Belotti ends drought to snatch draw with Salernitana for Roma
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Andrea Belotti scored his first Serie A goals for Roma on Saturday as he snatched an opening day 2-2 draw with Salernitana, while Charles De Ketelaere marked his Atalantadebut with the opener in a 2-0 win at Sassuolo.
Italy striker Belotti broke a league scoring duck which stretched back to May last year when he opened the scoring in the 17th minute at a packed Stadio Olimpico.
And after Antonio Candreva put the away side in the lead with two beautiful strikes either side of half-time, Belotti then powerfully headed Roma level from Leandro Paredes' corner with eight minutes remaining.
Roma are looking for a new striker as Tammy Abraham will be out until January, but Belotti wasn't disheartened by having a seventh-minute finish disallowed for his toe straying offside as Bryan Cristante clipped over a perfect long pass.
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FootballTen minutes later the 29-year-old was finally celebrating a league goal after holding off former Roma man Federico Fazio and two more Salernitana defenders before poking past Guillermo Ochoa.
Mexican goalkeeperOchoa stopped Roma from doubling their lead in the 33rd minute when he brilliantly kept out a Chris Smalling header and Gianluca Mancini couldn't force home from close range.
Candreva took advantage to level the scores moments later, smashing home after leaving Smalling on the ground with a nifty feint.
And the 36-year-old left fans in the Olimpico open-mouthed shortly after the break by putting the away side ahead with an even better goal.
Collecting a Domagoj Bradaric crossfield pass on the corner of the penalty area, Candreva cut inside to beat Cristante before
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