Ivory Coast Gervinho In Hot Form. Striker Scores 1 And Makes Another Goal

Ivory Coast forward Gervinho set up one goal and scored another as Roma moved within six points of Serie A leader Juventus with a 3-1 victory at Hellas Verona on Sunday.

Gervinho provided the cross for Adem Ljajic’s goal in the 45th minute then scored himself on the hour mark after Iceland international Emil Hallfredsson had equalized in the 49th.

Elsewhere Sunday, AC Milan came back with two late goals for a 2-1 win at Cagliari.

Marco Sau put Cagliari ahead in the 28th, Mario Balotelli equalized with a free kick in the 87th and substitute Giampaolo Pazzini scored the winner with a header in the 89th.

Roma’s 37-year-old captain Francesco Totti added a penalty in the 82nd.

Gianluigi Buffon was sent off and Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw at Lazio on Saturday, ending the two-time defending champion’s 12-match winning streak.

Also on Saturday, Napoli drew 1-1 at home with Chievo Verona.

In other matches, it was: Livorno 3, Sassuolo 1; Parma 1, Udinese 0; Sampdoria 1, Bologna 1; and Torino 1, Atalanta 0.