First leg of the quarterfinals, the Dutch pass through Wieffer at the start of the second half after Pellegrini had shot a penalty on the post. Ibanez cross. Dybala and Abraham ko. The return in 7 days at the Olimpico
If José Mourinho’s Roma had to pay dues to the good fortune that had sometimes accompanied them, the toll has paid. A missed penalty post, a crossbar (with associated save on the line) and the injury of its star, Paulo Dybala, in the middle of the first half (adductor problems) to which is added that of Abraham in the second half, make the challenge against Feyenoord towards an undeserved defeat, sanctified by a goal in the second half by Wieffer. Moral: appointment in seven days in a packed Olimpico, where it shouldn’t be a challenge to reassemble a team like the Dutch one, poor enough in technical content for a quarter-final of the Europa League.
dybala anxiety
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The Portuguese at the start chooses what can be called the typical formation, thanks to a 3-5-2 with Mancini, Smalling and Ibanez to close the gaps in front of Rui Patricio, Matic in front of the defense flanked by Cristante and Pellegrini, Zalewski and Spinazzola on bands in support of Dybala and Abraham. As expected, the Giallorossi gladly let the ball go to the Dutch, who, however, only know how to get to the frontline without at that point finding decisive ideas, if not by chance. In fact, the 4-3-3 of the red and white, based on Kokcu’s geometry, crumbles on the wings, where Jahanbakhsh and Idrissi never find a winning one-on-one for a long time to serve Gimenez, anesthetized by Smalling. If we add to this that the landlords’ dribble is sometimes inaccurate, we understand how Roma have a good game in controlling and, if we want, also in creating the best chances, above all thanks to the usual weapon of set pieces. The first save, for example, comes exactly like this, in the 9th minute, with a header by Cristante, blocked by Bijlow. Feyenoord’s initial outburst at the start pushes the Giallorossi to caution, even if in the 20th minute Dybala takes an excellent free-kick from the edge not very well. At that point, Joya’s exit (25′), pushes Mourinho not to close down and therefore to replace him with another striker, El Shaarawy, who immediately proves to be lively. Paradoxically, the security acquired by the visitors and the forward shift of the center of gravity begin to open up those gaps that the Dutch were waiting for, so Szymansky on the restart in the 26th minute almost hit the post, as he did in the 39th minute on the occasion of a dangerous scrum in the area yellow and red. It is not the first, however, given that in the 33rd minute Geertruida kicks high from the spot. The occasion that silenced De Kuip, however, came soon after. In the 42nd minute, Pellegrini’s usual corner triggers a rebound that leads Wieffer to commit a hand ball: it’s a penalty. It was the captain himself who took charge of beating him, but his conclusion was printed on the post to the right of the goalkeeper. De Kuip explodes as if Feyenoord had scored.
it’s up to wijnaldum
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In the second half, Mou immediately leaves Pellegrini in the locker room to replace him with Wijnaldum, born in Rotterdam and former idol of the house. Once again, however, Feyenoord is starting strong, closing the Giallorossi in their own trocar. The Giallorossi try to raise their heads with a punch from Abraham, which however ends up wide. The turning point comes in the next action: Idrissi gets rid of Zalewski and from the back he puts a ball back on which Wieffer pounces, whose shot bounces off the ground and slips behind Rui Patricio, also covered by Jahanbakhsh : it’s the 9th minute and Feyenoord are ahead. A contusion to his right shoulder puts Abraham out of action and so Mou relaunches Belotti, whose first shot, in the 17th minute, ends very wide. The secret weapon (so to speak) of Roma, however, remain set pieces, so in the 18th minute, from a corner by Zalewski, Ibanez’s header was saved on the line by Idrissi, whose shot in turn hits the crossbar and bounces off the line without entering. Bad luck. The Giallorossi persisted and in the 21st minute El Shaarawy’s shot went wide, as did a free-kick – this time narrowly – over the crossbar by Kokcu in the 23rd minute. Another tempting opportunity for Roma, however, came in the 26th minute, when El Shaarawy scored an easy ball in the center of the area following a cross from Spinazzola. The Slot technician runs for cover and, after letting Paixao in, also calls Pereira into question. The Giallorossi push and generate panic at every corner. In the spaces that are created, however, Feyenoord knows how to become dangerous and so in the 31st minute Kokcu touches the post, while in the 32nd minute Paixao engages Rui Patricio. However, it was Roma who made the match, with Pharaoh forcing Bijlow to intervene in the 34th minute, while in the subsequent restart Pereira shot high. The hosts also send Lopez onto the field to secure the result. Mourinho replies by inserting Celik in place of Spinazzola, to move Zalewski to the left. Immediately afterwards, in the 42nd minute, a shot from the edge by Wijnaldum didn’t go far from the top corner. Geertruida gets hurt, his teammates ask for a change, but the slots are finished, so the Dutchman grits his teeth and stays on the pitch. The suffering, however, does not last long because time is over. Roma lost, but rest assured: qualification for the semi-final of the Europa League is still very open.
April 13, 2023 (change April 13, 2023 | 20:59)
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