Roma beat Serie C side Rieti 7-0 with a Patrik Schick brace, Cengiz Under curler and Nicolò Zaniolo goal the highlights.
Pre-season training continued for Paulo Fonseca’s men with Gianluca Mancini starting in defence, but Edin Dzeko was rested due to a muscular issue.
William Bianda made his first start of the season and limped off before half-time, but Rieti gave a good early account of themselves and were only beaten by Zaniolo’s tap-in after a ricochet in the six-yard box.
Roma beat Serie C side Rieti 7-0 with a Patrik Schick brace, Cengiz Under curler and Nicolò Zaniolo goal the highlights.
Pre-season training continued for Paulo Fonseca’s men with Gianluca Mancini starting in defence, but Edin Dzeko was rested due to a muscular issue.
William Bianda made his first start of the season and limped off before half-time, but Rieti gave a good early account of themselves and were only beaten by Zaniolo’s tap-in after a ricochet in the six-yard box.
The Giallorossi stepped up several gears in the second half, as Leonardo Spinazzola’s pull-back forced Rieti into an own goal, then Davide Santon drilled in from another Spinazzola move down the left.
Cengiz Under came off the bench and immediately scored with a left-foot curler into the far top corner.
Alessandro Florenzi was there to redirect a wayward Amadou Diawara strike, then Schick took centre-stage with a late brace, including his delicate lob.
Roma: Olsen (Fuzato 46); Karsdorp (Florenzi 70), Bianda (Jesus 41), Mancini (Fazio 70), Spinazzola (Kolarov 70); Nzonzi (Diawara 70), Santon (Cristante 70); Zaniolo (Under 70), Antonucci (Pastore 70), Kluivert (Perotti 70); Defrel (Schick 70)