Serie A: Roma beat Genoa 2-0 to stay two points behind Inter; Raimondo hat-trick lifts Frosinone to fourth

Roma 2 Genoa 0: Roma beat Genoa at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday 17 October, according to Lega Serie A, the club and Sky Sports.

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini was without Donyell Malen, Paulo Dybala and Manu Koné, the league said. Both teams hit the crossbar in a goalless first half, Roma through Leonardo Balerdi and Genoa through former Roma player Stephan El Shaarawy.

Santiago Castro scored with a chip early in the second half. Emanuele Lulli made it 2-0 after a run by Matías Soulé. The league said it was Lulli’s first Serie A goal. Roma are second with 17 points, two behind leaders Inter. Genoa, coached by Daniele De Rossi, have four points.

Frosinone 4 Sassuolo 2 (Friday): Antonio Raimondo scored a hat-trick as Frosinone beat Sassuolo at the Stadio Benito Stirpe on Friday 16 October, according to Lega Serie A and ESPN.

Giacomo Calò opened the scoring in the ninth minute and Domenico Berardi equalised. Raimondo scored in the 27th and 30th minutes and completed his hat-trick in the 57th. Kristian Thorstvedt scored Sassuolo’s second goal before half-time. The league said Raimondo now leads the Serie A scoring chart with seven goals in seven games. Frosinone are fourth with 13 points, level with Cagliari.

Venezia’s 1-0 win over Napoli and Inter’s 3-1 win at Bologna are reported separately. The round continues on Sunday and Monday in Italy, with Milan v Atalanta and Juventus v Lazio among the games.