Romelu Lukaku lost his spotless record in Italy, but he made it up with a victory in the 91st minute as Roma defeated Lecce 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday thanks to two goals in stoppage time.

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After 14 goals from the penalty spot for Inter Milan, it was Lukaku’s first missed opportunity in Italy.

Following a video review, Federico Baschirotto was found to have handled Paulo Dybala’s goal in the second minute, leading to the awarding of the penalty.

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When Lameck Banda darted down the left and cut inside past Roma defender Gianluca Mancini, Lecce broke the tie in the 71st minute. In order to bring the ball to Pontus Almqvist, who swept it into the bottom left corner, he was able to avoid another tackle.

home the first minute of stoppage time, substitute Sardar Azmoun headed home Nicola Zalewski’s cross, giving Lecce hope for a first victory in seven games. The Iranian striker’s first goal in Italy.

Lukaku curled Dybala’s through ball into the top left corner, and in less than three minutes, the home crowd at the Stadio Olimpico transformed from despair to ecstasy.

Roma and Fiorentina, in seventh position, are now tied on points.

AFTER JUVE

Juventus, who dominated the game for extended stretches of time, defeated Inter Milan 1-0 at Fiorentina to close the deficit to two points over the leaders of Serie A. On Saturday, Inter defeated Atalanta 2-1 away.

In the tenth minute, Fabio Miretti scored the lone goal by heading a cross from Filip KostiŇc into the near bottom corner. The 20-year-old Miretti, who has been with Juventus since he was 8 years old, scored his first goal as a senior.

Juventus has gone six games without conceding a goal.

Hard-core Fiorentina supporters abstained from the game in protest, believing it shouldn’t have taken place at a time when the Tuscany area is still reeling from severe flooding caused by Storm Ciarán.

At one end of the stadium, they abandoned their seats and began helping to remove standing water and dirt from houses and businesses.

This weekend, all Serie A games began with a minute of silence in remembrance of the victims. The two teams, who are typically bitter rivals, combined in Florence at that time to demonstrate their support for one another.

*TINKERMAN *

Claudio Ranieri’s halftime substitutions had an impact as Cagliari defeated Genoa 2-1 to win for the second straight time.

At halftime, Ranieri, dubbed “The Tinkerman” from his Premier League days, substituted Nicolas Viola and Gabriele Zappa. Zappa scored his first goal in 70 Serie A games in the 69th minute, while Viola scored three minutes after the half.

In the 51st, Albert Gudmundsson had leveled for Genoa.

Cagliari moved one point clear of the relegation zone after winning its first game of the season last weekend, rallying from three goals behind to defeat Frosinone 4-3.

It was replaced in the bottom three by Hellas Verona, who suffered a 3-1 loss at Monza.