Salernitana 0-4 Roma: Tammy Abraham scores first Serie A goal for Jose Mourinho’s side

Last updated on 29 August 2021.From the section European Football

Tammy Abraham scored in Roma's win at Salernitana. — Tammy Abraham is the second English player to score for Roma in Serie A, after Chris Smalling hit three in 2019-20

Tammy Abraham scored his first Serie A goal in Roma’s win at Salernitana as Olivier Giroud opened his AC Milan account with a double against Cagliari.

Abraham swept home a classy finish from just inside the area for Roma’s third against their newly promoted hosts.

The England striker was also involved in the second goal for Jose Mourinho’s side as Jordan Veretout struck, while Lorenzo Pellegrini scored twice.

Giroud, meanwhile, scored Milan’s third and fourth as they beat Cagliari 4-1.

The 34-year-old France forward, a team-mate of Abraham at Chelsea for the past two seasons, guided home a first-time finish from Brahim Diaz’s pass and netted from the spot after Kevin Strootman handled.

All five goals came in the first half at the San Siro, with Sandro Tonali curling home a sublime early free-kick to put the hosts ahead.

Cagliari levelled through Alessandro Deiola but Diaz diverted home Rafael Leao’s shot to restore Milan’s advantage before Giroud’s double wrapped things up by half-time.

Roma and last season’s Serie A runners-up Milan, who last won the title in 2011, are among five sides to have begun the new campaign with two wins from two, alongside Lazio, Inter and Napoli.

Line-ups

Salernitana

Formation 5-4-1

72Belec
24KechridaSubstituted forZorteaat 67′minutes
13AyaBooked at 50mins
23Gyömbér
4JaroszynskiSubstituted forSchiavoneat 84′minutes
3Ruggeri
2Coulibaly
18CoulibalySubstituted forSimyat 56′minutes
14Di Tacchio
22ObiSubstituted forCapezziat 68′minutes
9BonazzoliBooked at 35minsSubstituted forKristoffersenat 84′minutes

Substitutes

1Fiorillo
8Schiavone
12Russo
15Iannone
19Kristoffersen
20Kastanos
21Zortea
25Simy
28Capezzi

Roma

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Rui Patrício
2Karsdorp
23Mancini
3Ibañez da Silva
5ViñaSubstituted forCalafioriat 82′minutes
4Cristante
17VeretoutSubstituted forDiawaraat 83′minutes
11PérezBooked at 40minsSubstituted forShomurodovat 78′minutes
7Pellegrini
77MkhitaryanBooked at 67minsSubstituted forEl Shaarawyat 70′minutes
9AbrahamSubstituted forMayoralat 83′minutes

Substitutes

13Calafiori
14Shomurodov
19Reynolds
21Mayoral
24Kumbulla
42Diawara
52Bove
55Darboe
59Zalewski
63Boer
87Cerântula Fuzato
92El Shaarawy

Live Text

Match ends, Salernitana 0, Roma 4.
Second Half ends, Salernitana 0, Roma 4.
Attempt missed. Simy (Salernitana) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nadir Zortea with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
Simy (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Julian Kristoffersen (Salernitana).
Attempt blocked. Julian Kristoffersen (Salernitana) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
Attempt missed. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Offside, Salernitana. Matteo Ruggeri tries a through ball, but Julian Kristoffersen is caught offside.
Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana).
Substitution, Salernitana. Andrea Schiavone replaces Pawel Jaroszynski.
Substitution, Salernitana. Julian Kristoffersen replaces Federico Bonazzoli.
Substitution, Roma. Amadou Diawara replaces Jordan Veretout.
Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Tammy Abraham.
Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Matias Viña.
Goal! Salernitana 0, Roma 4. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

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