AS ROMA NEWS – A night of those that are not easily forgotten. A vibrant match, in a goose-bump setting. And Roma winning in a comeback, thanks to a goal by Shomurodov in the last second of recovery. The 2-1 final, however, leaves the qualification discourse open, with Athletic Bilbao, however, having to manage to beat the Giallorossi by two goals to take the quarterfinals.
On yesterday’s magical night, however, the absolute protagonist was a chilling Olimpico. The Sud is an impressive wall of Giallorossi flags, with the rest of the stadium trying to follow in the footsteps of the curve reproducing a spectacle unique in the world. The vibrations are strong, the choruses of incitement constant and continuous. The thrust of the Roma crowd manages to give the team that extra something that makes the difference in balanced and hard-fought matches like yesterday’s.
Roma built the best chances, most notably the inside cross hit by Dybala off an assist from Baldanzi, but in the second half it was Bilbao who struck with the least expected Williams after a corner kick from the right. The reaction of Ranieri’s boys is to be applauded: Athletic swerves, graced by a left-footed left-footed shot from Baldanzi that misses the goal from an excellent position. Putting things right again was him, the Spaniard Angelino, who this time allowed himself the luxury of scoring with his weak foot, the right: a refined conclusion with the inside that hit the inside post before going off behind the opponent’s goalkeeper.
The match returned to the tracks of balance, broken by Yeray’s expulsion a few minutes before the 90th minute. Roma, modified by the changes of a Ranieri very good at keeping everyone on the rope, believes more. And it strikes in the second half: Saelemaekers, who made a surprise start from the bench, finds the right opening to serve Eldor Shomurodov, who has also been on the pitch for a few minutes: the Uzbek controls, turns and kicks angularly with his left, beating Agirrezabala. The explosion of joy is twofold: after the goal that sends the Olimpico into a frenzy, VAR holds everyone in suspense until it confirms the regularity of the goal. It could not be otherwise on such a magical evening. Roma deservedly won the first round of a challenge that still has a lot of emotions to give. In a week’s time at San Mamès there will be plenty to suffer.
Giallorossi.net – Andrea Fiorini
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