Genoa humiliated Roma and let Mourinho down

This Thursday, Genoa took advantage of many defensive concessions to beat Roma (4-1) José Mourinho, affected after a very difficult start to the season in which they won only one of the six Serie A games played and where they did. He did not find solutions to the attack.

The ‘Wolf’ lost one of the keys from last year, one of the pillars on which he based his success in Europe and this season has become his worst nightmare. It was the second worst defense in Italy’s top flight with eleven goals conceded, only surpassed by Empoli’s thirteen. And on the attack, problems remain. Dybala He is alone and has few solutions. So much that these days have been Crystal the most decisive player in the last meters.

The clash against Empoli, a comfortable 7-0, was nothing but an unreal mirage of what the beginning of the ‘giallorossi’ was. In Genoa, Roma were humiliated by a newly promoted team that embarrassed them from the first moment. Because in the fifth minute of the game, Gudmunsson has already surpassed Rui Patricio with a cross shot raising alarms for a Roma struggling to overcome results against it.

Cristante, saved again

But the quality of players who want Dybala, Lukaku -who did not allow the goal- or Pellegrini, Gradually, Roma dominated the game and developed superiority and space on the wing, from where it came Spinazzola’s measured center led by Cristante to confirm himself in support of a team in denial. There are two goals and three assists in four games for the midfielder.

But Cristante cannot be the solution to all the problems of the Roman team, which Smalling misses in defence. The excitement of the match did not last long and, in a fairly even match, Argentine nationalized Italian Mateo Retegui appeared to score one of the goals of the dayperfect control within the area, after an individual playing a high level of Gudmunssonand a strong shot to overcome Rui Patricio before the break.

Dybala and Lukaku, no spark

A moment that hurt Roma, but they found their best ally on the break. He jumped out with renewed vigor in the second half and tamed Genoa’s intensity. He was superior, harassed and imprisoned the ‘rossoblù’ team, but without success. Dybala and Lukaku They didn’t light the spark and without that, Roma were incapable of doing damage.

Thorsby and Junior Messias finish Roma

In football, letting go of the moment of superiority is synonymous with a bad omen. And Genoa took advantage. With the 2-2 goal close, defensive fragility reappeared to kill the game. Two headers, the last in Thorsby, meaning 3-1. An unthinkable act last season. Roma are safe in the air, but something is missing this season.

It was in the 80th minute, that everyone decided, to be introduced Aouar, El Shaaray and Azmoun, Genoa signed the humiliating win. is Junior Messias, formerly of Milan, who only recently joined the fray, put the icing on the cake on a special night in northern Italy with a shot at the far post. Again, no brand.

Mourinho’s worst moment

Rome left Genoa trembling. Also Jose Mourinho, in what was the worst moment since he arrived on the Roman bench. His team is 16th with five points. Just one win in six games.

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Genoa: Josep Martinez; Matturro (Messias, d.76), Bani, Dragusin, Vasquez; Sabelli (De Winter, m.46), Strootman (Kutlu, m.30), Badelj (Thorsby, m.12), Frendrup; Gudmundsson and Retegui.

Rome: Rui Patricio; Mancini (Belotti, m.46), Llorente (Bove, m.24), Ndicka; Kristensen, Cristante, Paredes (Aouar, m.78), Pellegrini (El Shaarawy, m.78), Spinazzola (Azmoun, m.78); Dybala and Lukaku.

Goals: 1-0, m.5: Gudmundsson; 1-1, m.22: Cristante; 2-1, m.45: Retegui; 3-1, m.75: Thorsby; 4-1, m.81: Messiah.

Referee: Daniele Orsato. He advised Strootman (m.26), Sabelli (m.37), Retegui (m.65), Bani (m.75) for Genoa; and Mancini (m.42), Paredes (m.75), Aouar (m.89) on behalf of Roma.

Incidents: Match day six of the Italian Serie A football match played at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa.

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