Romelu Lukaku strikes to help Roma ease crisis with win, Atalanta and Juventus battle to goalless draw

Romelu Lukaku was on target yet again as Roma’s crisis eased with a 2-0 win at home to Frosinone in Serie A, while Atalanta and Juventus played out a goalless draw in Bergamo.

Jose Mourinho has faced some tough questions this week after a sluggish start to the season culminated in a shock 4-1 defeat away to Genoa on Thursday.

But the Giallorossi responded in front of their home fans by beating regional rivals Frosinone with goals either side of the break from Lukaku and captain Lorenzo Pellegrini.

Lukaku, who is on loan in the Italian capital this season from Chelsea, scored his third Serie A goal of the season with an assist from strike partner Paulo Dybala midway through the first half.

Pellegrini, again assisted by Dybala, made sure of the victory with seven minutes left on the clock as Mourinho’s side climbed into 12th place, with eight points from seven games.

Earlier, Atalanta and Juventus shared the points after a 0-0 draw at the Gewiss Stadium.

The first 45 minutes was a lacklustre attacking display from both sides, with little threat on either goal, although it opened up in the second half as Federico Chiesa attempted a shot from distance that Juan Musso managed to get a hand to.

The hosts had a chance to open the scoring in the 74th minute from a free-kick after Luis Muriel's shot beat the wall and looked to be heading into the top corner. However, Wojciech Szczesny made a big save, tipping it onto the crossbar to protect his clean sheet.

Scoring opportunities began to come thick and fast for Atalanta in the final 10 minutes, with Szczesny spilling the ball straight into the feet of Teun Koopmeiners, but he could only put his shot over the bar.

The Dutchman missed another big chance in added time after blazing a chance set up by Mitchel Bakker's cross over the bar.

Earlier in the day, Genoa held Udinese to a 2-2 draw after an own goal in the 91st minute saved the hosts from suffering their third defeat in a row.

An eventful first half saw Albert Gudmundsson open up the scoring for Genoa after capitalising on a defensive mistake, before Lorenzo Luca equalised with a powerful strike nine minutes later.

Gudmundsson restored the visitors' lead with a near post finish after having a goal chalked off for offside.

It looked like Genoa would head home with the three points, but a late corner saw Alan Matturro head the ball into his own net, cuing celebrations from the home fans. Minutes after the goal, Sandi Lovric got a straight red for a foul on Junior Messias.

Elsewhere, Riccardo Orsolini scored his first hat-trick in Serie A to help Bologna beat Empoli 3-0 in emphatic fashion after three goalless draws in the league.

The Italian's first was a great piece of skill, controlling the ball to evade Sebastian Walukiewicz's block before firing the volley into the back of the net.

The 26-year-old missed a sitter moments before scoring his second at the far post in the second half before back-heeling the ball to Oussama El Azzouzi and receiving it back to score the third in the 92nd minute.

The win moved Bologna up to the eighth in the table with 10 points, while Empoli remain in 19th on three points.

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