Match ends, Roma 4, Fiorentina 1.
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Mohammed Salah scored twice against former club Fiorentina as Roma made it seven wins in a row to keep up their pursuit of Serie A leaders Juventus.
Salah set up Stephan El Shaarawy for the opener and scored the second himself via a deflected shot.
Diego Perotti tapped in before Josip Ilicic pulled one back from the penalty spot after a foul on Cristian Tello.
Salah's second goal sealed a win that takes third-place Roma three points ahead of Fiorentina, who are fourth.
It continues a remarkable run for Roma under Luciano Spalletti, who replaced Rudi Garcia as coach in January and lost just once in the league before going on the current winning streak which has left them five points behind Juve.
The leaders travel to Atalanta on Sunday after second-placed Napoli, who are three points off top spot, host another mid-table team in Chievo Verona on Saturday.
Line-ups
Roma
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 25Szczesny
- 24Florenzi
- 44Manolas
- 2Rüdiger
- 3Digne
- 15PjanicBooked at 44mins
- 20Keita
- 8PerottiSubstituted forVainqueurat 62'minutes
- 4NainggolanBooked at 90mins
- 11SalahBooked at 42minsSubstituted forDzekoat 86'minutes
- 22El ShaarawySubstituted forTottiat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Castan da Silva
- 6Strootman
- 9Dzeko
- 10Totti
- 13Sisenando
- 14Falque
- 21Vainqueur
- 26De Sanctis
- 33Emerson
- 35Torosidis
- 48Ucan
- 87Zukanovic
Fiorentina
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Tatarusanu
- 32Roncaglia
- 2Rodríguez
- 13Astori
- 28Alonso
- 8VecinoSubstituted forBadeljat 34'minutesBooked at 40mins
- 6Facundo CostaBooked at 89mins
- 10BernardeschiBooked at 80mins
- 72IlicicSubstituted forFernándezat 68'minutes
- 20Valero IglesiasSubstituted forTelloat 29'minutes
- 9N Kalinic
Substitutes
- 4Tomovic
- 5Badelj
- 14Fernández
- 16Blaszczykowski
- 23Pasqual
- 24Lezzerini
- 26Kone
- 27Tello
- 30Babacar
- 34Satalino
- Referee:
- Massimiliano Irrati
- Attendance:
- 36,263
Match Stats
Home TeamRomaAway TeamFiorentina
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away1
- Corners
- Home5
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away18
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Roma 4, Fiorentina 1.
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Seydou Keita (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Facundo Roncaglia (Fiorentina).
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Francesco Totti (Roma) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
Booking
Radja Nainggolan (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Tino Costa (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Francesco Totti (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Tino Costa (Fiorentina).
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Seydou Keita (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matías Fernández (Fiorentina).
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Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
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Davide Astori (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Milan Badelj.
Substitution
Substitution, Roma. Edin Dzeko replaces Mohamed Salah.
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Corner, Roma. Conceded by Davide Astori.
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Foul by Lucas Digne (Roma).
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Facundo Roncaglia (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Federico Bernardeschi (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Radja Nainggolan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
