Roma remain poised to qualify for the Champions League and remain three points behind the shocker Bologna by Thiago Motta, fourth in Serie A, after narrowly defeating Sassuolo today (1-0).
Although his team is thick due to the absence of Paulo Dybala and with Thursday’s tiring performance against Brighton in the Europa League, Roma scored a new victory and have 22 of 27 at stake since Daniel De Rossi He replaced José Mourinho in January.
Without Dybala, there is a lack of ideas
It was a very close match that was seen today at the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital. Roma completely dominated him but his game lacked creativity due to the lack of capital of Dybala, who felt discomfort in his adductor during training on Friday.
What now? Romelu Lukaku He had a chance in the 5th minute with a header that went wide. But it is a mirage. A Saussolo, in second to last place in the table, waited behind and closed the gaps with good order for Roma, who could not make dangerous actions due to the low speed he gave the game.
The first half took place under these coordinates and it was not until extra time that the ‘giallorosso’ team had another chance. Lukaku has had it again, This time he was closer to the goal with another header from Lorenzo Pellegrini’s center coming close to the post.
Pellegrini’s excellent goal decided
After the break, Pellegrini himself finally broke the deadlock with a brilliant individual play (50′). The Italian midfielder starts on the left wing, draws a diagonal line with the ball close to his feet and, since no rival appears, He unleashed a great shot from outside the area which snuck up near the post. A good goalhis seventh in Serie A.
Pellegrini approached the band to celebrate the goal with De Rossi which shows that his relationship with the coach is very different from his relationship with Mourinho.
Roma used their first shot between the three sticks, but did not close out the game. Sassuolo attacked for the second time since the start with a shot from Uros Racic which was blocked by goalkeeper Milas Svilar (68′).
Lukaku, Roma’s main offensive resource, once again created danger and forced centre-back Martin Erlic to block a goal-marked shot (73′), although in the entry Tommaso Baldanzi found support as the young playmaker unleashed several shots that were blocked by Andrea Consigli.
The post miraculously saved Diego Llorente from an own goal
Roma, weary of Thursday’s effort against Brighton which saw them reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League, miraculously saved themselves from the draw with a cross Nedim Bajrami that’s on the right Diego Llorente deviated towards his goal. The ball passed between the legs of Svilar, but he deflected it enough to miraculously hit the post (80′).
This is the only moment in which Sassuolo seriously threatens the success of the Roman and remains in penultimate place, two points from permanence after achieving only one victory, last week against Frosinone, in the last ten games.
match lineup
99
2
37
16
23
14
4
7
90
22
92
47
3
twenty-one
14
5
13
6
7
9
92
Four. Five
Olympics
Andrea Consigli47
69′
Marcus Pedersen3
36′
Mattia Vititwenty-one
85′
Pedro Obiang14
71′
Martin Erlic5
89′
Gian Marco Ferrari13
Uros Racic6
78′
49′
58′
Matheus Henrique7
85′
Andrea Pinamonti9
78′
69′
Gregoire Defrel92
72′
85′
Armand LaurentFour. Five
Replacements
Gianluca Pegolo25
Alessio Cragno28
85′
Filippo Missori2
Marash Kumbulla19
69′
Ruan Tressoldi44
85′
36′
Nedim BajramiEleven
78′
69′
Cristian Volpato23
71′
Daniel Boloca24
72′
Luca Lipani35
Samuele Mulattieri8
78′
Emil Ceidefifteen
85′
88′
coach
Daniel De Rossi
Davide Ballardini
Source: La Verdad
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