🔥 Roma hit four, Newport KO! Castro, Koulierakis score, Gasp smiles 🤩 | OneFootball

After the defeat against Cardiff, Roma responded in the best possible way and cruised past Newport with a clear 4-1 win. It was a poor first half, with the Giallorossi first surviving a strike off the woodwork by Beggins before taking the lead right at the end of the half thanks to Hermoso.

In the second half, Gasperini’s side shifted gears and ran away with it: Castro doubled the lead from the penalty spot, Koulierakis celebrated his first goal in a Giallorossi shirt, and Soulé put the seal on the victory. Late on, Cameron scored a consolation goal for Newport, but it did not change the substance of a test comfortably dominated by Roma.

Now focus turns to the next fixtures, with Gasperini’s team set to face Brighton (August 8 at 15:00) and then Borussia Dortmund (August 15 at 17:30).

4️⃣ Roma hit four! Soulé makes it 4-0

Roma put the game completely to bed through Matias Soulé who, in the 81st minute, made it 4-0 at the end of one of his trademark moves: he collected Hermoso’s assist, cut inside, and then unleashed a left-footed shot into the bottom corner. 

A few minutes before the final whistle, there was also joy for Newport, who got their consolation goal through Cameron.

🤩 Koulierakis gets on the scoresheet too! The Greek makes it three

Gasperini’s side stepped things up and, in the 58th minute, made it 3-0 through another new signing, Konstantinos Koulierakis, who arrived in the capital from Wolfsburg.

The move came from a corner on the left. Dybala and Castro combined, the former delivered a cross for Koulierakis bursting into the box, and the Greek made no mistake with his header to score his first goal in a Roma shirt.

⚽️ Roma double their lead! Castro makes it 2-0 from the spot

After providing the assist for Hermoso’s opener, Santi Castro also got to celebrate his first Roma goal. In the 53rd minute, it was Hermoso himself who won a penalty, which was awarded despite protests from the Newport players. 

The former Bologna man kept his cool and scored Roma’s second with a precise shot tucked into the goalkeeper’s left-hand corner. 

🔥 Hermoso breaks the deadlock: Roma lead 1-0

Just before the end of the first half, Roma took the lead through Hermoso from an assist by new signing Castro. The Giallorossi worked it well down the left, the ball went to Castro who played a low cross into the middle, Cristante dummied it, and Hermoso arrived to slot it home almost like a moving penalty. 

💨 Newport start fast! Crossbar and a superb Svilar save

The first half began shakily for Gasperini’s team who, fielding an all-first-choice lineup, faced Newport County, a team from England’s fourth tier. The capital club were looking to bounce back after their 4-1 defeat to Cardiff.

After just 4 minutes, Newport threatened through Biggins, who tried to catch Svilar off his line. The ball struck the top part of the crossbar and went behind. Ten minutes later, Roma were in danger again following a defensive lapse, but a timely intervention from the Giallorossi goalkeeper preserved the score. 

✅ Official lineups: Castro starts

Santiago Castro and Bah both start, while the attacking midfield line is entirely left-footed with Dybala and Soulé.

NEWPORT COUNTY (4-3-3): Wright; Norman, Merritt, Jenkins, Cameron, Smith, Brennan, Bamba, Biggins, Doidge, Gwenqwe.

ROMA (3-4-2-1): Svilar; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso; Rensch, Bah, Cristante, Wesley; Dybala, Soulé; Castro. Coach: Gasperini.

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