Roma come from behind to beat Parma 2-1 and stay level with Napoli

AS Roma came from behind to beat Parma 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday, courtesy of second-half goals from Mario Hermoso and Artem Dovbyk, keeping the capital club level on points with Serie A leaders Napoli. Hermoso headed home from a corner in the 63rd minute and Dovbyk converted a rebound in the 81st, before Parma pulled one back through Alessandro Circati in the 86th minute. Match reports said both clubs sit on 21 points after nine rounds.

The match threatened to take a different shape early when Roma striker Evan Ferguson was forced off with an injury after just seven minutes, according to team updates. That disruption required a tactical adjustment, with Leon Bailey introduced to provide a different attacking threat. Late in the first half Matias Soulé thought he had given Roma the lead but the goal was ruled out after a VAR review determined an offside had blocked Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki's view.

The deadlock was finally broken when Hermoso rose unchallenged to head in from a Paulo Dybala corner. Dovbyk then extended Roma's advantage, reacting quickest to a charged-down effort to score with nine minutes remaining. Parma showed resilience in the closing stages,...