Dzeko at the double for Roma

A review of the weekend's action so far in Italy's Serie A, as counter-attacking Roma take down Napoli.

Edin Dzeko scored twice in fine win for Roma
Edin Dzeko scored twice in fine win for Roma

A counter-attacking masterclass saw Roma earn a 3-1 victory against Napoli in their Serie A clash at Stadio San Paolo.

Napoli dominated the first half, testing goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on numerous occasions but could not break the deadlock before Edin Dzeko gave the visitors the lead just before the break.

The former Manchester City striker doubled Roma's lead shortly after half-time before Kalidou Koulibaly headed home to give Napoli a lifeline with over half an hour remaining.

But Mohamed Salah sealed the win for Roma with five minutes left as he coolly slotted in off a post at the end of another superb counter-attack.

Victory saw the capital club leapfrog their opponents in the table and into second behind leaders Juventus, who extended their lead at the summit to five points with a 2-1 win at home to Udinese.

Paulo Dybala's set-piece double saw Juventus come from behind to seal a fourth straight league victory after Udinese, with former Juventus boss Luigi Delneri in charge for the first time, went ahead through Jakub Jankto's strike, although Gianluigi Buffon should have saved his 20-yard shot.

Dybala equalised before half-time with a superb free-kick and calmly tucked away a penalty early in the second half.

Towards the bottom end of the table, struggling Pescara scored an own goal, had a man sent off and missed a penalty in their 1-1 draw at home to Sampdoria.

The hosts went behind in the 12th minute when Hugo Campagnaro nodded a cross into his own net, but the Argentinian defender made amends by heading the equaliser 11 minutes later.

Pescara lost Andrea Coda to a second yellow card in the 45th minute but had a chance to go in front from the spot six minutes after the break. Gianluca Caprari, though, could only fire his effort straight at Emiliano Viviano.

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