Overview

• The win puts Roma on 12 points and level with Napoli at the top of Serie A early in the season.
• Artem Dovbyk headed in after seven minutes before Matías Soulé finished a late counter to close out the match.
• Soulé started, scored, and was substituted three minutes after his goal for Stephan El Shaarawy.
• Coach Gian Piero Gasperini, who took over from Claudio Ranieri after a long Atalanta tenure, has shifted Soulé centrally, and the player says the role helps him convert more chances.
• Roma’s league start is four wins and one draw from five matches, with Verona’s best opening a Gift Orban effort that struck the crossbar.