Stoppage-time goals earn Roma win at home against Lecce

Stoppage-time goals by Sardar Azmoun and Romelu Lukaku earned AS Roma a last-gasp 2-1 home win against Lecce in Serie A on Sunday.

Lecce forward Pontus Almqvist put the visitors in front in the 72nd minute before Azmoun levelled for Roma with a powerful headerand Lukaku sealed the win when he fired left-footed into the top corner.

Roma, who next face Lazio in a derby clash on Nov. 12 after their trip to Slavia Prague in the Europa League on Thursday, moved up to eighth in the standings on 17 points from 11 games.

They are four points adrift of fourth-placed champions Napoli and 11 points behind leaders Inter Milan. Lecce are 11th on 13 points.

"We took the old philosophy that losing by one or 10 is the same," coach Jose Mourinho told DAZN.

"In the first half the game could have been almost over for us, but in the end the team had put in the heart and responded to a very risky situation.

"These three points were really important for us, now we are closer to the others."

Belgium striker Lukaku had missed an early chance to give Mourinho's side the lead from the penalty spot after they were awarded a spot-kick when a shot by Paulo Dybala struck Federico Baschirotto's hand.

But Lukaku struck low towards the middle of the goal and Lecce keeper Wladimiro Falcone kept his effort out in the fifth minute.

It was the first time the 30-year-old had failed to convert a penalty in his Serie A career after 14 successful attempts for Inter and Roma.

Dybala, who returned to Roma's starting lineup after a month out with a knee injury, narrowly missed the target after the half-hour mark.

Roma enjoyed more possession and were the better side in the opening 45 minutes but failed to capitalise.

They survived a scare in the 54th minute when