Dolphins overwhelm Bengals on OT safety SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2013 SATURDAY, SportsSports 44 ROME: AS Roma players celebrate their 1-0 win over Chievo, at the end of a Serie A soccer match at Rome’s Olympic stadium on Thursday, Oct 31, 2013. — AP Perfect ten for rampant Roma MILAN: Marco Borriello headed his first goal of dominated throughout but found Chievo a the season to secure a 1-0 win for Roma over tough nut to crack. Chievo and extend the leaders’ new all-time Chievo, sitting bottom with one win and only Costa, Villa keep Atletico Serie A record of opening season wins to 10 on four points and also missing French striker Cyril Thursday. Roma, who have scored 24 and con- Thereau due to a late injury, proved hard to Madrid on Barca’s heels ceded just once this campaign, restored their break down in a first period in which Roma lead of five points on second-placed Napoli and should have hit the net several times. The visi- MADRID: Atletico Madrid kept pace with leaders Barcelona and restored their five-point lead over third-placed city rivals Real when Diego Costa and David Juventus after their wins over Fiorentina and tors’ goalkeeper Christian Puggioni punched Villa each scored a penalty in a 2-1 win at Granada in La Liga on Thursday. Catania respectively on Wednesday. away a long-distance drive from Dutchman Kevin Atletico, King’s Cup winners last season, have won 10 of their 11 league games Rudi Garcia’s side were afforded the honor of Strootman, while Daniele De Rossi missed the this term, a record only bettered by unbeaten champions Barca, and their only being the first Italian team to record nine open- target with a header and Marquinho flashed an setback was this month’s 1-0 defeat at Espanyol. Transformed into genuine title ing wins in succession last weekend thanks to a angled drive wide. The hosts continued to domi- contenders by Argentine coach Diego Simeone, they have 30 points in second late 1-0 win away to feisty Udinese. However nate after the break but shots by Miralem Pjanic place, with Barca, who won 3-0 at Celta Vigo on Tuesday, on 31 and Real, 7-3 with Juventus also having achieved that feat dur- and De Rossi hit bodies in a packed Chievo winners at home to Sevilla on Wednesday, on 25. ing the 2005-2006 season, when the Turin giants defensive end. Spain forward Villa won both of Atletico’s penalties at Granada’s Los were stripped of the title and any other related Faced with the prospect of an unwelcome Carmenes stadium, La Liga top scorer Costa netting the first in the 38th minute honors, fans of the Giallorossi packed the draw, Garcia added fizz by replacing Marquinho for his 12th goal of the campaign. Villa converted his spot kick in the 78th before Olympic Stadium on Thursday to see more histo- with striker Alessandro Florenzi and the hosts Atletico fullback Felipe Luis was shown a second yellow card and sent off and ry being made in the capital. broke the deadlock several minutes later. Pjanic’s Odion Jude Ighalo pulled a goal back for the home side in the first minute of “It’s a nice satisfaction, we’ve made history, pass found Florenzi deep on the left and the for- added time. “I am delighted with the effort the players are putting in,” Simeone but now we have to look ahead to our trip to ward’s inviting volley was promptly headed said at a news conference. “It’s not easy to win, win, win and continue winning,” Torino (on Sunday),” said Borriello. Roma have so home by Borriello from six yards. Roma survived the former Atletico and Argentina midfielder added. “What really pleases me is far played down talk of challenging for what a fright shortly after when goalkeeper Morgan that the team knows how to suffer when it has to suffer because we will have to do so to keep fighting at the top of the table.” Athletic Bilbao climbed to fifth, would be their first scudetto (title) since 2001, De Sanctis spilled a Luca Rigoni shot but Alberto level on 20 points with fourth-placed Villarreal, when they came from two goals and Borriello added: “We’re also playing very well Paloschi was ruled offside. Roma came close to down to draw 2-2 at home to promoted Elche. Getafe, one of the surprise pack- away from home, but our objective is (to qualify their second when Borriello’s angled drive was ages of the season, closed to within a point of Villarreal and Bilbao in sixth when for) Europe.” Despite missing captain Francesco blocked at the near post and then Adem Ljajic’s they won 2-0 at Villarreal’s Madrigal stadium after the home side had defender Totti and Gervinho through injury and with direct free kick from a tight angle was tipped Pablo Iniguez dismissed just before the break. — Reuters defender Douglas Maicon suspended, Roma away by Puggioni. — AFP .