Soccer-Ten-man Roma's top-four hopes dented by Sassuolo loss

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - U.S. Sassuolo v Salernitana - Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy - October 2, 2022 U.S. Sassuolo's Armand Lauriente celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

(Reuters) - Ten-man AS Roma's chances of qualifying for next season's Champions League took a hit as they suffered a 4-3 Serie A defeat in a goalfest at home to Sassuolo on Sunday.

The loss meant Roma missed the chance to jump into third place and instead they are fifth, level on 47 points with fourth-placed AC Milan who host Salernitana on Monday.