Roma climbed within four points of the Serie A summit on Sunday amid a clutch of notable results for the UEFA Europa League teams, with Ajax and Schalke also catching the eye. Responding to Juventus's 3-1 loss away to Genoa earlier in the day, Roma took advantage with a narrow 3-2 success at home to Pescara, Edin Džeko scoring twice to take his tally to 13 goals in his last 11 games for the Giallorossi. The match also marked Daniele De Rossi's 400th Serie A appearance for the club.The situation is even tighter at the top of the Eredivisie after Ajax drew level on points
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Nice and Feyenoord march on, Roma earn respect
Nice warmed up for UEFA Europa League action on Thursday with another impressive victory, on a weekend when fellow group stage sides Feyenoord, Anderlecht and Roma also caught the eye. With nine rounds of matches played in Ligue 1, Nice continue to lead the way at the top, and they stretched their lead to four points after dispatching Lyon 2-0. Paul Baysse and Jean Michel Seri got the goals, either side of half-time, before Mario Balotelli missed a penalty.Les Aiglons have dropped just four points so far – which is four more than Feyenoord after they maintained their perfect star... UEFA.com - News
Roma v Porto background
Both experienced UEFA Champions League campaigners, Roma and Porto know one of them will miss out on the group stage as their play-off tie draws to a close in the Italian capital.Previous meetings• The first leg on 17 August finished 1-1. Porto's André Silva equalised from the spot, team-mate Felipe having inadvertently deflected a well-worked corner past Iker Casillas midway through the first half. Roma played almost an hour with ten men following the dismissal of Thomas Vermaelen (41) on his debut for the Serie A side.• Prior to the first leg, the clubs' only past UEFA competition encounters were in the 1981/82 European Cup Winners' Cup second ro... UEFA.com - News
Zidane urges Real Madrid to look out for Roma
Zinédine Zidane says Gareth Bale and Marcelo will playMadrid lead 2-0 after first leg in Rome, when Cristiano Ronaldo was on scoresheetSpanish side aiming to reach quarter-finals for sixth season in a rowRonaldo became Spanish Liga's second-highest scorer of all time on SaturdayRoma have won last seven Serie A matchesPossible lineupsReal Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Modrić, Kroos, Isco; Bale, Mayoral, Ronaldo.Out: Benzema (hamstring)Doubtful...
Manchester City and Roma win, Arsenal held again
Sunderland 0-1 Manchester City (Agüero 16)City, who announced on Monday that Josep Guardiola will be taking over from Manuel Pellegrini in the summer, remain second, three points behind Leicester City, 2-0 winners against Liverpool. Sergio Agüero made the difference once more, controlling Jesus Navas's deflected cross before poking past Vito Mannone to take his tally to five goals in his last three league games.Arsenal 0-0 SouthamptonThe Gunners have picked up just three points from their least four Premier League outings and have dropped to fourth, below north London rivals Tottenham. Arsène Wenger's side trail Leicester by five point...
Leaky Roma scrape through to knockout stage
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Ten-man Roma rescue a point against Juventus
• Ten-man AS Roma rally to draw 1-1 at home to Serie A leaders Juventus.• The hosts lose Vasilis Torosidis to a second yellow card with the scoreline 0-0 on 62 minutes.• Juve take the lead from the resulting free-kick as Carlos Tévez curls in.• Roma respond via a deflected Seydou Keita header with 12 minutes remaining.• The result leaves Juve nine points clear of second-placed Roma.• La Vecchia Signora also boast a better head-to-head record.• Reaction:Seydou Keita, Roma midfielderWe doubled our efforts when we went down to ten men, we pushed hard and we managed to ...