Roma played a game of suffering despite the numerical superiority and in the end managed to overcome Lecce 2-1, with the penalty scored by Dybala which proved decisive. The capitolians rise to -4 from leaders Napoli, while Lecce maintains a 2-point lead over the relegation zone. (The chronicle)
Victory and fear for José Mourinho’s Roma. Overcome Lecce 2-1 in front of 64 thousand spectators but, to rejoice definitively, he needs a penalty kick converted by Dybala in the second half. All this despite the numerical superiority for the expulsion of Hjulmand at 22 ‘pt. The Giallorossi therefore fly to 19 points after 9 matches, as it did not happen since the 2016/17 season, and return to win at home in the league after more than a month. The last time it was against Monza: 3-0 and a brace from Dybala who, instead, this evening scores the seventh goal in the Giallorossi, the second consecutive from 11 meters but, after the tir, or feels a pull to the left adductor and leave the field. Meanwhile, Roma redeems the defeat in Europe and Mourinho does some changes compared to Thursday, but without upsetting the soul of the team.
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Networks: in pt 6 ‘Smalling, 39’ Strefezza; in st 3 ‘Dybala penalty (ANSA)
He retrieves Pellegrini and throws him in the middle of the field in place of Matic, while on the left he avoids Spinazzola’s third game in the space of seven days, promoting Vina; in attack the hour of Belotti takes place in Abraham’s place. Baroni, on the other hand, in front of the 4 thousand fans who arrived from Lecce, sent Umtiti on the field for the first time as a starter; but, after 6 ‘, he is immediately frozen for the 1-0 goal by Roma that bears the signature of Smalling. Third goal for the Englishman, Roma’s fifth header this season, with the assist coming from Pellegrini’s feet, after a recovery from Vina’s last man. For Lecce, however, everything is uphill in the 22nd minute, thanks to the expulsion of Hjulmand for a foul in midfield on Belotti. Prontera needs the Var to extract the red card and, after the review, strictly applies the regulation, punishing the vigor of the intervention with legs stretched and united on the ‘Gallo’. The numerical superiority, however, has an opposite effect on the Giallorossi who suffer two descents of Banda and, from the second of these, the angle arises that then leads to the equal goal of Strefezza, good at exploiting a confusing scrum in the area of rigor, kicking first intention and beating Rui Patricio. At half-time the partial says 1-1, with Roma showing the usual problems in front of the goal, because Smalling’s goal is followed by three conclusions (two by Pellegrini and one by Zalewski), as well as two dangerous occasions not materialized. Mourinho, meanwhile, in the second half tries to run for cover, immediately inserting Abraham and Spinazzola for Zaniolo and Vina, Not even 2 ‘and the English center-forward becomes the protagonist, winning the penalty kick which Dybala then achieves. The Argentine kicks and gets hurt, so he is forced to go out for Matic and on the bench he despairs: Roma will await the investigations. His teammates, in the meantime, take home the 3 points, but without being able to close the game, because the Apulian goalkeeper Falcone is extraordinary in at least three circumstances, contracting Belotti, Zalewski and Abraham.
