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(Reuters) -A Paulo Dybala penalty and a superb defensive performance gave AS Roma a 1-0 win away to Torino on Saturday that lifted them to third place in the table and boosted their hopes of a spot in next season’s Champions League.<\/p>\n

Jose Mourinho’s side are on 53 points with nine matches left in the campaign and are one point ahead of fourth-placed AC Milan. Roma are two points behind second-placed Lazio, who will play Juventus later on Saturday.<\/p>\n

In the wake of the match, Mourinho dismissed complaints about the lack of offensive quality. <\/p>\n

“You win games when you score one more goal than your opponent,” he said to DAZN, emphasizing that winning is the goal of sport.<\/p>\n

“The objective remains the same always, to win as much as possible with the quality at your disposal and try to hide the weaknesses.”<\/p>\n

The match was only eight minutes old when Dybala converted a penalty following a handball from Torino’s Perr Schuurs.<\/p>\n

Following the goal, Roma went on the defensive, causing problems for Torino’s midfield, who searched for opportunities without success throughout most of the match.<\/p>\n

Despite the visitors’ overall control of the match, Torino’s Pietro Pellegri could have equalised late on when his shot towards goal was deflected inches wide.<\/p>\n

However, Roma’s day was marred after Ola Solbakken suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder following a clumsy fall in the second half.<\/p>\n

“I think today we might\u2019ve lost Solbakken for the rest of the season,” Mourinho said.<\/p>\n

Roma will prepare for Thursday’s opening leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Feyenoord before hosting Udinese in Serie A on April 16.<\/p>\n

Torino are 11th with 38 points.<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in GdanskEditing by Toby Davis)<\/p>\n

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