Serie A (Week 9) : Roma defeats Palermo 4-1
ITALY, Oct. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 9: Three wins in a row for AS Roma. After their success against Inter Milan and Napoli, the Giallorossi continued their sensational form in the Serie A with a 4-1 victory over Palermo this Sunday.
Mohamed Salah scored dual goals
AS Roma dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah in the 31st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Giallorossi further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Fazio '51, Džeko '68 and Salah '82).
AS Roma remains in second place with 19 points from 9 games, 2 points behind Juventus.
View : Full Serie A table (as of October 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Napoli | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Torino | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | Lazio | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Chievo | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 8 | Atalanta | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Sassuolo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
| 10 | Cagliari | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Fiorentina | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | Genoa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Bologna | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 12 |
| 14 | Inter Milan | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 11 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 |
| 16 | Udinese | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Pescara | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 7 |
| 18 | Empoli | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 19 | Palermo | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 6 |
| 20 | Crotone | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -13 | 1 |
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Overview
AS Roma
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:AS Roma 4-0 Crotone (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Napoli 1-3 AS Roma (15 Oct.)
- Next game:Sassuolo - AS Roma (26 Oct.)
Palermo
- Position: 19 -1
- Best performance of the season:Atalanta 0-1 Palermo (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Palermo 1-4 Torino (17 Oct.)
- Next game:Palermo - Udinese (27 Oct.)
AS Roma
4:1
Palermo
4:1 (1:0)
- 23 October 2016
- 20:45
- Rome
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 21 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 19 |
| 3 |  AC Milan | 19 |
| 4 |  Napoli | 17 |
| 5 |  Torino | 15 |
Week 9 Results
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
 | Sampdoria | 2-1 | Genoa |  |
| AC Milan | 1-0 | Juventus | |
| Sunday 23 October 2016 | ||||
 | Udinese | 3-1 | Pescara |  |
 | Empoli | 0-0 | Chievo |  |
 | Crotone | 1-2 | Napoli | |
| Torino | 2-2 | Lazio |  |
 | Atalanta | 2-1 | Inter Milan |  |
 | Cagliari | 3-5 | Fiorentina |  |
 | Bologna | 1-1 | Sassuolo |  |
| AS Roma | 4-1 | Palermo | |