Roma defeats ten-man Monza thanks to a late goal from El Shaarawy.

Stephan El Shaarawy's 90th-minute goal gave AS Roma a 1-0 win over ten-man Monza at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, the hosts' third consecutive Serie A victory.

Monza, who had Danilo D'Ambrosio sent off in the 41st minute for a second booking, appeared to be holding Roma to a scoreless draw until El Shaarawy's late goal gave the home team all three points.

It was a goal that involved four Roma substitutes. Rasmus Kristensen headed back across the area from Nicola Zalewski's left cross, El Shaarawy nodded the ball behind him, and Sardar Azmoun chested it down before shooting. Azmoun's shot was blocked by diving Monza defenders, but the ball only got as far as El Shaarawy, who hit a sweet right-footed volley that gave keeper Michele Di Gregorio no chance.

The goal not only brought Monza to their knees, but also an ecstatic Jose Mourinho. Roma started the day in 11th place, but they have now moved up to sixth on 14 points, overtaking Monza, who dropped to 11th on 12 points due to their poor start to the season.

The Roma manager was shown a red card in stoppage time for gestures towards the Monza staff, which means he won't be on the bench for Roma's next league game, away to his former club Inter Milan.

"I don't know why I got the red card, I only made a gesture to the bench, not a single word," Mourinho said.

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