It is a direct confrontation in the fight for the places in the Champions League in Serie A and Roma, Real Sociedad’s rival in the Europa League on Thursday, took it thanks to a single goal from Gianluca Mancini (1-0) against a Juventus that saw its four-game winning streak in the league halted dreams of breaking into the top 4 despite 15 penalty points. After the defeat, 12 of the ‘gianlorossi’ remained, recovering to fourth place.
As expected, José Mourinho, sitting on the bench after his two-match ban was suspended for his dismissal in the defeat against Cremonese the previous day, and Massimiliano Allegri came into the match obsessed with defending their self and acceptance. very little space to the rival. In this situation, there were few chances, especially in a very close first half where both teams sought to surprise without success on the wings through Leandro Spinazzola or Filip Kostic.
Dybala, false 9
Mourinho chose Paulo Dybala as a false 9 and the Argentine barely played in many stages of the match, although when he left his area of action to interact with his teammates and thus starred in first clear chance with a shot from the edge of the area that Wojciech Szczesny deflected into a save (26′).
Di María tried to unbalance his quality but could not find the slightest opening, which is why Manuel Locatelli tried his luck from outside the area with a howitzer that was blocked by Rui Patricio (41′).
Rabiot, in the post
The Portuguese goalkeeper was providential two minutes later, avoiding a sung goal by deflecting Adrien Rabiot’s header off the post with his right foot from Danilo’s cross from the right to the far post.
Juve started the second half creating superiority down the left with a number of forays where Filip headed past the young Nicola Zalewski, but instead Roma struck on 52 minutes through Gianluca Mancini’s goal.
Mancini’s whip: 1-0
The center-back, added to the attack, received from Bryan Cristante and took advantage of the fact that the Turin defense gave him a meter to unleash a cross shot on the grass that slipped like an exhalation next to pole.
two more poles
Juve were forced to find an equaliser, Allegri brought on Federico Chiesa and Paul Pogba and, even in separate games, they had options to equalise. The post denied him a goal on two other occasions from set pieces. First with a free kick by Juan Cuadrado that hit the outside of the post (58′) and later with a corner kick that almost ended in Mancini’s own goal (81′).
Kean comes in and sees red within 30 seconds
Roma managed to play as little as possible, with the game locked from 1-0 and went strong. Allegri fired the last cartridge that brought Moise Kean into the 89′, but the striker barely spent 30 seconds on the field when he fell to Mancini’s taunt and got a direct red kick.
However, Juve tried until the last breath of the discount and Danilo equalized but Rui Patricio kept it out before the jubilation of a chief Olímpico who celebrated the great victory.
ROME
10
JUVENTUS
Rome: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Zalewski (Karsdorp, 64′), Cristante, Matic, Spinazzola; Lorenzo Pellegrini (Belotti, 86′), Wijnaldum (Abraham, 73′); Dybala (Bove, 73′)
The
Juventus: Szczesny; Danilo, Bremer, Alex Sandro (Bonucci, 46′); Cuadrado (Kean, 89′), Fagioli (Chiesa, 59′), Locatelli (Pogba, 77′), Rabiot, Kostic (Paredes, 77′); Di Maria, Vlahovic
The
Goal: 1-0 Mancini (53′)
Referee: Fabio Maresca. Direct red to Kean (90′) and yellow to Locatelli (31′), Matic (33′), Cristante (58′), Spinazzola (63′), Kostic (75′)
Spectators: 64,213 at Olympic
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Source: La Verdad
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