Substitutes Alexis Saelemaekers and Artem Dovbyk accomplished the Roma comeback towards 10-man Como after a Lucas Da Cunha opener for a fourth straight Serie A win.
The Giallorossi had been unbeaten since their final assembly with Como, , managing seven Serie A victories and three attracts. Dovbyk was nonetheless not totally match, however Matias Soulè was moved to a large proper function and Mats Hummels . Como had been coming off back-to-back wins over Fiorentina and Napoli, however Alberto Dossena, Ivan Azon and Ignace van der Brempt had been injured, with coach Cesc Fabregas sitting out a touchline ban.
Marc Kempf nodded a Lucas Da Cunha cross over the bar from a brief nook, whereas Paulo Dybala fired straight at Jean Butez along with his weaker proper foot on the Soule lay-off.
Roma had been struggling to make any influence and Como took the lead simply earlier than half-time when Maxi Perrone timed the by ball completely for Da Cunha to get round Gianluca Mancini and slip the end previous the on-rushing Mile Svilar.
Dovbyk and Stephan El Shaarawy got here on for the restart, whereas the hosts had been livid that Ivan Smolcic risked a second yellow card for a sliding sort out on El Shaarawy.
Patrick Cutrone sprung the offside lure solely to comb straight at Svilar, however Roma equalised with super-sub Saelemaekers, who had been on the pitch for barely 120 seconds when he scored.
Saelemaekers received down the appropriate, mixed with Zeki Celik, a contact despatched Alex Valle to floor and he was lucky to see the end deflected to loop up over Butez into the online.
Moments later, Como had been diminished to 10 males as Marc Kempf acquired his second yellow card for bringing down Dybala.
Como had the ball within the web anyway with Assane Diao, however Patrick Cutrone was already offside when rolling throughout the help.
Celik went off with an adductor subject, however Roma turned the sport round with three substitutes combining. Bryan Cristante’s ball excessive despatched Devyne Rensch down the appropriate, he volleyed it throughout and Dovbyk received between two defenders to prod dwelling from six yards.
Nonetheless, 10-man Como had been nonetheless within the sport and on 88 minutes Mergim Vojvoda’s right-foot roller bounced off the far put up, with Cutrone’s rebound parried by Svilar.
El Shaarawy additionally wasted the chance to place it past doubt, stumbling earlier than the end towards Butez.
Roma 2-1 Como
Da Cunha 44 (C), Saelemaekers 61 (R), Dovbyk 76 (R)
Despatched off: Kempf 63 (C)
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