“What can you say? Nobody could ever imagine such a turnaround, from 0-1 down to a 3-1 victory. A win against on-form Juventus, only dominant ruler of Italian football for the last 6 years, who had recently crushed Barcelona and Monaco, soon meeting Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Last night there was every reason to think things were again going their direction. Nobody could think the unthinkable.
On any other night, Roma would have just rolled over after Lemina’s goal, but this time they kept right at it, kept pushing the ball forward to Salah and El Shaarawy, worked as a team and did not lose the plot.
The new-old formation upfront, Salah, Perotti, El-Sharaawy looked more cohesive, whereas with Dzeko alone you felt more sense of isolation and disjointed attack plans. At the back, Manolas, Fazio and especially Rudiger looked more attentive. Szecesny was superb on a couple of occasions. Nainngolan, De Rossi and Paredes were just on top in midfield. DDR was the real gladiator last night, encouraging the team to go and win the game.
So, a big win last night. Juve were denied to win the title at the Stadio Olimpico. But will almost certain win the Scudetto next week. Roma earned vital 3 points to keep Napoli behind, with two games to go. Spalletti did well last night, and Totti came on with only 2 minutes to go. At this stage, we are concentrated to secure second spot. That’s all. Daje! Forza Roma!”.
Stefano Sale @asroma.ie