In the 26th round of the Italian Serie A, Roma hosted Monza at the Stadio Olimpico. Claudio Ranieri’s side put on a dominant display, scoring two goals in each half to crush the Serie A strugglers. However, despite the emphatic win, Roma remains in 9th place in the league standings.

The match saw Roma striker Artem Dovbyk absent from the squad due to injury. Meanwhile, his rival for a starting spot, Eldor Shomurodov, took his opportunity well, scoring a crucial goal and continuing his push for a regular place in the starting XI. The competition for a place in Roma is fierce, and the stakes couldn't be higher.

2024-25, Italy - Serie A

AS Roma - Monza 4:0 (2:0)
Goals: Saelemaekers, 10 (1:0); Shomurodov, 32 (2:0); Angelino, 73 (3:0); Cristante, 88 (4:0)

AS Roma: Svilar; Angelino (Salah-Eddine, 80); Ndicka; Hummels; Mancini G.; Cristante; Saelemaekers (Rensch, 70); Pisilli; Baldanzi (Dybala, 62); Shomurodov (Paredes L., 70); Soule M.
Bench: Gollini; Abdulhamid; Çelik; Pellegrini Lo.; Kone Ko.; Nelsson V.; Gourna-Douath; El Shaarawy

Monza: Turati; Brorsson A.; Lekovic; Pedro Pereira; Carboni A. (Palacios T., 76); Kyriakopoulos; Urbanski K. (Martins K., 56); Bianco; Ciurria (Zeroli, 56); Ganvoula (Petagna, 46); Dany Mota (Baldé Keita, 68)
Bench: Pizzignacco; Mazza A.; Postiglione; Colombo; Vignato
Yellow Cards: Bianco 58