A game (more or less) without history, as you rarely see in these parts. After six minutes the Roma he has already given two goals at Empoli, an event that has only happened four other times in the long Giallorossi history. The disappointment for the bad performance against Cremona is behind. Like a release. As if to say: now we can finally deal only with the Champions, which is not a trophy but brings money. And money means the permanence of Mou and its samples, you see Dybalasee maybe Smalling, who canceled the option for automatic confirmation in Rome and will now have to decide what he wants to do when he grows up. That money will be used to build a serious future, not dependent on chance, zero parameters, last-minute loans, a squad unable – according to what Mou says – to play three games in a week.
The Champions League is necessary, Roma understood this, the Coppa Italia was a cherry on top and this, perhaps, the team missed, giving their fans an unwatchable performance. This time everything went in the right direction: match resolved in a short time and then a careful defence, without too many risks. The team of Mourinho wins and goes up to 40 points, with l’Inter, who has to play the derby, and leaves his trademark: set pieces. This time the two goals arrive from two corners Ibanez e Abraham, who returns to score at the Olimpico after last March’s derby, 255 days. The two goals from set pieces bring the total to 17 out of 41 goals distributed in the various competitions.
Mou this time choose well, focus on Abraham e Dybala and repeats Smalling in the center of defence. Empoli he doesn’t get demoralized and after the double disadvantage he tries to play (and he does it well too), attempting some holes with Baldanzi and a couple of shots from distance, slightly scratching Rui Patricio. Vicar, very good, denies the goal to Dybala, Mancini and Abraham, three saves in a row in the same action. Empoli approaches the goal with shots from distance and some scrums. Changes are coming and Mou mostly makes you laugh Dybala, who had suffered a blow in the first half and risked going out. Paulo leaves the field with two assists, the corners of the goals. Decisive with little. There is time in the final for LLorente’s debut. A few seconds.
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