First of all there is the precious victory of Roma against the Asyet another 1 a 0 of the team Gasperini which thus hooks up to the Scudetto train, rising to altitude 30 pointsthree less than the leaders Inter. But in the big match on Monday evening at the Olimpico he was one of the great protagonists Gianluca Manciniin the center of controversies for several episodes during and after the match. The Roma defender was the protagonist of several clashes e bickering on the pitch, so much so as to seriously risk theexpulsion for sum of warnings. After the final whistle, even a long and tense chat with Cesc Fabregas: the two had a lively discussion, only to then downplay everything in front of the microphones.
The first episode involving Mancini occurred in the 21st minute of the first half: the defender, in full competitive trance, gave a shoulder a Kempf that he was chasing Wesley on the wing, causing him to fall to the ground. Then he stopped and he shouted in his face to the Como defender. Referee Feliciani caught him again, but without warning him. At the 58th instead came the giallo per protests. Mancini, however, should have received a second card and therefore been expelled in the final minutes of the match: with the ball far away, he shouldered a shoulder right into the chest Jacobo Ramonwho wasn’t looking at him at the time.
And forbidden shotwith the ball 50 meters away. Certainly non and direct red and therefore by intervention of Ourbut which if seen on the pitch by the match director or one of his assistants would have resulted in a second yellow card. This is the explanation of former referee Luca Marelli a Dazn: “Behavior unsportsmanlike clear from Mancini, with a very far ball he went straight to the man. Feliciani wasn’t looking at him, the fourth official was facing the bench and only the assistant could have seen the episode, but he was distant about thirty meters. It would have been a yellow card, the second for Mancini, but unfortunately no one was on the pitch he was able to observe it“.
At the end of the game, precisely because of this episode, the violence broke out discussion animated between Fabregas and Mancini. Then, always at the microphones of Daznthe Como coach downplayed: “Nothing happened with Mancini, it was a chat: I told him my opinion on what happened with Ramon, I saw everything, but with respect. These guys see the others as important players. The cunningbut it was a passionate moment.” The Roma defender instead commented: “I a 20 years I respected those more largeotherwise I would get some slaps. I told him to stay calmat the end of the game it happens. We clarified things with the coach.”
No controversy from Fabregas about Roma’s goal, which instead sparked the anger of Como fans on social media. The network of Wesley in fact it was born from the injury of Addai: the cross of Rensch it arrived while the Como offensive winger was down for a problem muscular (It was replaced shortly thereafter). Many Como fans accused Roma of being unsportsmanlike, because in their opinion they should have put the ball out. “In a similar circumstance, we had to be very honest. And 99.9% of the players would not have stopped”: Fabregas’ comment.
