Artem Dovbyk’s objective and a sequence of improbable Mile Svilar saves allowed Roma to beat Fiorentina and stake their case for a high 4 end underneath Claudio Ranieri.
This was a head-to-head for groups within the combat for a high 4 end, so with the season over for Paulo Dybala, the that beat Inter final week. The Viola rotated between legs of the , bringing again Moise Kean with ex-Roma man Nicoló Zaniolo, however Luca Ranieri was suspended, with Dodo and Danilo Cataldi injured. Edoardo Bove was given a heat welcome, the Roma youth product’s first return to the Stadio Olimpico since his cardiac points.
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Lorenzo Pellegrini and Amir Richardson had long-range efforts deflected, however the first actual likelihood was after 27 minutes when Kean turned Zeki Celik to go clear, forcing Mile Svilar to hurry off his line and make himself large to parry.
Moments later, Kean obtained away from Gianluca Mancini for a low angled drive, drawing one other very troublesome one-handed save from Svilar on the close to publish.
ROME, ITALY – MAY 04: Moise Kean of Fiorentina is challenged by Zeki Celik of AS Roma in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on Might 04, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
Roma had their first alternative when Celik obtained down the suitable, his ferocious rising strike punched over by David De Gea from a tough angle, the goalkeeper then fingertipping the nook off the top of Mancini.
Dovbyk decisive for Roma
ROME, ITALY – MAY 04: Artem Dovbyk of AS Roma celebrates scoring his group’s first objective with teammate Bryan Cristante in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and Fiorentina at Stadio Olimpico on Might 04, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Photograph by Paolo Bruno/Getty Pictures)
Kean fired straight at Svilar from the sting of the realm, nevertheless it was Roma who broke the impasse deep into first half stoppages. First De Gea flew to palm the Eldor Shomurodov half-volley out from underneath the crossbar, then on the ensuing nook Shomurodov knocked down the Angelino cross for a Dovbyk diving header on the again publish. Fiorentina protested, as they felt this was too far past the allotted added time.
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Manu Kone additionally examined De Gea from distance after the restart, whereas Zaniolo fully mis-kicked the Amir Richardson pull-back from six yards throughout an extended spell of Fiorentina strain.
Svilar confirmed sturdy reflexes as Rolando Mandragora smashed at a unfastened ball simply contained in the field, protruding a boot to parry, then made a determined double save when Kean was despatched by means of by Mandragora’s first-time go, managing to get his gloves to the primary try and smother the rebound too.
There was pressure after the ultimate whistle, as Zaniolo acquired a crimson card when he tried to confront the referee.
Dovbyk 45+5 (R)
