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The striker had the chance to break the deadlock for his side from the penalty spot early in the first half, but dragged his shot wide.
He rebounded to clinch victory in the second half, however, driving home from Mohamed Salah's square ball.
A 2-0 victory secured an expected three points for the Giallorossi against a struggling Crotone side.
“It wasn’t easy, but it never is in Serie A and today proved that," Dzeko said. "We did our job and played well.”
You’re still the league’s leading goalscorer with 18 goals, but why are you struggling from the penalty spot?
“I don’t know – I missed it but it’s already out of my mind. I’ll let someone else take it next time. I’m pleased to have got a goal, but I always want to score more. I want to show what I’m about over the coming games.”
You’ve leapfrogged Napoli again, but is overhauling Juventus the real target?
“We’re always focused on the future. We’ve done our job – I’m not interested in the others.”
How are you going to deal with the mentally draining period to come?
“We are Roma and we have to be trying to win every game. It’ll be a tough spell with lots of important matches, but we just have to take it game by game. We won today and that’s what matters.”
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