💥 DDR beats Roma but doesn't celebrate, Champions League at risk😬 | OneFootball

Roma falls against its own flag. Daniele De Rossi's Genoa defeats the yellow-red team 2-1 at the Ferraris, a setback that risks being very painful in the race for the Champions League.

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Gian Piero Gasperini's men concede goals from Messias on a penalty and Vitinha, with Ndicka's goal in between. The yellow-reds are now tied with Como and consequently in fifth place, with Juventus just one point behind. A change of pace will be needed to not waste what was achieved in the first half of the season.

🧨 2-1 Vitinha, DDR still impassive

At the 80th minute, Genoa takes the lead again. A great through ball at the edge of the area by Malinovskyi, Masini believes in it and from the end line crosses it to the center for the substitute Vitinha. With an open goal, the forward cannot miss.

This is his fourth goal in Serie A this season, driving Marassi, teammates, and the bench crazy. Once again, Daniele De Rossi remains impassive.

🤯 Third consecutive goal, Ndicka makes it 1-1

After just 3 minutes, Roma equalizes with Ndicka from a corner kick. A very peculiar scramble: a back clearance by a Genoa defender, the defender heads it and with a very high arc sees the ball enter the empty goal.

This is the central defender's third consecutive goal, who had never scored in Serie A in his career. A simply absurd statistic.

❗️ Pellegrini slips and causes a penalty, Messias makes it 1-0

At the 50th minute, Colombo whistles a penalty for Pellegrini's foul on Ellertsson, which leaves little doubt. An unfortunate dynamic, with the player slipping on the winger's feint and crashing into him.

Messias steps up to the spot, who had never scored a penalty in Serie A and had missed his only attempt. He goes central, Svilar dives, and it's 1-0 for the Grifone.

Notably, De Rossi's absolutely impassive reaction, who does not celebrate while the entire bench erupts. Certainly partly due to competitiveness, but romantics might see something more.

🤔 Contact on Ndicka, was it a penalty?

Midway through the first half, during a corner kick, there is a hold in the area by Ellertsson on Ndicka.

Referee Colombo lets it go and the VAR does not call him back, but some doubts about the nature of the contact remain.

😬 Ankle problem for Mancini

In the early minutes of the match, there is immediately a reason for concern for Gian Piero Gasperini: in a game clash, Mancini has sustained an ankle problem.

The feeling is of a slight sprain. The medical staff alerted the coach, who sent Ghilardi to warm up. However, the defender signaled to the bench that he wanted to continue after a few minutes of testing.

🗣️ Massara: "Happy with Venturino. Dybala's renewal..."

The yellow-red sporting director Frederic Massara also spoke to Sky Sport before the game.

"Venturino immediately had a very positive impact, entering with initiative and liveliness when called upon. He has interesting qualities, we are very satisfied with what he is doing.

We have many injuries, all concentrated in the offensive department, but let's not forget that we have recovered El Shaarawy. There's also Vaz, who is a very young guy and needs to adapt to a new reality. We have faith in him, he is doing interesting things.

The injury does not affect Dybala's future. We did not talk about Paulo's contract before and it doesn't seem right to do it now that he is injured. We are thinking about his recovery and hope he can help us at the end of the season. These are not situations that impact our decisions."

🔥 DDR: "This time I won't be distracted by my past"

Genoa coach Daniele De Rossi spoke to Sky Sport before the match against his Roma.

"Rome is a place of my heart, but I worked on not being distracted by what was my past to do my current job well. At the Ferraris, it's not hard to feel at home because of how your fans drive you.

Roma plays a lot on aggression and counterattacks, we need to be balanced. Mister Gasperini is not easily disoriented, today I wanted a team with the right approach. A strong team must know how to win matches like against Torino, but also recognize the merits of the opponents and prepare in another way."

✅ Official line-ups

GENOA (3-5-2): Bijlow; Marcandalli, Ostigard, Vasquez; Sabelli, Masini, Frendrup, Messias, Ellertsson; Ekhator, Ekuban. Coach: De Rossi

ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, N'Dicka, Celik; Rensch, Koné, Pisilli, Tsimikas; Venturino, Pellegrini; Malen. Coach: Gasperini

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