Match highlights
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AS Roma vs Empoli highlights
How the goals came
2' Paulo Dybala opens the scoring for AS Roma (the winner) → 8' Renato Sanches extends AS Roma's lead → 35' an own goal extends AS Roma's lead → 55' Paulo Dybala extends AS Roma's lead → 80' Bryan Cristante extends AS Roma's lead → 82' Romelu Lukaku extends AS Roma's lead → 86' Gianluca Mancini extends AS Roma's lead. Full time: 7-0, AS Roma win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 7 goals came after half-time.
2' Paulo Dybala (AS Roma) 1-0
AS Roma struck first at the Stadio Olimpico, with Paulo Dybala scoring in the 2nd minute. It was the start of a one-sided afternoon that finished 7-0, and Dybala's early strike went on to stand as the winning goal. Empoli never managed a reply.
8' Renato Sanches (AS Roma) 2-0
Only six minutes after the opener, Renato Sanches doubled the lead in the 8th minute to make it 2-0. With a two-goal cushion inside the first ten minutes, AS Roma had taken firm control of the match early on.
35' Own goal (AS Roma) 3-0
In the 35th minute, an own goal gave AS Roma their third, making it 3-0. The margin had grown to three goals before half-time, leaving Empoli facing a difficult second half.
55' Paulo Dybala (AS Roma) 4-0
Dybala, who had opened the scoring, added his second of the day in the 55th minute. The goal made it 4-0 and showed that AS Roma's momentum had carried over into the second half.
80' Bryan Cristante (AS Roma) 5-0
Bryan Cristante made it 5-0 in the 80th minute. His goal opened a late burst in which AS Roma scored three times in six minutes.
82' Romelu Lukaku (AS Roma) 6-0
Just two minutes after Cristante's goal, Romelu Lukaku followed up in the 82nd minute to make it 6-0. Even late in the match, AS Roma showed no sign of easing off.
86' Gianluca Mancini (AS Roma) 7-0
Gianluca Mancini scored in the 86th minute to complete the 7-0 scoreline. It capped three goals in six minutes from the 80th, as AS Roma finished with an emphatic home win.
