Roma only needed one half, Genoa beaten 3-1 at the Olimpico

Roma made no mistakes and beat Genoa 3 to 1 in the postponed matchday 17 of Serie A. It all happened in the first half at the Olimpico, with the Giallorossi who spread between the 14th and 31st minutes thanks to the networks of Sole, Connoisseur e Ferguson. Second half under management for Gasperini’s team, which is off to a great start after the defeat in Turin against Juventus. Ekhator (87′) was born in 2006 and scored the goal for the rossoblu. Rome rising in fourth place with 33 pointswhile the third defeat in a row arrives for De Rossi’s boys (after Inter and Atalanta), who remain in 17th place with 14 points. Next day the Giallorossi will fly to Bergamo to face Atalanta (3 January at 8.45pm), while Genoa will be busy at Marassi in the heavy home survival clash with Pisa (also Saturday, but at 3pm). De Rossi’s team’s start to personality, welcomed by a roar and several banners as they read the formations, skilled in dirtying the Giallorossi’s phrasing in the attacking half of the pitch. At the first real call comes the goal for Roma, who take the lead with Soulè’s usual left-footed shot (14′). Having conceded the 1-0 goal, Genoa exited the match and ended up finding themselves 2-0 down in the 19th minute with Konè completing a great maneuver by his team.

Al 31′ Ferguson scores the hat trick taking advantage of a disengagement error by Malinovskyi. At the end of the half, Konè came close to scoring a brace by hitting a post and Sommariva saved from Dybala in injury time, avoiding an even heavier deficit. In the second half Roma took control and left the ball in the hands of the rossoblu. Small ankle problem for Soulè, replaced in the 57th minute as a precaution by Gasperini, who launches El Shaarawy. Many young players on the field for De Rossi, who throws the Under 21s Ekhator and Fini into the mix for Vitinha and Malinovskyi. In the 72nd minute, a nice right-footed volley from Cristante, stopped in a corner by a reactive Sommariva. Rest for Gasperini’s big names in the last quarter of an hour: Mancini and Cristante, who have been warned, were out and Ghilardi and Pisilli came in. In the final minutes also for Dovbyk, returning to the pitch after more than a month out, and Rensch. In the 87th minute Genoa scored the winning goal: a free kick from Martin, an aerial goal from Colombo and Ekhatorthanks to Pisilli’s deviation, he beats the innocent Svilar with a right hand volley.