Dovbyk Fires Roma Closer to Champions League Return
AS Roma continue their remarkable turnaround under veteran coach Claudio Ranieri, climbing into the Champions League qualification zone after a narrow 1–0 win over Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico.
The match-winner was none other than Ukrainian striker Artem Dovbyk, who once again rose to the occasion. In the closing moments of the first half, Dovbyk powered home a header to give Roma the lead — and ultimately, all three points.
Since Ranieri’s return to the helm just four months ago, Roma have surged up the Serie A table, turning mid-season mediocrity into genuine European contention.
See the full 2024/25 Serie A standings
2024-25, Italy - Serie A
AS Roma - Fiorentina 1:0 (1:0)
Goals: Dovbyk, 45 (1:0)
AS Roma: Svilar; Angelino; Ndicka; Çelik (Rensch, 77); Mancini G.; Cristante (Gourna-Douath, 65); Pellegrini Lo. (Pisilli, 46); Kone Ko.; Dovbyk (El Shaarawy, 77); Shomurodov (Baldanzi, 65); Soule M.
Bench: Gollini; Abdulhamid; Hummels; Salah-Eddine; Paredes L.; Nelsson V.; Saelemaekers; Dybala
Yellow Cards: Soule M. 89; Pisilli 90
Fiorentina: de Gea; Pongracic (Beltran L., 71); Comuzzo; Pablo Marí; Parisi; Gosens (Fagioli, 46); Mandragora; Zaniolo (Gudmundsson A., 61); Richardson (Colpani, 71); Ndour (Adli, 90); Kean M.
Bench: Terracciano; Martinelli; Moreno M-s; Folorunsho; Caprini
Yellow Cards: Ndour 64; Kean M. 85
