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Roma finds a way to win away from home _ with an own goal

Lazio's Ciro Immobile, second from left, celebrates with his teammates after he scored during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Crotone, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Lazio's Ciro Immobile, second from left, celebrates with his teammates after he scored during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Crotone, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Lazio's Ciro Immobile, second from left, celebrates with his teammates after he scored during a Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Crotone, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

By Associated Press 3 min read

ROME (AP) – Roma finally found a way to win away from home – with an own goal.

Armando Izzo redirected a cross from Bruno Peres into his own net in the first half as Roma won 1-0 at Genoa on Sunday to conclude the first half of Serie A with its first victory away from the Stadio Olimpico since October.

“It’s a big win. This is a tough league and we’ve faced some difficult opponents,” Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi said. “If we had won all of our away matches we would be champions of Italy by now.”

Roma’s last win outside the capital was a 3-1 victory over Sassuolo on Oct. 26 in Reggio Emilia. The Giallorossi also beat Lazio 2-0 in the Rome derby early last month when they were technically the visitors.

Roma forward Edin Dzeko hit the post near the hour mark, the fourth time the Bosnia and Herzegovina striker has found the woodwork this season – more than any other player in the league.