Serie A: Empoli destroy Dybala’s party, the Tuscans win in Rome – Football – Ansa.it

There is no happy ending for Roma. Empoli’s fine as they surprised the Giallorossi first with Gyasi and then with Colombo from the spot, making Shomurodov’s goal unnecessary but above all ruining Paulo Dybala’s night, praised by the public after the Arab offer without getting a bitter taste. to defeat perhaps the most important match in its history in the capital city. Before the game Leandro Paredes was awarded for his victory in the Copa América, but the Argentinian protagonist is someone else. Number 21 on his shoulders, it is Dybala who touches the first ball of the match, and behind him the banner “Corazon, alma y vida. Gracias Paulo” testifies to the state of mind of the fans follow all.
Empoli played better, finding space between the Giallorossi lines and firing on goal with Fazzini’s right-footed shot just wide, then Gyasi eating up the lead with a sure-footed header which ended up just wide. Even more interesting is Colombo’s chance to hit the crossbar with a header. Roma are not finding spaces outside, but it is always Dybala who lights the scene, albeit in flames, with the Argentine trying to switch across the offensive front to whole.
Directly from his feet, the right foot in particular, the Giallorossi’s best chance in the first half comes with the cross that Pellegrini scores and finds Vasquez’s response. When you just wait for the referee’s whistle, however, this is the cold shower for Roma with Gyasi alone at the far post free to beat Svilar for the Tuscan lead that ends in the first half between the whistles.
When he returns from the locker room De Rossi puts Zalewski on for Celik, Roma become more offensive. And the immediate results can be seen with Pellegrini’s crossbar after Cristante’s shot and then, on the rebound, Mancini’s header that hits the post. In Roma’s best moment, it was Paredes who made the decisive mistake, first naively losing the ball, then knocking down Esposito just inside the area to try to recover. Colombo turns from the spot. Dybala does not want to let the party be spoiled and tries to sound the alarm, so that the biggest threats come from his left foot, but all an effort to frustrate him. De Rossi also tries to play the Shomurodov card and the move works because he is the one who, after Baldanzi’s cross, opens a game that seemed to be closed. The final feeling is provided again by Dybala, the last man to concede, with his left foot that beats Vasquez but hits the post to close the matter on the very evening should have represented the celebration of Dybala’s stay and opened the first cracks. in the house Giallorossi with only one point – between Cagliari and Empoli – won in the first two days of the competition.