by Luca Valdiserri
Lukaku scores immediately on an assist from Dybala who then gets injured. In the second half Zalewski was sent off and Martinez Quarta equalised, then a red card directed at the Belgian
Nobody makes the big leap into the Champions League, but those who have to cry over the missed opportunity are definitely Fiorentina, who finished the match 11 against 9 (Zalewski and Lukaku sent off, risking a two-match stoppage) but were unable to beat Roma .
Mou ends up furious with the refereeing – Rapuano makes a lot of mistakes, not on the two red cards – but with a golden point, for the way he was doing. Roma are still fourth, now together with Bologna who they will face next Sunday. The problem is with whom: Lukaku will be disqualified, Dybala was injured again and Azmoun (who came on in place of the Argentine) also left the pitch with a bruised right calf.
Fiorentina had more possession of the ball and more opportunities, they certainly played better but you don’t win football by points. Once again the contribution of the center forward was lacking. While Lukaku scored at the first (and last) chance he had, Nzola missed a goal in the first half. The problem with Italian is always the same. The most dangerous attacker was Martinez Quarta, that is, a central defender. At the end of the match Roma remained in press silence. Mou had “spoke” in the hottest minutes – after the second expulsion – in a particular way. He handed a “pizzino” to a ball boy, who handed it to Rui Patricio. It was likely that they were indications on the positions to be taken on corner kicks against, with Bove and El Shaarawy coming off the bench.
In practice we saw two matches, one with Dybala on the pitch and one without. In the first, which lasted 23 minutes, Roma scored immediately with Lukaku (header, following a precious assist from Joya with the left winger) and created a clear opportunity to go for 2 with Zalewski and the Argentine, who could have done better. -0. In the second there is practically only Fiorentina, who militarily occupies the Giallorossi half of the pitch, presses and creates more opportunities. The one in injury time in the first half was sensational: Mancini lost a ball badly with the “outgoing” team and the Viola set off on a counterattack with numerical superiority, which Bonaventura completed very poorly.
Unlike other times, Azmoun’s entry brings almost nothing to Roma: the Iranian doesn’t find the right position, Roma always loses the ball too quickly and goes into apnea. As for Dybala’s injury, it’s business as usual. As Mou says: if he were 100% healthy he wouldn’t be playing here. The problem is that absences are increasing in number. The Special One’s hope is that once again the Argentine has stopped (flexor of the left thigh) to avoid worse problems. We will only know with instrumental tests. The event that led to the injury was particular: a foul by Dybala himself on Arthur, not seen by the referee.
Fiorentina, in recent times, had often played matches at the Olimpico with numerical inferiority: once goalkeeper Dragowski had been sent off and once again Dodò had been sent off. Last night he even finished with two more men, but it wasn’t enough to win. He left an excellent impression for the game, but certain trains only pass once and the Viola lost this. In short, the Champions League play-off at the Olimpico leaves hope for all the other contenders.
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December 10, 2023 (modified December 10, 2023 | 11:42 pm)
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