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The visitors took the lead through a header from Lecce forward Pontus Almqvist in the 72nd minute. Lukaku then completed the victory with a left-footed shot into the top corner for Roma.

Roma, who go to Slavia Prague in the Europa League on Thursday, is now ninth in the standings with 17 points from 11 games. They play Lazio in a derby on November 12.

They trail leaders Inter Milan by 11 points and fourth-place winners Napoli by four points. Lecce has 13 points, ranking 11th.

Coach Jose Mourinho said to DAZN, “We took the old philosophy that losing by one or ten is the same.”

We could have been out of the game in the first half, but in the end the team showed heart and bravery in handling a really dangerous scenario.

“We are closer to the others now that we have addressed these three really important points.”

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However, in the fifth minute, Lukaku shot low and into the middle of the goal, but Lecce keeper Wladimiro Falcone stopped it.

The 30-year-old had made 14 successful efforts to convert a penalty for Inter and Roma before this, the first time in his Serie A career.

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For the first forty-five minutes, Roma had the better of the play and had more possession, but they were unable to take advantage.

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But it was Almqvist who gave Lecce the lead, pouncing on a ball inside the box to send a crisp low shot into the bottom-left corner.

Eleven minutes into stoppage time, Dybala struck the crossbar. However, Mourinho’s team persisted in trying to equalize, and in the first minute of stoppage time, replacement Azmoun thundered home a header. A little more than two minutes later, Lukaku completed the victory with a close-range strike into the far top corner.