Robinio Vaz scored his first objective within the Roma jersey and it was simply sufficient to defeat Lecce, thanks additionally to Mario Hermoso’s goal-line clearance.
The Giallorossi had a disastrous couple of weeks, scraping one level from three Serie A rounds to slip right down to sixth place, then on Thursday for Europa League Spherical of 16 elimination. Zeki Celik and Manu Koné joined long-term absentees Matias Soulé, Paulo Dybala, Artem Dovbyk and Evan Ferguson , with Wesley suspended after his controversial purple card towards Como. Lecce welcomed noticed him stretchered off towards Napoli, however Riccardo Sottil, Lassana Coulibaly, Medon Berisha, Francesco Camarda and Kialonda Gaspar missed out.
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ROME, ITALY – MARCH 22: Gian Piero Gasperini, Head Coach of AS Roma, and Eusebio Di Francesco, Head Coach of US Lecce, embrace previous to the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Lecce at Stadio Olimpico on March 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Photographs)
Wladimiro Falcone was examined on the close to submit within the opening minutes by a Lorenzo Pellegrini cross that took a double deflection, then made one other save utilizing his legs on Pellegrini’s angled drive.
Roma did have the ball within the internet on 24 minutes when Nicolò Pisilli threaded an angled drive previous Falcone into the far backside nook, however Pellegrini was offside within the build-up.
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Evan Ndicka nodded over from a nook, whereas Tiago Gabriel made a improbable double sort out to first cease Malen inside the world, then block off the El Aynaoui follow-up effort.
Falcone fingertipped a Gianluca Mancini cross-shot over the bar, however the hosts misplaced Mancini at half-time to damage.
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 22: Lameck Banda of US Lecce is pushed within the face by Gianluca Mancini of AS Roma in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Lecce at Stadio Olimpico on March 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Photographs)
Lecce got here out combating for the restart, as Svilar struggled to parry a swerving long-range Ngom effort, and Tiago Gabriel nodded over from the ensuing nook.
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Robinio Vaz got here off the bench and made an instantaneous influence along with his first objective within the Roma jersey. Mario Hermoso bought down the left and stood up a cross from the by-line for the ex-Olympique Marseille expertise to nod in from a really tough angle on the again submit.
ROME, ITALY – MARCH 22: Robinio Vaz of AS Roma celebrates scoring his group’s first objective with teammates in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and US Lecce at Stadio Olimpico on March 22, 2026 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
Sadik Fofana bought into a great place solely to scuff the end large underneath strain from Ndicka, however Lecce had an enormous double alternative on 73 minutes.
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First Konan N’Dri dribbled down the left and compelled a save with Svilar’s leg on the close to submit, then the Santiago Pierotti diving follow-up header was desperately cleared off the road by Hermoso.
There was an enormous cheer from the gang as Angelino made his first Serie A look on the Stadio Olimpico since October, following a troublesome battle with pneumonia.
Vaz additionally blasted over after a nook was knocked into his path, then Falcone made a sensational double response save from point-blank vary, though it wouldn’t have counted as a consequence of offside.
Vaz 57 (R)