There Rome exceeds (1-2) theUdinese at the Blueenergy Stadium in completing the match of the 32nd matchday of Serie A, suspended on 14 April due to the illness suffered by Giallorossi defender Evan Ndicka. He decides on a last-gasp header Bryan Cristante. It is a huge success for De Rossi’s team which, after the home defeat in the direct clash against Bologna, resumes the race for the Champions League and consolidates fifth place at 58 points. Fabio Cannavaro, his first on the Udinese bench after Cioffi’s dismissal, leaves with a bitter taste in his mouth. The first point fades in the last seconds. The Friulians remain in fourth-last place together with Frosinone with 28 points.
The match
It all happens in 18 minutes plus recovery. We start again from 1-1 with goals scored by Pereyra and Lukaku. Making his debut on the Friulian bench, Cannavaro relies on a 3-5-1-1 with Lucca as the sole striker. Daniele De Rossi, who had to give up the Belgian, resumed the game with Azmoun and Dybala in support of Abraham. A few seconds into the restart and the match stops immediately due to an ugly head-to-head between Azmoun and Perez. It’s the black and white who gets the worst of it, suffering a bad cut. The number 18 resumes the game with a noticeable bandage. The guests immediately entered the Juventus half of the pitch, but the first shot of this second act of the match only arrived in the 80th minute with Pellegrini shooting high from the edge.
Two minutes later Lucca has the ball to make it 2-1, but the center forward’s shot is stopped by a super Svilar who deflects it into a corner. Time passes inexorably and it is Cannavaro’s team that raises the engine revs. This time it’s Pereyra who tries, but even from this circumstance only a corner comes out. In the 85th minute Perez loses a bloody ball at 20 metres, Azmoun doesn’t take any time, Okoye outdoes himself and denies the Iranian the joy. The two coaches opt for one change each. De Rossi replaces Smalling with Llorente, Cannavaro is forced to replace Perez with Kabasele. In full injury time De Rossi tries the El Shaarawy move. It’s an assault and in the 94th minute Pellegrini comes close to scoring once again. It’s a corner. Cristante scored on the last ball of the match. De Rossi explodes. Roma takes 3 very heavy points. For Udinese the fight for survival is becoming more and more complicated.
The scoreboard
UDINESE (3-5-1-1) – Okoye; Perez (90’+1 Kabasele), Bijol, Kristensen; Ferreira, Samardzic, Walace, Payero, Zemura; Pereyra; Lucca. Trainer: Fabio Cannavaro
ROME (3-4-2-1) – Svilar; Mancini, Smalling (88′ Llorente), Angelino; Karsdorp 5.5 (90’+4 El Shaarawy), Cristante, Pellegrini, Spinazzola; Dybala, Azmoun; Abraham. Trainer: Daniele De Rossi
Markers: Pereyra (U) 23′, Lukaku (R) 64′, Cristante (R) 90+5′
Ammonites: Karsdorp (R)
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Nichelino)
