Roma Beats Genoa 3-1 to Reach Fourth in Serie A

Roma secured a convincing 3-1 victory over Genoa at the Stadio Olimpico on Monday, propelling the team into fourth place in Serie A standings with goals from Matías Soulé, Manu Koné and Evan Ferguson.

The match marked an emotional return for Genoa coach Daniele De Rossi, the former Roma captain dismissed from his role at the club last September. Roma, under manager Gian Piero Gasperini, struck first in the 14th minute when Soulé capitalized on a clearance by defender Jan Ziółkowski that fell favorably after a header from Genoa's Johan Vásquez. Soulé slotted the ball past goalkeeper Daniele Sommariva to open the scoring.

Five minutes later, Koné doubled the lead with a first-time finish from a Gianluca Mancini cross that deflected off Genoa midfielder Morten Frendrup into the bottom corner. Ferguson extended the advantage to 3-0 in the 31st minute, pouncing on a rebound after Sommariva parried a Soulé shot from a turnover forced by Roma's Ruslan Malinovskyi. Genoa managed a late consolation in the 87th minute through substitute Jeff Ekhator, whose shot deflected off Roma's Nicolò Pisilli following a free kick from Aaron Martin.

The win ended Roma's recent slump, where they had...