In the postponement of the 15th matchday, Roma restarts after the defeats against Napoli and Cagliari. Wesley decides: Como’s attack is rejected, Gasperini moves to fourth place, 1 point behind Napoli. Dybala out for 90 minutes
Not a win, a jackpot. Three points earned on Napoli, two on Milan, three on Como itself, three also on Bologna and distance re-established (+4) over Juventus five days before the direct clash: Roma don’t hate Mondays, as Vasco Rossi sings, on the contrary they paint this December 15th in an almost ideal way.
And he does it by beating Como with a goal at Wesley in the second half, probably at the end of the best performance of the season in terms of quality, intensity and courage fielded, also in relation to the quality of the opponent. Como, already impressed by the four goals conceded by Inter, actually played one at the Olimpico purely defensive game. But it wasn’t Fabregas’ choice. It was, rather, the result of constant pressurewithout interruption, of Gasperini’s Roma, who accepted man against man.
A calculated risk or a gamble? Very thin border. The difference, in cases like these, is the performance of the defenders. The Giallorossi ones were monumental, led by Ndicka in exceptional form (and it’s a shame for Gasp who will leave for the African Cup today, he won’t be there in Turin against Spalletti). In fact, Como almost never found depth. Fabregas initially gave up the pure center forward, deploying Baturina as a false nine. But it was above all Nico Paz who failed the evening, eliminated from the field by Hermoso who followed him everywhere.
Il the first half told of a Roma team that only lacked a goal: Wesley made a mistake with an empty net, Ferguson failed to find the opening three times, Soulé instead decided that it was forbidden to kick with his right foot even from a good position, Svilar – on the other side – instead stopped Douvikas in full recovery (in the meantime came on for the injured Diao) in low output.
The second half had the same, identical script. Roma have pitched their tents on Como’s three-quarterswho appeared near Svilar only at the turn of the 8th minute with Douvikas first and then Da Cunha. It was the only moment of slight difficulty for Gasp’s team, which at the stroke of the hour passed with a Wesley perfect diagonal. He himself, the Brazilian who on the first day, in the same goal, had decided the other direct clash for Europe against Bologna.
Even after the advantage the score did not change. At least until the fuel remained in the legs of Cristante and Koné, which allowed a game played entirely on the run. Como only became dangerous in full recovery with Posch. Gasperini, who gave up Dybala for the fourth consecutive match, can only rejoice. Nobody ran like Roma in 2025: 79 points. So the Champions League is a truly possible goal.
