Coppa Italy AS Roma vs Genoa: Roma Defeat Genoa & Qualify for the Quarterfinals

AS Roma successfully beat Genoa with a narrow score of 1-0 in the round of 16 matches of the 2022/2023 Coppa Italia, which was held at the Olimpico.

After playing a goalless draw in the first half, the only goal for Roma victory in this match was created by Paulo Dybala in the second half.

With this result, Roma has the right to advance to the quarter-finals to face the winner of the Napoli vs Cremonese match.

Roma dominated the game. Unfortunately, the host has not been able to maximise several opportunities into goals. The 0-0 score lasted until halftime.

Returning from the locker room, Jose Mourinho made changes by entering Paulo Dybala to replace the team captain, Lorenzo Pellegrini.

Dybala finally broke Roma deadlock through his goal in the 64th minute. Dybala passed several Genoa players before firing a hard left-foot shot that hit Josep Martinez goal.

No other goals were created in the remaining time. A 1-0 score for Roma victory was the final result of this match.

Rome: Rui Patricio; Gianluca Mancini, Marash Kumbulla, Roger Ibanez; Nicola Zalewski (Zeki Celik 75'), Edoardo Bove (Bryan Cristante 62'), Nemanja Matic, Stephan El Shaarawy (Leonardo Spinazzola 62'); Nicolo Zaniolo (Benjamin Tahirovic 86'), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Paulo Dybala 46'); Tammy Abraham.

Coach: José Mourinho

Genoa: Josep Martinez; Mattia Bani, Alessandro Vogliacco, Radu Dragusin; Stefano Sabelli, Pablo Galdames (Mattia Aramu 75'), Milan Badelj (Kevin Strootman 63'), Stefano Sturaro (Morten Frendrup 64'), Lennart Czyborra (Domenico Criscito 64'); Guven Yalcin, Massimo Coda (George Puscas 75').

Coach: Alberto Gilardino