Roma Claims Hard-Fought Victory in Back-and-Forth Battle Against Udinese

Roma also made it 2-1 in the 64th minute, when Artem Dovbyk made his mark with a penalty to complete Roma’s come back.

The game was the fifth in a row without a win for Udinese.

The result saw Roma’s sixth game in a row without defeat.

So, Udinese are still in 11th place and Roma are in ninth.

“The plan worked perfectly, and I’m happy—three very important points for us today. I try to help my team, and for us, it was very important to get the three points; we keep going.” Dovbyk told DAZN after the game following a decision to switch penalty takers.

Udinese took the lead in the 38th minute thanks to a goal by Lorenzo Lucca, with an assist by Sandi Lovrić, ending the goalless stretch.

“It was our plan because we wanted to disrupt a little bit the goalkeeper,” he added.

The next Serie A games for Udinese are Venezia (home) on 1 February, Napoli (away) on 9 February and Empoli (home) on 16 February. Roma play Napoli (home) on 2 February, Venezia (away) on 9 February and Parma (away) on 16 February.

In the beginning of the game, Udinese led with 0-1, but Roma surged back to win. The final score after the Serie A game was 2-1.

Straight after the break, Lorenzo Pellegrini found the net and equalised for Roma.