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MILAN (AP) — Paulo Dybala scored and set up Roma to win 4-1 at Monza in Serie A on Saturday to continue its resurgence under coach Daniele De Rossi.
Fresh off a hat-trick against Turin on Monday, Dybala capped his excellent performance with a free-kick in the 63rd minute after goals from Lorenzo Pellegrini and Romelu Lukaku.
Leandro Paredes converted an overdue penalty and then Andrea Carboni scored consolation for Monza.
Roma have so far won one of their seven Serie A games since De Rossi replaced the sacked Jose Mourinho and moved up to fifth, one point behind Bologna. The team from the capital also reached the round of 16 of the Europa League, where they will face Brighton on Thursday. .
Monza were unbeaten in their last five games, but Roma completed an entertaining game in the first half.
Seven minutes before the break, Lukaku deflected Bryan Cristante’s pass to Pellegrini and the Roma captain beat Samuele Birindelli before smashing his way into the back right corner.
Lukaku doubled Roma’s lead four minutes later when he whipped home a cross from Dybala. It was Dybala’s seventh assist in Serie A and World Cup winners Argentina scored their twelfth league goal in the second phase when he fired a free-kick into the back right corner. .
Roma further extended their lead with 8 minutes remaining when Paredes kicked into the right corner after Monza midfielder Warren Bondo penalized for pushing Dean Huijsen into the corner.
Carboni took a long-range shot with 3 minutes to go.
RED CARD
Fiorentina, seventh, may only manage a 0-0 draw in Turin despite betting against 10 men in the second half.
Turin midfielder Samuele Ricci was sent off in first-half stoppage time after two yellow cards in less than 90 minutes: the first for elbowing Nicolas Gonzalez and the second for shouting at the referee to caution Arthur for a foul.
Fiorentina is six points behind sixth-placed Bologna, which faces sixth-placed Atalanta on Sunday.
FIRST POINT
Bottom-of-the-table Salernitana picked up its first point under new coach Fabio Liverani after a 1-1 draw with 10-man Udinese.
Loum Tchaouna scored Salernitana’s first goal in Liverani’s 10th minute after defeats to Inter Milan and Monza.
Hassane Kamara levelled the score in first-half stoppage time with an acrobatic shot.
Udinese midfielder Festy Ebosele was sent off in the 64th minute for a second booking.
Udinese took a four-point lead over the relegation zone and Salernitana was six safety issues away.
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Daniella Matar, Associated Press
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