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Castro and Lulli Score First Roma Goals in 2-0 Win Over Genoa

Santiago Castro scored in the 50th minute and teenager Emanuele Lulli in the 68th as Roma beat Genoa 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico to climb to second in Serie A.

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Castro and Lulli Score First Roma Goals in 2-0 Win Over Genoa

Key points

  • Roma beat Genoa 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night, with both goals coming in the second half from players scoring for the club for the first time.
  • The first half ended goalless, with Roma controlling the ball but failing to find a finish.
  • The second goal was the moment of the night.

Roma beat Genoa 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday night, with both goals coming in the second half from players scoring for the club for the first time. Santiago Castro opened the scoring in the 50th minute and 19 year old academy product Emanuele Lulli added the second in the 68th, lifting Roma to second place in Serie A.

The first half ended goalless, with Roma controlling the ball but failing to find a finish. The breakthrough came five minutes after the restart. A corner was knocked down in a crowd at the near post and Castro turned and lifted a looping shot into the far top corner from seven yards. It was his first goal for Roma after joining from Bologna.

The second goal was the moment of the night. Matias Soule started a run inside his own half, rode two tackles, played a one-two with Lorenzo Pellegrini, and his deflected shot fell to Lulli at the back post. The teenager finished it for his first Serie A goal.

Control after the break

Roma finished with 66 percent of possession and five shots on target to Genoa's one. Genoa goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini was tested by a powerful strike from Milutin Osmajic, but Daniele De Rossi's side created little once they fell behind. Late in the game Genoa gave a Serie A debut to Robinho Junior, the son of the former Milan and Brazil forward Robinho.

The win ended a run of three games without a victory for Gian Piero Gasperini's Roma, who had lost 4-3 at home to Real Madrid in their previous match. Roma move up from third to second on 17 points. Genoa drops from 17th to 19th on four points.

What is next

Roma host Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Tuesday. Genoa are at home to Venezia in Serie A on Sunday, October 25.

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