Two teams arguably battling for the top 4 this season
European crown
Roma, who injured Zaniolo in last week's match, will be relying on Dybala more than ever in the center of the field for this match.
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There are also important injuries, with Di Maria, who moved over in the summer, out injured along with Pogba.
Missing offensive players of the
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Allegri opted to start Miletti, a 19 year old youngster who has the ability to organize attacks and creativity, as an attacking midfielder behind Vlahovic in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Roma, on the other hand, have brought forward captain Pellegrini, who can play in the center and on the wings, to replace Zaniolo, with summer transfer Matic starting at the back to partner Cristante, again in a 3-4-2-1 formation.
(Both teams post their first lineups. (Photo credit: Whoscored)
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Direct pressure on the visiting team Rome after the opening, the ball back to Smolin, Vlahovic, Cuadrado, Desilio, Locatelli directly rushed forward, the back of the waist Locatelli even pressed to the front of the Roman back waist Matic's body, by the pressure of Rome, Spinazzola did not choose to safe back to Ibanez, but directly play the ball forward, want to find in the front field of the players, such an attack mode is also Roma is good at this, the defenders split the sides and then play to the middle of the receiving point, quickly breaking through the opponent's defense.
(Spinazzola out for a broken ball. (Photo credit: Eldar Screen)
However, the pass was blocked by De Sciglio and the ball bounced off De Sciglio's foot and onto Miletti's foot after the interception.
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Quick attack, Matic can't get back to his position in time after Cuadrado has the ball and has to be fouled.
A free kick from this position is very dangerous, the ball has a way of turning into a drop shot with enough force, and Vlahovic took advantage of this great opportunity, the ball hit the back of the crossbar squarely into the net, leaving Roma goalkeeper Patricio with no chance.
(Vlahovic breaks free. (Photo credit: Eldar Pictures)
Roma tried to reorganize their attack after losing the ball, but
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The counter-strikes in the Roma half put a lot of pressure on the visitors, plus the Roma players seemed to be a bit timid in the first half, with a number of simple direct passes being missed.
(Didn't press Ibanez for a pass. (Photo credit: Eldar Screen)
(Matic has absolutely no chance of getting it. (Photo credit: Eldar Pictures)
This Ibanez direct pass to Matic wasn't difficult, but it was a direct gift to the opposition for
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Another counterattack was struck and Kostic finished the shot.
And Cristante, who has always dragged the defense back, has always had problems with too little coverage, making the team weak around the waist, and this game against
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The impact of the same did not have much effect, the number of steals 1, no interceptions, clear the ball 1, compared to another back veteran Matic's 3 steals, 2 interceptions, 1 clear the ball, there is indeed a significant shortfall in the game there are also uptake errors lead to Juve more than fewer chances to play.
After the counterattack
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Miletti's pass to Cuadrado was slightly deeper and Cuadrado didn't stop it well enough, the angle of the final shot became smaller and was blocked by Patricio.
Another time Cristante's defense didn't solidify his middle first and instead tried to run to stare down the opposing wing player, which allowed Miletti to easily get the ball in the middle of the midfield and quickly advance towards Roma's goal.
(Cristante stares down a man out of position. (Photo credit: Eldar Screen)
Defensively, Roma was quite passive in the first half, with only a few counter-attacking chances on offense, but they failed to make it work. The main reason is that Dybala and Pellegrini are not the players who can hold the ball on their backs, the two backs, Cristante, are not good at holding the ball and can't help to get rid of the backfield, and Matic, due to the limitation of his age, is not able to sort the ball out well every time.
Coupled with less help from Zaniolo who can hold the ball in front of the counterattack, Dybala or Pellegrini often have to come back to receive, when Abraham will have to face the opponent's 2-3 people defense, plus his back to get the ball ability is not particularly good, several times are directly by the
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Players blocked from behind, and even the second drop after a scramble, Roma had few players committed in front of the ball, making it difficult to have a chance to grab it.
(Abrahams was closely guarded. (Photo credit: Eldar Pictures)
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Consciously trying to cut off the connection between Roma players and Abrahams, while the back guards were tightly defending, the backs also blocked the passing line at the right time. On offense.
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Taking advantage of the opponent's middle of the road, holding the ball after a quick attack, coupled with the situation of Rome's 3 defenders, the two sides of the larger space, so frequently from the middle of the road to promote the split side, to launch an attack on Rome.
(Karsdorp on the right is not as good as back in defense. (Photo credit: Eldar Screen)
Roma's flanks were often caught in a situation where they could not get back to the defense, allowing the
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Had a number of chances to get his foot in the door and in the first half
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That's 10 shots on goal, compared to just three on Roma's side.
