On Monday, the 27th round of Serie A matches were played in Italy.
"Roma" secured a win at home, defeating "Empoli" with a score of 2:1.
In the 9th minute, S. El Shaarawy scored a great long-range goal to put "Roma" in the lead, but just three minutes later J. Jesus scored an own goal, leveling the score.
In the 33rd minute, "Roma" striker P. Shickas scored the winning goal with a header.
In the 80th minute, "Roma" played with a man down as A. Florenzi was sent off from the field.
In the 89th minute, "Empoli" managed to equalize the score, but the goal was disallowed after the referee used the VAR system.
"Roma", currently in fifth place, is three points behind the fourth-placed team. "Empoli", in 17th place, is just ahead of "Bologna" in the relegation zone.
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