The remaining 18 minutes were decided in extra time, in the fifth minute of injury time, by Cristante’s header from a corner kicked by Dybala. A very heavy victory that allows Roma to consolidate fifth place which is worth participation in the next Champions League. Daniele De Rossi’s team, in fact, is back at +4 on Atalanta (who have a game in hand) and -4 behind fourth-placed Bologna.
Fabio Cannavaro’s debut on the Friulian bench was bitter and mocking. The challenge between the 2006 world champions was won by DDR. The Juventus team, which hoped to move the table by maintaining the 1-1 draw achieved on the pitch before the suspension, remains seriously entangled in the fight to avoid relegation: fourth-last place with 28 points, only two points more than third-last Frosinone.
Furthermore, at Udinese, injury time has been lethal lately. The same thing happened last Saturday at the Bentegodi in Verona with Coppola’s goal in the 93rd minute. After Cioffi’s dismissal it wasn’t easy for Cannavaro to set up the team for a stretch of the match. At the end of the game, the game was set up cautiously but without giving up attacking: Svilar was immediately very good on Lucca. Then Roma took the lead and legitimized the success by building at least three scoring opportunities with Azmoun, Dybala and Pellegrini, before Cristante’s “three-point bomb”.
Bluenergy Stadium: cheering with applause between passion and sportsmanship. Congratulations to the Udine crowd who on 14 April fully understood the need to suspend the match due to Ndicka’s problem; and so at the end the whole of Rome wanted to thank him with the applause of the players and technical staff in the stands. Congratulations also to the many Roma fans who returned to Udine to support the team, knowing they were cheering them on for just 18 minutes plus injury time. In the end, it was worth the almost 700 kilometer trip. For them, a different and joyful April 25th.
