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Roma struck a blow in a tight battle for Champions League football in Serie A on Saturday with a comfortable 3-0 win over Cagliari that saw them move above AC Milan and into fourth place. Javier Pastore's first league goal since September and a Federico FaziRoma swat aside Cagliari to move into Serie A top four
Roma struck a blow in a tight battle for Champions League football in Serie A on Saturday with a comfortable 3-0 win over Cagliari that saw them move above AC Milan and into fourth place. Javier Pastore's first league goal since September and a Federico Fazio header had the hosts two goals ahead within eight minutes of kick-off and Aleksandar Kolarov rammed home a late third to put Roma five games without defeat as they finally look to have settled under Claudio Ranieri. Despite a wildly inconsistent season that saw previous coach Eusebio Di Francesco sacked in March, Roma are two points ahead of Milan after a win that would have been more comprehensive had Edin Dzeko's deflected shot not hit the post 10 minutes after the break. They are also just three behind third-placed Inter, who host newly-crowned champions Juventus in the Derby d'Italia later on Saturday. Should Inter fail to beat their old rivals they will become the fifth team to be dragged into the fight for the Champions League places, alongside Atalanta, Lazio, Torino and Ranieri's Roma, who are all within eight points of each other. Gian Piero Gasperini's Atalanta, who will have the chance to win just their... Read more











