Jose Mourinho was sent off as Roma earned a last-gasp 1-0 victory over Monza to move up to sixth in Serie A.
Stephan El Shaarawy scored a 90th-minute winner at the Stadio Olympico, after Romelu Lukaku and Sardar Azmoun both hit the post for the hosts.
Monza were forced to play more than 50 minutes with 10 men after Danilo D’Ambrosio’s first-half dismissal.
Mourinho was then given a red card deep into injury time after making ‘crying’ gestures towards the opposition bench.
Victory saw Roma end Monza’s five-match unbeaten streak to move within three points of leaders Napoli.
“I don’t know why I got the red card, I only made a gesture to the bench, not a single word,” Mourinho said.
“We made a lot of mistakes and we suffered. It was a game with a low technical level, but a [highly] emotional one.”
Line-ups
Roma
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Rui Patrício
- 23ManciniBooked at 78mins
- 4CristanteBooked at 70mins
- 5NdickaSubstituted forLlorenteat 73′minutes
- 2KarsdorpSubstituted forZalewskiat 73′minutes
- 52BoveSubstituted forEl Shaarawyat 63′minutes
- 16Paredes
- 22Aouar
- 37SpinazzolaSubstituted forKristensenat 79′minutes
- 11BelottiSubstituted forAzmounat 63′minutes
- 90Lukaku
Substitutes
- 14Llorente
- 17Azmoun
- 19Çelik
- 43Kristensen
- 59Zalewski
- 60Pagano
- 61Pisilli
- 63Boer
- 92El Shaarawy
- 99Svilar
Monza
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Di Gregorio
- 33D’AmbrosioBooked at 41mins
- 22Marí
- 5Caldirola
- 13Almeida Lopes PereiraSubstituted forBirindelliat 45′minutes
- 6GagliardiniBooked at 90mins
- 32Pessina
- 77KyriakopoulosSubstituted forDonatiat 85′minutes
- 28ColpaniSubstituted forVignatoat 64′minutes
- 7MachínBooked at 45minsSubstituted forCarboniat 45+2′minutes
- 9ColomboSubstituted forMota Carvalhoat 65′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Lamanna
- 2Donati
- 8Akpa Akpro
- 11Carboni
- 18Bettella
- 19Birindelli
- 21Carboni
- 23Sorrentino
- 24Maric
- 38Bondo
- 44Carboni
- 47Mota Carvalho
- 66Gori
- 80Vignato
- 84Ciurria
- Referee:
- Giovanni Ayroldi
- Attendance:
- 62,022
Live Text
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Match ends, Roma 1, Monza 0.
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Second Half ends, Roma 1, Monza 0.
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Corner, Monza. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
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Attempt saved. Giulio Donati (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luca Caldirola.
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Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Giulio Donati (Monza).
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Roberto Gagliardini (Monza) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Monza).
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Goal! Roma 1, Monza 0. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
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Attempt blocked. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy with a headed pass.
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Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Sardar Azmoun (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
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Attempt missed. Roberto Gagliardini (Monza) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giulio Donati.
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Substitution, Monza. Giulio Donati replaces Giorgos Kyriakopoulos.
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Foul by Samuele Vignato (Monza).
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Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Pablo Marí (Monza) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Monza. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
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Attempt blocked. Samuele Vignato (Monza) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
