Roma cruise to 4-1 friendly win over Newport

New signings sparkle as Roma finally get a pre-season victory.

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What happened. Roma beat Newport County 4-1 in a pre-season friendly, with new signings Santiago Castro and Konstantinos Koulierakis both scoring.

• Mario Hermoso opened the scoring after 38 minutes.
• Castro converted a penalty, Koulierakis headed in on debut.
• Matias Soulé came off the bench to score a late goal.

Roma will hope this result builds momentum after poor pre-season form.

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