There Rome played the gameeven though she entered the pitch knowing the result of Atalanta-Turin (3-0) and knowing that her sixth place in the standings meant the Europa League and not the Champions League. Many Giallorossi did not want, involuntarily, to contribute to the relegation of Eusebio Di Francescothe man who made the Olimpico experience the magical night of the “remuntada” against Messi’s Barcelona in the Champions League, but that’s how football goes.
Nicola played risk-it-all in the final by fielding four centre-forwards: Cancellieri (author of the 1-0 and the assist for the 2-1), Caputo, Niang and Cambiaghi. The gamble paid off and the goal with time expired was that of the last minute man: M’Baye Niang, ex Milan, arrived in January from the Turkish league (Adana Demirspor) and capable of scoring 6 goals. Four came from penalties and three after time expired: against Torino (3-2), in Udine (1-1) and last night (2-1). All heavy and the last one very heavy.
Frosinone collapsed in the second round and he couldn’t handle the pressure of the last round, even though he started from a clear advantage. However, Udinese were saved, who with Fabio Cannavaro on the bench found the points they needed to avoid a sensational tumble. The last relegation of the Friulians dated back to 1994.
Once again the three newly promoted teams were unable to save themselves together. Genoa was a great revelation, Cagliari found in Claudio Ranieri the right man to unite an entire region behind one team. Frosinone, however, for the third time will not play two seasons in a row in Serie A.
