Roma-Bologna 0-0: Napoli and Juve already in the Champions League

The Giallorossi, with Mou initially leaving many starters at rest in view of the Conference League, slam against Skorupski

Impressions? The sprint for the Europa League will be heart-pounding, while Juventus and Napoli are arithmetically in the Champions League. Roma that does not go beyond 0-0 with Bologna, in fact, raises the hopes of Lazio (who hooks it up), Fiorentina (who will challenge them in the next round) and Atalanta (who will play against Salernitana on Monday evening) . All this, we must say, due to Leicester’s “fault”, expected Thursday for the return of the Conference League semifinal, which watered down the concentration of José Mourinho’s team, unhappy with refereeing and also critical of Lazio (“a team scored the goal for offside “). Let’s not hide it: the rotations of the Special One had little merit, if not that of having partially rested some of the owners. But much credit also goes to Bologna for the lion Mihajlovic, who roars from the hospital. The rossoblù team – after having scored a result against Juve, Milan and Inter – this time brakes another great one without stealing anything, reaching the sixth useful result in a row.

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ZANIOLO CENTRAL

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With Mkhitaryan injured and Oliveira disqualified, compared to the holders of the Cup the Portuguese coach changes half a team, confirming only Rui Patricio, Mancini, Ibanez, Cristante and Zaniolo who, surprisingly, is deployed in the position of false center forward, with Perez and Perez behind him. Felix. On the flanks it’s up to Mailtland-Niles and El Shaarawy to try to ensure thrust, while Veretout sees himself in the median. As you can see, the experimental team that in the first half the rossoblù control without great effort, set behind with Medel central pivot and Soumaoro and Bonifazi at his sides, the excellent Schouten in the direction flanked by Dominguez and Soriano, entrusting the flanks to the rookie as owners Kasius and Hickey to try to serve Orsolini and Arnautovic at their best. The first roars of the almost 63,000 at the Olimpico, however, give them two protests against the referee: the first for a doubtful foul by Medel’s hands (slipped) after 45 seconds and then for a contact on the limit between Hickey and Maitland-Niles , but the uncertain Fabbri always says no. Nothing happens, but one thing is clear: Bologna does not come to make barricades, but to play. This means that it leaves spaces on which the Giallorossi try to slip, even if Zaniolo – often forced to play with his back to goal – seems to be heavily penalized. It follows that, after a couple of accelerations with no luck from Arnautovic (17 ‘), in most of the first fraction it is the Giallorossi who have the ball in hand, so it’s up to Skorupski to go to the showcase by intervening well first on Perez (24’) , Zaniolo (29 ‘) and again on Perez (39’). There are several inaccuracies on both sides, but in the final half it is the rossoblù who rise, with Mancini having to save desperately on Orsolini (42 ‘) and Rui Patricio good at saying no twice both to Orsolini himself (43’ ) than to Arnautovic (45 ‘).

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SUPER SKULL

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Roma started strong in the second half, but it was immediately anger for an alleged foul by Medel (it would have been the second yellow card) on Felix that Fabbri judges not punishable. As usual, the Giallorossi coach Nuno Santos is unleashed and sent off. At 9 ‘, however, it was Bologna who complained, when Kumbulla held Orsolini in the area for the shirt: the referee let it go. At 13 ‘the game changes when Roma inserts a poker of owners: Karsdorp, Zalewski, Pellegrini and Abraham. The Giallorossi increase their high blood pressure and the rossoblùs are forced more often to long pass, where Arnautovic makes the department alone. Despite the different shots, however, it is difficult for everyone to frame the goal, until the changes of Bologna – De Silvestri and Barrow, and then Theate and Aebischer – try to stem the yellow and red wave. At 22 ‘, however, it was Skorupski’s turn to fly to deflect a head shot from Kumbulla and on the rebound it was always the goalkeeper who said no to Zaniolo. While Arnautovic tries some dangerous sortie in the prairies that he now has at his disposal, in the 36th minute it is Abraham who touches the net diagonally. It is the last ring, up to Pellegrini’s limit shot, which will touch the crossbar in the 48th minute. In the intervening time, Bologna also becomes dangerous, so in the 43rd minute it’s up to Rui Patricio to deflect a header from De Silvestri, while on the counter it is Arnautovic who sends high. We would be at the end credits if at 44 ‘the off Barrow, alone, did not hit the crossbar, but the action was canceled by the offside. And then the joy of Bologna is reflected in the anger of Rome for the wasted opportunity. But on one thing we would be ready to bet: on Thursday against Leicester we will see hungry wolves on the field.

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