Third-placed AS Roma secured a snug 3-0 house win in opposition to Udinese because of targets from Edoardo Bove, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tammy Abraham in Serie A on Sunday.
Roma now has 56 factors from 30 video games, 5 adrift of second-placed Lazio and three above AC Milan in fourth.
It took the lead within the thirty seventh minute by Bove who tucked the ball away after Bryan Cristante’s penalty for handball by Roberto Pereyra got here again off the put up.
Captain Pellegrini doubled Roma’s lead with a exact strike into the highest left nook after being properly teed up contained in the field by striker Andrea Belotti 10 minutes into the second half.
Udinese may have pulled one again by a penalty awarded for Gianluca Mancini’s handball however goalkeeper Rui Patricio dived full-length to save lots of Pereyra’s spot kick within the 69th.
Roma substitute Abraham wrapped up the win in stoppage time with a header.
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Udinese, lacking its season’s prime scorer Beto with flu, battled Roma for possession however lacked sharpness in assault and did not create any actual hazard in entrance of Patricio’s objective.
Jose Mourinho’s Roma facet will look to recuperate from a objective down in its Europa League quarter-final after they host Feyenoord within the second leg on Thursday earlier than travelling to Atalanta in Serie A on April 24.
Udinese is twelfth on 39 factors and host second-bottom Cremonese subsequent Sunday.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com