Roma come from behind to beat Udinese

MILAN: Roma remain on course to secure automatic qualification for next season’s Champions League group stage after coming from behind to beat Udinese 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Vassilis Torosidis was the match-winner for Rudi Garcia’s side, pouncing to net from close range in the 65th minute after the Udinese defence had made a hash of dealing with a harmless-looking Radja Nainggolan cross.
Earlier, Croatian youngster Stipe Perica, who is on loan from Chelsea, put the away side in front, but Nainggolan arrived unmarked to convert a flighted Francesco Totti cross from six yards and bring Roma level.
Roma are second with two games remaining, one point clear of capital rivals Lazio, who were 1-0 winners away to Sampdoria on Saturday night thanks to a goal from Argentine defender Santiago Gentiletti.
Third place comes with a place in the play-offs for next season’s Champions League, but Napoli remain in contention too - Rafa Benitez’s side will close to within three points of Lazio if they can bounce back from their Europa League semi-final loss to Dnipro and beat already-relegated Cesena on Monday.
Earlier, a 1-0 home defeat to Palermo relegated Cagliari to Italy’s Serie B as Genoa and Torino recorded valuable wins to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League. Juventus, who were crowned champions a fortnight ago, won 2-1 away to Inter on Saturday.