Roma 1-0 Juventus: Gianluca Mancini goal edges Jose Mourinho’s side to win over Juve, as Moise Kean sees red

A missile of a shot from Gianluca Mancini proved decisive as Roma battled to a 1-0 win over Juventus to move into the top four in Serie A. Jose Mourinho and Massimiliano Allegri both set their sides up defensively and chances were few and far between in the first half, the best coming when Adrien Rabiot’s header was diverted onto the post at point-blank range by Rui Patricio.

Ad Mancini made the breakthrough early in the second half with a magnificent rasping shot that flew into the bottom corner from 25 yards. Serie AMourinho given two-match ban after shouting at fourth official, considers legal action01/03/2023 AT 13:43 Juve responded as Juan Cuadrado’s free-kick clipped the post, an Angel Di Maria effort required a one-handed diving save from Patricio, and a corner struck the woodwork for a third time, but Roma held on for a precious victory.

There was late drama as Juve substitute Moise Kean was dismissed within 40 seconds of coming on for lashing out at Mancini and leaving referee Fabio Maresca with no option other than to pull out a red card. The result lifts Mourinho’s side above AC Milan into fourth in the standings, 12 points ahead of Juventus in eighth.

Serie A table Serie A fixtures/results Serie A top scorers TALKING POINT – MOU’S MOVES PAY OFF Mourinho’s starting line-up came as something of a surprise, with the coach leaving Tammy Abraham on the bench for a second week in a row, preferring to play Paulo Dybala as a lone striker with Georginio Wijnaldum supporting him in an attacking-midfield role. While the Giallorossi struggled to create many chances over the 90 minutes, the players Mourinho selected executed his plan of frustrating and suffocating Juve’s attackers, who were forced into wide areas from