Sassuolo-Rome 1-1
Tips 6: stops Shomurodov with his feet, then risks a lot with an exit to forget, all in the first half. No blame on Abraham’s fine header.
Toljan 5.5: it contains so-so Zalewski, in front of it is almost never seen. Usual homework.
Ayhan 5: gets admonished by spreading Zaniolo, Abraham also escapes him on the occasion of the Giallorossi advantage. Not a nice evening.
Ferrari 6: struggles to measure the dynamic trio proposed by Mourinho. He has no responsibility for the goal conceded.
Kyriakopoulos 6.5: keeps an eye on Celik first, then Karsdorp. Precious is the launch for Laurientè in the action of the tie. One of the many, by the way.
(42 ‘st Rogerio st)
Frattesi 6: with a great shot from distance he engages Rui Patricio, but in general it is not easy to escape Matic’s big legs.
Lopez 5.5: stressed and pressed by Volpato for the whole race, he gets a yellow card then risks the red by sending Ayroldi to that country. Dionisi changes it just in time.
(29 ‘st Obiang 6: puts the team in order before the draw)
Harroui 5.5: a lot of blind grit. Maybe more blind than anything else.
(19’st Thorstvedt 6: adds a little more quality, but just a pinch)
D’Andrea 6: in the first half his initiatives are different. That something is still missing at the moment.
(19 ‘st Traore 6: Sassuolo becomes more dangerous with him but not for his merit, just because there are more spaces)
Pinamonti 7: a bomber touch that redeems an otherwise too timid performance. He scores the third goal in the green and black jersey, the one to one goal.
Laurent 7: its accelerations are fundamental. In the action of the goal he leaves Mancini there and puts it precisely on Pinamonti’s right. He had come close to scoring in the first half with a nice shot from the edge.
(42 ‘st Berardi sv)
Annex Dionisi 6.5: someone Pinamonti might have changed him, he has the merit of believing in it until the end, up to the goal of his striker. He guesses the choices in the second half, just in time to equalize it.
Rome
Rui Patricio 6.5: safe on D’Andrea’s drawers, good at deflecting Frattesi’s blow into a corner. Decisive on Traorè in the second half, he can do nothing on Pinamonti’s touch.
Mancini 5.5: often surprised by Laurientè’s shots, as in the action of the goal. Shortly before, however, he had crossed the ball of the momentary advantage on Abraham’s head.
Small 5.5: in the first half he holds Pinamonti with one hand, the cigar with the other. Relax. But in the end the green-and-black bomber fools him, waking up from his torpor.
Ibanez 6: play simple, sweep it. And it is difficult to overcome.
Literacy 6: puts a nice ball for Zalewski towards the end of the first half. Little else. The duel with Kyriakopoulos is not the most exciting.
(19 ‘st Karsdorp 5.5: leaves Mancini too alone, without affecting the offensive thrust)
Matico 6: he hammers a little Lopez a little Frattesi, who tries to break through on his side. He positions himself on the passing lines like an old sage, but he doesn’t always get there.
Cristante 6.5: it will not be the genie of the lamp, but how solid it is! His recoveries are always precious. He pulls the ears of Zaniolo (cautioned) as a true leader. In the second half he enters the action of the goal by serving Mancini in the wing.
Zalewski 6: behind he does not give certainty, but in projection he is still more active than Celik. He has good ideas with the ball and looks for depth well. Only he wastes the golden opportunity that falls on his feet just before half-time.
(19 ‘st El Shaarawy 6: full band is useful, maybe not so dangerous)
Zaniolo 5.5: puts Shomurodov on goal well, then does not follow the action with conviction. He gets a yellow card for protests, he never gets to shoot lucidly.
(32 ‘st Belotti sv)
Volpato 6.5: bubbly and willing, it angers Lopez more than once, who struggles to stay behind.
(27 ‘st Bove sv.)
Shomurodov 5.5: generous in racing, perhaps slightly selfish in front of Consiglio. Would he have been better off passing it to Zaniolo?
(19 ‘st Abraham 7: enters and scores the goal of the momentary one to zero with a twisted head)
All. Mourinho 6: the Shomurodov idea works for both Uzbek (a little less) and Abraham. Little balance, however, in the final, so much so that he even risks losing it. Minimum wage.
