Totti makes another contract statement in Roma win

Posted May 02, 2016 7:00 am

By ANDREW DAMPF

Roma's Mohamed Salah, center, scores during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Roma, at the Genoa Luigi Ferraris stadium, Italy, Monday, May 2, 2016. (Simone Arveda/ANSA via AP) The Associated Press

ROME (AP) - Francesco Totti made another statement to Roma's ownership by scoring a late equalizer in a 3-2 win at Genoa on Monday that kept alive the Giallorossi's hopes of finishing second in Serie A.

In his 24th season with Roma and approaching his 40th birthday, Totti is still waiting for his contract to be extended despite having scored four goals in his last four matches - all as a substitute.

Totti's latest goal came with an explosive free kick through Genoa's wall and Stephan El Shaarawy then scored the winner three minutes from the end after being set up by fellow forward Edin Dzeko.

Mohamed Salah had given Roma the lead six minutes in before Panagiotis Tachtsidis and Leonardo Pavoletti put Genoa ahead.

Totti has 304 goals for Roma in all competitions and 248 in Serie A, second on the all-time list to the 274 scored by Silvio Piola, who played from 1929-54.

Roma moved provisionally into second place, one point above Napoli, which was hosting Atalanta later. Two rounds remain.

The top two finishers in Serie A qualify directly for the Champions League, while the third-place finisher goes into the final round of playoffs.

Revived since Luciano Spalletti replaced Rudi Garcia as coach in January, Roma stretched its unbeaten run to 15 matches - a streak that includes 12 wins highlighted by a 1-0 victory over Napoli a week ago.

Genoa is 12th.

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Roma's Francesco Totti, second from right, celebrates with teammates after scoring, during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Roma, at the Genoa Luigi Ferraris stadium, Italy, Monday, May 2, 2016. (Simone Arveda/ANSA via AP) The Associated Press

Roma's Mohamed Salah, center, points to his teammate Diego Perotti as he celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Roma, at the Genoa Luigi Ferraris stadium, Italy, Monday, May 2, 2016. (Simone Arveda/ANSA via AP) The Associated Press

Roma's Francesco Totti, left, celebrates with teammate Daniele De Rossi after scoring, during a Serie A soccer match between Genoa and Roma, at the Genoa Luigi Ferraris stadium, Italy, Monday, May 2, 2016. (Simone Arveda/ANSA via AP) The Associated Press

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