Roma 3-0 Udinese: Bove, Pellegrini and Abraham score in Serie A win

Roma 3-0 Udinese: Edoardo Bove, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tammy Abraham fire Jose Mourinho’s side into driving seat for Champions League qualification in Serie A… as they go FIVE points clear of fifth-placed Inter Milan

  • Bryan Cristante missed a penalty but Bove was on hand to fire home the rebound
  • Pellegrini doubled the lead for Roma before Abraham got a late third
  • Mourinho’s side are five points clear of Inter Milan in the race for Europe 

AS Roma pulled away in the race for Champions League qualification with victory over Udinese, seeing them go five points clear of fifth-placed Inter Milan in the Serie A.

The hosts were ahead before half-time as Roberto Pereyra was penalised for a handball in the box.

Bryan Cristante stepped up from the spot but struck the post with his penalty before the ball fell to 20-year-old Edoardo Bove, who made no mistake to give his side the lead.

Jose Mourinho’s side added a second just ten minutes into the second-half through Lorenzo Pellegrini after Andrea Belotti led a brilliant counter-attack to pick out the midfielder, who fired home.

Udinese could have pulled one back through a penalty awarded for Gianluca Mancini’s handball but goalkeeper Rui Patricio dived full-length to save Pereyra’s spot kick in the 69th. 

Edoardo Bove netted the opener, running onto a rebound after Bryan Cristante hit the post

Lorenzo Pellegrini added a second in the second half to ease pressure on Roma

Jose Mourinho’s side sit comfortably in the Champions League spots, five points ahead of Inter

Tammy Abraham netted the final goal of the game in the 91st minute, with Leonardo Spinazzola getting the assist for the Englishman as Roma came away 3-0 victors.

Roma now have 56 points from 30 games, five adrift of second-placed Lazio and three above AC Milan in fourth.

Jose Mourinho’s Roma side will look to recover from a goal down in their Europa League quarter-final when they host Feyenoord in the second leg on Thursday before travelling to Atalanta in Serie A on April 24.

Udinese are 12th on 39 points and host second-bottom Cremonese next Sunday.

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