The two teams returned to the field to make up for the last missing minutes of the match which, a few days ago, was interrupted due to the illness that struck Ndicka
The match restarted in the 71st minute, with De Rossi’s team returning to Udine precisely to complete a game interrupted due to the now well-known illness of Ndicka. Fortunately, the Ivorian defender is well and can already be recruited by the Giallorossi coach.
In fact, it wasn’t a heart problem, which is why it was possible to pull a sigh of relief after the worst had truly been feared. The coach, however, did not deploy him, opting for the Mancini-Smalling duo as central defenders ahead of the usual Svilar.
Of note is the absence of Lukaku, who is trying to recover his best form in view of a season finale full of important commitments, starting from the big match with Napoli scheduled in just three days, up to the double match with the Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League. The returning Tammy Abraham played in his place, not yet at one hundred percent but still recovering.
Udinese-Roma, the Giallorossi snatched victory at the last gasp
A goal from Cristante in the 94th minute gave Roma the three points, vital for the Champions League race especially after last Monday’s setback against Bologna at the Olympic Stadium. The Friuli match therefore ends with the result of 1 to 2 in favor of the Giallorossi who now have a 4 point lead over Atalanta (who have a game to make up against Fiorentina).
For Udinese, however, it is yet another prank that arrived at the end of the match, as recently happened with both Inter and Verona. It’s very difficult to find a worse player on the pitch given that many different players took to the pitch today compared to the ‘first part’ of this match. However, we can assign an insufficiency to Joao Ferreira who conceded the decisive corner kick which led to Cristante’s winning goal. The defender takes it 5.
We instead assign a good mark to the same Italian midfielder who scores the decisive goal following the development of the corner we talked about just now. For Cristante there’s a 7 on the report card.
A positive rating should also be given to Daniele De Rossi, who believed in it to the end by deploying an offensive-oriented formation. His choice paid off in the last minute, with the Giallorossi team scoring 3 crucial points. We therefore give the technician a 7.
