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FootballAS Roma consolidates its place on the podium, Juventus trapped in Sassuolo
The Giallorossi got rid of Udinese (3-0) and increased their lead over their competitors. The Old Lady, she conceded a second defeat in a row in Serie A, on the ground of Sassuolo (1-0).
Lorenzo Pellegrini celebrates his goal, the second of three scored by AS Roma.
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AS Roma consolidated its 3rd place by winning at home against Udinese (3-0) while Juventus was trapped in Sassuolo (1-0), Sunday during the 30th day of Serie A. José Mourinho’s team, beaten 1-0 at Feyenoord on Thursday in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League, is still 5 points behind Lazio (2nd), who won 3-0 at La Spezia on Friday, and. .. 19 on the leader Naples, hung at home by Verona (0-0) on Saturday. The Romans, however, take 3 lengths ahead of AC Milan (4th), which drew in Bologna (1-1) on Saturday.
While Udinese (12th) won 4-0 in the first leg on September 4, Roma won this time thanks to a first goal from Edoardo Bove, who victoriously recovered a penalty shot on the post by Bryan Cristante and whistled after viewing the VAR for a hand by Roberto Pereyra, then warned for his fault (37th). Then Lorenzo Pellegrini, served by Andrea Belotti, increased the score with a shot from the right (55th) and Tammy Abraham closed the scoring with a header in the top corner on a cross from Leonardo Spinazzola (90 + 1).
Udinese had meanwhile missed a penalty shot by Roberto Pareyra and saved by Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patricio, who started on the right side. The penalty was whistled for a handball by Gianluca Mancini.
Europe moves away for Juve
Juventus Turin carried out a bad accounting operation in the race for Europe by conceding a second defeat in a row in the league, on the ground of Sassuolo (1-0), Sunday during the 30e day of Serie A. Juve, always 7eis now 9 points behind AC Milan (4e), which occupies the last directly qualifying place for the next Champions League. It is also four points behind Atalanta Bergamo (6e), virtually qualified for the play-offs for access to the group stage of the Europa League Conference.
The Turinese, beaten 2-1 at Lazio the previous day, will undoubtedly have to bet everything on a final victory in the Europa League to have the right to play in the next Champions League. On Thursday, they won 1-0 against Sporting Portugal in the quarter-final first leg of the Europa League. In Sassuolo, after a rather closed first half and without a real chance to score, Grégoire Defrel scored with a low shot from the ground with the left foot in pivot after benefiting from an error in recovery from Nicolò Fagioli (65e) following a corner kick. The young Fagioli (22), immediately replaced by Massimiliano Allegri, joined the bench in tears, consoled by a few teammates.
Previously, Defrel had already almost opened the scoring with a header from a Henrique corner, but Turin goalkeeper Mattia Perin saved his team on his line at the cost of a fine save (56e). Then Federico Gatti in turn saved the Turin side on his line on a cross from Nedim Bajrami (62e). Juventus, stung, then accelerated and came close to equalizing on a header from Adrien Rabiot, who cut off a corner from Angel Di Maria – entered during the second half – but goalkeeper Andrea Consigli deflected the balloon with a magnificent flight (73e).
(AFP)
