By Melody Gross 
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“We lost important players in two days,” he lamented.
Chris Smalling’s goal gave Roma a 1-0 win on Monday over Cremonese, the second in a row in Serie A, led by Jose Mourinho’s side in partnership with Napoli and Inter Milan.
Difficulties penetrating the Cremonese defense and the ball in Rui Patricio’s goal helped dispel the euphoria around Roma, but it was above all Zaniolo’s left shoulder injury, which occurred the day after Wijnaldum broke Wijnaldum’s cane. That closed the faces of the Giallorossa family. “We felt pressure after Zaniolo’s injury but fortunately we got the three points, which is the most important. We lost two valuable players in two days, but we won’t cry about it. Now I need a midfielder and a passing ball to sporting director Thiago Pinto,” Mourinho said.
After the capital team’s victory over Cremonense, who returned this season to the Italian Football Serie A and have not yet won any points, Juventus missed the opportunity to equal the leaders in a visit to Sampdoria.
In Genoa, Vecchia Signora had the best chances to score, but she did not go beyond 0-0, as she was among the fourth ranked, with four points, along with the champions Milan, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Lazio and Turin, while the hosts added the first point in the race.
Napoli, Portuguese Mario Rui, leads the classification, thanks to the defeats achieved against Verona (2-5) and Monza (4-0), with the same six points as Inter Milan and Roma.