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Roma claimed their first victory of the Serie A season against Udinese after a disappointing start to the new campaign.
Maduka Okoye made the starting lineup for Udinese after making a flying start to the new season.
The Super Eagles goalkeeper kept his first clean sheet of the season in Udinese’s win over Como last weekend.
However, he conceded three goals as Roma defeated Udinese 3-0 to get their first victory of the season.
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As it happened
Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye remains in goal for Udinese after an impressive start to the season.
The game started and Roma dictated the game and dominated most of the possession, creating lots of chances.
The home side got their first goal of the game when Artem Dovbyk received a delightful pass inside the box and smashed a low shot into the bottom right corner.
Roma maintained their one-goal lead and took the lead into the halftime break, having dominated the first half.
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The second half started and Roma got the opportunity to extend their lead from the penalty spot.
Jaka Bijol committed an ugly challenge in the box, which the referee saw and immediately blew his whistle for a penalty.
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Paulo Dybala stood in front of the ball and smoothly converted the penalty with a stunning effort that ended up inside the right post.
Roma added the third in the 70th minute when Tommaso Baldanzi was put through by Artem Dovbyk and he showed brilliant composure inside the box to fire into the right side of the net.
The home side kept their cool and maintained their three-goal lead till the final whistle was blown by the referee.
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