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Stephan El Shaarawy struck the winner as Roma held off Torino 3-2 to move into the Champions League places on Saturday as Serie A returned to action after a three-week winter break. El Shaarawy fired in the winner midway through the second half after coming oWatch: El Shaarawy strike lifts Roma into Champions League places
Stephan El Shaarawy struck the winner as Roma held off Torino 3-2 to move into the Champions League places on Saturday as Serie A returned to action after a three-week winter break. El Shaarawy fired in the winner midway through the second half after coming on as a substitute in the sixth minute for injured Turkish winger Cengiz Under and watching his side throw away a two-goal half-time lead in the second period. Roma overtake city rivals Lazio to move into fourth place, the final Champions League berth, with 33 points from 20 games -- 20 points behind leaders Juventus. “We made life complicated for ourselves as usual,” said Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco. “The important thing is that the team is showing an impressive overall approach when creating chances. “We need to calm it down a bit sometimes and defend as a team.” Roma looked to be cruising when promising teenager Nicolo Zaniolo opened the scoring after 14 minutes at the Stadio Olimpico and Aleksandar Kolarov added the second from the spot 20 minutes later after Torino goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu brought down El Shaarawy. But Torino fought back after the break, with Tomas Rincon curling in a fine goal in the 51st... Read more