Salernitana earned a well-deserved 2-2 draw with Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, leaving Jose Mourinho's side without a win in six Serie A matches.
A Lassana Coulibaly through ball found Andrea Candreva's run in behind the Roma defence on 12 minutes and the ex-Lazio man finished with aplomb, leaving the ground to divert the ball past the stranded goalkeeper.
It was the only goal of an unremarkable first half. Ad Mourinho made a triple substitution at the break and it quickly made a difference.
Lorenzo Pellegrini, one of the new faces, had a free kick saved but Stephan El Shaarawy was on hand to convert the rebound. Europa LeagueMourinho's Roma hold firm against Leverkusen to reach final18/05/2023 AT 18:06 Serie A table Serie A fixtures / results Serie A top scorers Roma quickly lost that momentum and went behind again when Dia beat Rui Patricio with an improvised backheel for his 16th goal of an impressive debut season in Serie A, but another replacement — Nemanja Matic — scored from a late corner to ensure Roma avoided defeat.