Abraham’s brace and Mayoral’s goal from the heel decide the match in Bulgaria (3-2 the final for the Giallorossi). Mourinho’s team overtakes Bodo in the lead who drew against Zorya and flies directly to the round of 16
Zorya’s help was needed and help came. Roma won 3-2 at CSKA Sofia and won their Conference League group thanks to the 1-1 draw by the Ukrainians at home with the Norwegians of Bodo Glimt, who thus go to the play-offs with the teams that will go down from the Europa League. Roma, on the other hand, qualify directly for the round of 16, thus achieving its initial goal. Deserved victory for the Giallorossi in Sofia, with a brace from Abraham and a goal from Mayoral. A bit of anxiety in the final, when the CSKA goes back and launches the last desperate assault, in search of a draw. All in vain, however, Roma wins.
Decisive double
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Mourinho confirms the 3-5-2 with which he has been going on for a month now. The absolute novelties are Bove in the median and Mayoral as Abraham’s attacking shoulders. And the two Giallorossi strikers are the ones that scratch the game, with the goals that lead Roma ahead in the first half. Abraham (suspected offside) scores in the 15 ‘into an empty net, on a good assist from Karsdorp. Mayoral bags instead the 2-0 in the 34th minute, after a good personal initiative by Bove finished on the opposite side by Vina and concluded by the Spaniard with a fine heel on the fly. More generally, however, Roma manages the game from start to finish, also due to a frankly too mediocre level on the part of CSKA Sofia. Thus Roma closed the first 45 minutes with 61.4% of ball possession and a partial budget of 7-1 in the calculation of the shots. Karsdorp pushes well to the right, in the middle Cristante, Veretotut and Bove manage the ball well and win many duels in a very difficult field. The CSKA, on the other hand, shows up in Fuzato’s parts only on one occasion, at 40 ‘, when Yomov first kicks the decisive stop on his foot and then recovers the ball, putting in the middle a ball on which Ibanez gets in the way, however, with the hand. And before the final whistle there is also the opportunity for the 3-0, again with Mayoral, who builds it very well but wastes it face to face with Busatto.
Stretch and heartbeat
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In the second half, Roma controls the game, always having it firmly in hand. The goal is to get to the end with the three points, but also avoiding injuries. So after just 8 minutes of the second half the 3-0 also arrives, with yet another ball worked by Karsdorp in offensive projection and Abraham leaving Busatto no chance. At 3-0 then Mourinho sends Villar in first for Bove and then changes both strikers (Zaniolo and Shomurodov for Abraham and Mayoral). The revs of the Giallorossi engine inevitably lower, with Mourinho aiming to manage the result and CSKA Sofia finding the 3-1 goal in the 30th minute with Catakovic, who entered shortly before in place of Vion. The goal of going out without worries, however, vanishes in the 40th minute, when Zaniolo has to leave the field due to a muscle problem in his right thigh. Then the final heartbeat, with Wildschut’s 3-2 (thanks to a paperona from Fuzato) and the last desperate assault of CSKA Sofia, with Roma defending a victory that is worth direct access to the second round.
December 9, 2021 (change December 9, 2021 | 9:30 pm)
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