Stephan El Shaarawy scored in the final minute to help Roma snatch a confidence-boosting 1-0 win over Monza. The visitors played more than half the match with 10 men after Monza defender Danilo D’Ambrosio was shown a second yellow card four minutes from halftime and was sent off.
AS Roma’s coach Jose’ Mourinho gestures, ahead of the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and AC Monza, at Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Roma’s Romelu Lukaku, right. controls the ball. during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and AC Monza, at Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Referee Giovanni Ayroldi speaks to players, during the Italian Serie A soccer match between AS Roma and AC Monza, at Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.
However, Mourinho will not be on the bench for next weekend’s match at former club Inter Milan after he was sent off in stoppage time for making a crying eyes gesture at Monza coach Raffaele Palladino as both sets of staff bickered on the touchline.