Ivan Jurić was supposed to prove with this match that his AS Roma can play football. Despite winning 1-0, it is difficult to defend the spectacle that the fans watched at the Olimpico. The goal was given to Roma by Karol Linetty, and although he tried to atone for his sins, Granata returned from Rome defeated.
Without a victory in three consecutive Serie A matches, the capital AS Roma wanted to rehabilitate themselves in front of the famous Stadio Olimpico from the very first minutes. Torino seemed determined to withstand the first efforts of the Romans and attack their goal only in the next phase. The destruction was going well and for 20 minutes the Giallorossi were unable to score a shot at the visitors’ goal.
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The low and focused defense looked solid until he made a terrible mistake Karol Linetty. The Pole tried to play back to his goalkeeper, but the short ball was intercepted by Paulo Dybalapassed Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and slotted the ball in from a tight angle despite a desperate attempt by one of the defenders to intervene. The Argentine, like a true Roma talisman, restored faith in the effectiveness of the team, which was looking for further opportunities.
As the second quarter of the game ended, the Turin Bulls finally got out of their own half well enough to take the first shot. Its author – of course! – Linetty probably wanted to redeem himself too much, because he clearly overshot. The proportions began to even out and although the Romans maintained their advantage, Granata began to show further signs of life in Rome before the break.
Just like in the first half, Roma started well in the second half, but their quick and dangerous action resulted in an offside. In the following fragments, the Giallorossi certainly did not make their fans proud, as the match became lukewarm at best in terms of temperature. Only after 20 minutes of the second part, emotions increased when a series of corner kicks by Torino brought the threat to Svilar’s goal. After his great defense Zalewski He kicked the ball and it was one of the Pole’s last contacts with the ball. When he was replaced in the 79th minute, he was greeted by terrible whistles again (why? Check here)although Niccolo Pisilli received a slightly smaller amount earlier.
As it turned out, the second half, which was sleepy and incompatible with the top league, did not provide any goals, although in the added time Torino was closer to equalizing the score than Roma to the goal. After such a poor match played by the Romans, it is difficult to say that Ivan Jurić and his players have erased the stain of their previous performances.
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