LATEST NEWS FROM AS ROMA – In January, they had their bags packed. One with his head already in Venice, the other with half of Serie A and even Real Betis at his feet. Today, however, Matías Soulé and Eldor Shomurodov are the new face of Roma’s European run-up. A pair born by chance, but now pampered by Ranieri as two undisputed starters.
Soulé, an Argentine talent who blossomed in Mar del Plata, has made his way into the hearts of the fans and the Giallorossi’s lineup. Always a starter in the last nine league games, he has signed three heavy goals (Parma, Empoli, Lazio) and two assists, both for teammate Eldor. Not bad at all for someone who until February seemed destined for a change of scenery.
What about the Uzbek? Reborn. Regenerated. Revitalized. Ranieri has reawakened the center forward that many thought was missing between benches and loans. Shomurodov is already in double figures for goal appearances (7 goals and 3 assists) and is traveling at a better scoring average than Dovbyk: a goal every 159 minutes, compared to the Ukrainian’s 184. A detail? No, a hefty statistic.
In the last six days, Roma has collected 14 points: as many as eight bear the direct signature of the Soulé-Shomurodov tandem, with four goals and one decisive assist. Other than back-ups: they are the ones dragging the team. Against Verona they built and finalized the winning goal, while now they prepare for the trip to San Siro, where Eldor has impressed before with the Cagliari jersey.
In short, from redundancies to cover-men. And who knows, maybe in the end they will be the ones to push Roma into the Champions League. Ghisolfi hopes for it, Dybala believes in it. Ranieri? He smiles slyly: he enjoys his strange pair, forged in silence and suddenly becoming Roma’s strongest voice.
Sources: Il Messaggero / Gazzetta dello Sport
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