Roma wins again: 1-0 over Lecce and catches up with Juve

Exactly one month after the last time, theRoma torna a vincere in championship. In un Olympichurt by Thursday’s elimination from the Europa League at the hands of Bologna, the team ofGasperini batte 1-0 il Lecce e aggancia la Juventusat 54 points in the standings, remaining in the wake of fourth-placed Como. It’s the firstitalian goal del baby Robinio Vazto chase away the crisis ofyellow and redforced to do without Kone and Celik, as well as the suspended Wesley and long-term players Soulé, Dybala and Dovbyk. From the 1st minute Malen is the only striker and around him there are only midfielders: Cristante and El Aynaoui in midfield, Pellegrini and Pisilli in the attacking midfield.

Roma records the74% of ball possessionand concentrates almost all of his dangerous potential on the Dutchman’s outbursts, barely contained by Tiago Gabriel. In the first half Roma actually found the goal and scored it with Pisilli in the 24th minute, but it was an earlier offside by Pellegrini that nipped the celebration of the newly called up to the national team by Gattuso in the bud. Added to the physical problems is that of Gianluca Mancini (another alarm for the national team), forced to make way for Ghilardi at half-time.

Five minutes later Gasperini calls back El Aynaoui and the card is playedRobinio Vaz. The attacker19ennehe immediately split the game like he did against Bologna. This time not with an assist, but with his ownfirst goal in the Giallorossi. However, he deserves much of the creditBeautifulwho pierces the Lecce defense with a penetration and serves a kissing cross for the winning header of the former Marseille player.

The final match and the Champions League race

Al 73′ il Lecceit comes close to equalizing: after a save by Svilar on N’Dri, Pierotti hits a header with a sure shot but finds the sensational save on the line by Hermoso. Gasperini understands that it is time for change. After six months he sees himself back on the pitchSerie A Angelino(for him also a stint in January with Panathinaikos), welcomed by the ovation at the Olimpico. In attack, however, Roma closed the match with atridentcomposed of Vaz (19 years old), Venturino (19 years old) and Arena (17 years old). There is no doubling, but ithree pointsthey still arrive accompanied by aclean sheetwhich had been missing since February 22nd during the 3-0 win over Cremonese. ThereRomashows up at the stop keeping alive thecorsa Champions. Lecce remains in third to last position at 27.