest on the choice to permit the fixture to happen.

Second-placed Juve will minimize the hole between themselves and leaders Inter Milan to 2 factors with a win in Florence.

Cagliari moved out of the relegation zone with their second straight win, 2-1 towards fellow promoted outfit Genoa.

Coach Claudio Ranieri was essential to the Sardinians taking seventeenth place because it was his two half-time substitutes Nicolas Viola and Gabriele Zappa who scored the second-half objectives which secured the three factors.

Cagliari sit some extent forward of Verona who’re simply contained in the relegation zone after falling to a 3-1 residence defeat by the hands of Monza.

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