José Mourinho’s Roma could not get past a draw (1-1) at home to Lecce in an afternoon that, despite everything, had good news for the ‘giallorosssi’: the reappearance of Georginio Wijnaldum after a tibia injury experienced in August. After the ordeal he endured, the Dutch midfielder returned after coming on in the 83rd minute, replacing Nemanja Matic.
Roger Ibáñez’s own goal in the 7th minute allowed Lecce to advance. Roma did not take long to level the score and did so when Paulo Dybala converted a penalty in the 17′. The ultimate punishment was dealt by the hand of Strefezza.
Since then, Falcone, the Lecce goalkeeper, has been key to Mourinho’s Roma failing to win, as he failed to prevent Tammy Abraham from scoring on three occasions.
Roma overtook Milan in third place in Serie A, both teams tied on 41 points, but in the absence of what will happen this Saturday in the rivalry between Lazio (39 points) and Atalanta (38).
Source: La Verdad
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