Udinese-Roma it won’t be a match like the others. Not only for the suspension, the injury time of just 18 minutes and 30 seconds inserted into a very busy calendar or for the points up for grabs, which were very heavy for both teams despite the profoundly different objectives. Udinese-Roma will also be second comparison Between Fabio Cannavaro and Daniele De Rossi as coaches. Yes, because now the rivalry between the two world champions has taken a more strategic, almost chess-like turn. It will not be them who will face each other on the green rectangle but their ideas, both on a tactical and motivational level, as already happened last season.
The previous
The first match that saw the two challenge each other from the bench took place on November 12, 2022in the thirteenth round of the championship B series. At that time Cannavaro he trained the Benevento And De Rossi la SPAL, two ambitious teams but entangled in uncomfortable areas of the table. The witches of the golden ball defender occupied 17th place, while the Este team was 11th, but only 4 points separated the two teams in the classic early season tussle and a victory, even then, would have meant a lot for both.
The challenge
Thanks to the push of the public Paolo Mazzathe SPAL started as the underdogs and in the first half the predictions were respected: De Rossi’s men took the lead in the 10th minute of the first half with a flick into the top corner Salvatore Esposito from a free kick and they manage the advantage without haste. However, in the 17th minute of the second half Peda leaves the Biancocelesti with 10 men and Cannavaro’s team raises the engine revs, finding the equalizer in the 74th minute with a back-heel from Caps, good at taking advantage of a short clearance from Tripaldelli following the development of a corner. With the inertia of the match finally to their advantage, the Giallorossi pushed on the accelerator, finding the match goal in the 79th minute: cross from the flank, stop and cannonball from The Guminawhich leaves Alfonso no chance and seals the final 2-1.
Cannavaro therefore starts 1-0 ahead of his former national team teammate, who will have the opportunity to make amends on Thursday. Time is short, but the Giallorossi coach has completely transformed Roma, who are now a team that plays well and scores a lot, especially in the first 20 minutes (click here to read the data). A mix which the Juventus coach, as a great defender that he was, will have to pay close attention to, trying to stop Pellegrini and his teammates and gain at least one point, which is fundamental in the very open battle for survival.
