England international Abraham steered in a close-range
finish after 36 minutes following a fabulous assist from 19-year-old Riccardo
Calafiori, who ran half the length of the pitch before beating his marker and
sending in a fine cross.
Jose Mourinho’s side climbed to fourth place on 12 points,
three behind leaders Napoli. Udinese are 10th with seven points. "I knew
there was a lot of pressure with me coming in, but I love the fans, the staff,
they make me feel like family from the first day and I need to repay
them," Abraham told DAZN.
"I came here to win, I love to win, the boys look to
me, I have to give them confidence and hopefully we will continue getting
results." Roma needed to deliver a result after suffering their first
defeat under Mourinho against Hellas Verona at the weekend, and they began with
intent as Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Nicolo Zaniolo both hit the post.
Abraham gave the hosts a deserved lead before halftime, his
third goal in all competitions since joining from Chelsea in August. But
Udinese mustered a spirited response in the second half as Destiny Udogie fired
wide from a promising position and Gerard Deulofeu drew a smart save from Rui
Patricio.
The hosts suffered a damaging blow in the dying minutes when
captain Pellegrini was shown a second yellow card for a high elbow, meaning he
will be suspended for the Rome derby on Sunday.
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