Roma coach Ivan Juric relieves pressure with team’s 1-0 win over Torino in Serie A
Roma coach Ivan Juric relieves pressure with team’s 1-0 win over Torino in Serie A
Roma’s head coach Ivan Juric waits for the start of the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Torino, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Roma players celebrate after Roma’s Paulo Dybala scored his side’s opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Torino, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Fiorentina’s Robin Gosens, top, 3rd from left, scores during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Fiorentina at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Genoa’s Morten Thorsby, left, challenges Fiorentina’s Edoardo Bove during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Fiorentina at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Lazio’s Patric, left, and Comos Patrick Cutrone in action during the Serie A soccer match between Como and Lazio at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium in Como, Italy, Thursday Oct. 31, 2024. (Antonio Saia/LaPresse via AP)
Roma’s head coach Ivan Juric waits for the start of the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Torino, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Roma’s head coach Ivan Juric waits for the start of the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Torino, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Roma players celebrate after Roma’s Paulo Dybala scored his side’s opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Torino, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Roma players celebrate after Roma’s Paulo Dybala scored his side’s opening goal during the Serie A soccer match between Roma and Torino, at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Fiorentina’s Robin Gosens, top, 3rd from left, scores during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Fiorentina at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Fiorentina’s Robin Gosens, top, 3rd from left, scores during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Fiorentina at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Genoa’s Morten Thorsby, left, challenges Fiorentina’s Edoardo Bove during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Fiorentina at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Genoa’s Morten Thorsby, left, challenges Fiorentina’s Edoardo Bove during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Fiorentina at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)
Lazio’s Patric, left, and Comos Patrick Cutrone in action during the Serie A soccer match between Como and Lazio at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium in Como, Italy, Thursday Oct. 31, 2024. (Antonio Saia/LaPresse via AP)
Lazio’s Patric, left, and Comos Patrick Cutrone in action during the Serie A soccer match between Como and Lazio at the Giuseppe Sinigaglia stadium in Como, Italy, Thursday Oct. 31, 2024. (Antonio Saia/LaPresse via AP)
ROME (AP) — Roma coach Ivan Juric may have saved his job with a 1-0 win over Torino in Serie A on Thursday.
Juric had been under pressure after Roma was routed 5-1 by Fiorentina on Sunday.
But Paulo Dybala scored a first-half goal for Roma and the Giallorossi hung on to end a three-game winless streak in the Italian league.
Juric replaced the fired Daniele De Rossi last month.
Roma moved up to 12th while Torino remained ninth.
Fiorentina moves up to 4th place
Fiorentina moved up to fourth place with a 1-0 victory at last-place Genoa for its sixth straight win across all competitions.
Robin Gosens scored midway through the second half and Fiorentina goalkeeper David De Gea made a leaping save in the final minutes.
Mario Balotelli, who signed with Genoa on Monday, wasn’t ready to play yet.
Also, fifth-place Lazio won 5-1 at promoted Como with two goals from Valentin Castellanos as both sides ended with 10 men.
Luca Mazzitelli scored for Como with a spectacular bicycle kick.
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