Dybala gives Roma victory

With last Thursday’s defeat against Betis (1-2) in the Europa League still in mind and while they focused on the clash that will take place in Seville, Roma played in the ninth round of Serie A against the newly promoted Lecce, in what is already a clash decided the Argentine Paulo Dybala with a rather unfortunate goal from eleven meters, because he was injured during the execution and had to be replaced.

The game could not have started better for the ‘giallorosso’ team. to Mourinho They once again took advantage of their greatest asset: the aerial game. The connection between Pellegrini and Smalling It seemed like an inexhaustible source of goals for the Romans, who in the fifth minute were leading the scoreboard with a goal from the defender, the third on his personal account so far this season.

But this is not the only goal. At minute 22, Lecce were left with one less man after the sacking of Hjulmand for an innings, in a split ball, in Bellotti, novelty in the eleven of ‘Loba’. With a goal advantage, at home and against ten, victory seems closer for a Roma played this Thursday against Betis at Benito Villamarín after the defeat at the Olympic (1-2).

however, the local team was unable to tame the match and Lecce recovered without relegation problems. So at the end of the first act he leveled the match thanks to a goal from Strefezzawho picked up a loose ball in the area after a scramble between the scrambling legs of the Roman team.

Roma faced the locker room tunnel weakened, unable to overcome a number Lecce. The reaction to the second half, yes, was immediate. They jumped on the field Spinazzola and Abraham at the break, and a minute after the restart the British caused a penalty that changed Dybalawith the bad luck that he injured his left thigh during the execution, which meant the final 2-1.

The ‘giallorossi’ definitely controlled the match, managing to increase the lead a goal by Abraham that was disallowed by the linesman for offside by Pellegrini. The result remained on the scoreboard and Roma recovered from the defeat against Betis and returned to the path of success and positive dynamics before a transcendental clash that could determine their future in the second most important competition in Europe.

With this victory, Roma is almost fifth, in the Europa League positions, awaiting the result of Lazio next Monday. Meanwhile, Lecce paid a heavy price for throwing them out in the first half and the game was very difficult despite the first goal. The team that is directed by Baroni remains sixteenth with seven points, which again leaves a good image of what it used to be Umtiti’s official debut, that made it as a starter.

DATA SHEET

2 – Rome: Rui Patricio; Mancini (Kumbulla, d.88), Smalling, Ibañez; Zalewski, Cristante, Pellegrini, Viña (Spinazzola, d.46); Dybala, Matic, m.50), Zaniolo (Abraham, m.46); Belotti (Shomurodov, m.77).

1 – Lecce: Falcone; Gendrey, Baschirotto, Umtiti, Pezzella; Askildsen (Hekgason, m.71), Hjulmand, J. González (Blin, m.45); Banda (Colombo, m.81), Ceesay (Oudin, m.90), Strefezza (Di Francesco, m.71).

Goal: 1-0, m.6: Smalling; 1-1, m.39: Strefezza; 2-1, m.48: Dybala.

Referee: A. Frontera. He showed yellow cards to Ibáñez (m.60) and Mancini (m.62), by Roma; and to Umtiti (m.57), from Lecce. He sent off Hjulmand with a direct red card (m.21).

Incidents: Match corresponding to the ninth day of Serie A played at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.