Roma will play in the Europa League final against Sevilla (May 31 in Budapest) almost all their options to play in the Champions League next season after playing at the Olímpico against Salernitana (2-2) and chain six that game without winning.
Despite the final penalty applied to Juventus this afternoon, the team from Jose Mourinho It remains four points behind Milan, who are now fourth, with two days left in Serie A.
Mourinho, despite the risk of going to the Champions League via Serie A, He chose eleven full substitutes, Paulo Dybala still absent, against a Salernitana, led by Paulo Sousa, who have nothing at stake by ensuring their mathematical permanence on Saturday but have conceded only one defeat in the last 13 rounds.
After the first minutes of scoring came the unusual goal Antonio Candreva (12′). Lassana Coulibaly he blasted the ball behind the local defense and the veteran Italian player, 36, put it in rui patrick playing first with an amazing jump on Ibra.
Roma lacked attacking ideas against a well-rounded opponent in a game with few spaces and only Nicola Zalewski brought danger to the cause of memo ochoa with a howitzer from outside the area that went through the crossbar.
Already at a discount in the first half, Roma scored a corner through the centre-back Roger Ibañez but the goal was disallowed on VAR orders by an earlier hand from Andrea Belotti. There was still time for another game with some controversy, although pictures clearly showed how defender Lorenzo Pirola deflected a shot from Ola Solbakken with his chest.
Mou activates plan B
In the middle Mourinho activated his plan B gives entrance to Diego Llorente, Lorenzo Pellegrini and Nemanja Matic and Roma came out with a new attitude in the second half. Barely two minutes after the restart, the tie came in a set piece action, the strong point of Sevilla’s rivals.
Pellegrini took a free kick, Ochoa saved and Stephan El Shaarawy put the ball into the net with a cross shot. An adult Roma believed that success was on its way but it was not so.
Dia, heel, and Matic tie
In his second chance, Salernitana scored again this time by touching the heel of Boulaye Dia after a pass that was rebounded by Krzysztof Piatek (54′). It was the 16th league goal for the Senegalese striker who is on loan at Villarreal.
Roma continued to search for the goal, albeit without clarity, and found the way to an equalizer again exploiting their power in strategic plays. It was on a loose ball after a corner that Matic fired in to make it 2-2 (83′).
ultimate fool
Roma pressed at the end but Ochoa resisted harassment with a bumpy discount with a tana that ended in yellow for Zalewski and Dia and red for a member of the Salernitana bench.
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salernitana
Rome: Rui Patricio; Top, Smalling, Ibañez (Diego Lorente, 46′); Zalewski, Mady Camara (Cristante, 74′), Tahirovic (Matic, 46′), El Shaarawy; Solbakken (Lorenzo Pellegrini, 46′), Wijnaldum (Abraham, 67′); Belotti
Salernitana: Ochoa; Daniliuc, Gyömbér (Lovato, 71′), Pirola (Troost-Ekong, 78′); Kastanos (Mazzocchi, 59′), Bohinen (Vilhena, 71′), Lassana Coulibaly, Bradaric; Candreva (Botheim, 78′), Dia; Piatek
Goals: 0-1 Candreva (12′), 1-1 El Shaarawy (47′), 1-2 Dia (54′), 2-2 Matic (83′)
Referee: Andrea Colombo. Yellow cards to Gyömbér (69′), Ochoa (85′), Daniliuc (87′), Dia (95′), Zalewski (95′)
Spectators: 63,000 at the Olympic
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Source: La Verdad
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