Daniele De Rossi converted a penalty kick with 10 minutes to go as Roma foiled a dream comeback by Genoa.

Luciano Spalletti's men looked on their way towards a comfortable win after going two up thanks to strikes from Rodrigo Taddei and Mirko Vucinic.

But Genoa scored twice through Marco Rossi and Julio Cesar Leon before Roma snatched the late winner.

Roma are second in the Italian League table, one point behind Inter, who play Atalanta on Sunday.