Roma wins at home against Crotone last in the standings with a clear 5-0 and overtakes Sassuolo in the standings, climbing from eighth to seventh place, and with a point of advantage over the Emilians. The result is a peremptory fact that does not reveal the continuous attempts of Cosmi’s team, which on at least two occasions came close to scoring in the second half. Match off at the start, then enlivened by the hosts with a crescendo of opportunities, stopped in turn by the opponents’ goalkeeper, Cordaz, and by the woods of the Crotone goal: the first fraction ends goalless. In the second half in the 47th minute Borja Mayoral scores on a pass by Mkhitaryan, and begins the path that will lead to close the game already from the 70 ‘with a double from Pellegrini, in the 70’ and 73 ‘, two goals that make him reach 7 goals in championship, tied with Dzeko. To bring down the curtain is first Mkhitaryan at 78 ‘then Mayoral at 90’.
