In the confrontation between Roma and Sheriff, the Italians won 3-0, but did not guarantee the leadership of the group and go to the pre-round of 16 stage
This Thursday, the 14th, the Pomegranate received the Sheriffin a match valid for the last round of the group stage of Europa League. Even with a good victory, with a score of 3-0, the Italians finished in second place, behind Slavia Pragueand will have to go through a preliminary phase to guarantee themselves in the round of 16.
The match started very busy, as Roma needed an elastic victory to guarantee first place in the group. In this way, the Italians went with maximum force to seek the first goal as soon as possible. At 10′, Zalewski made a great move on the right and found Lukaku free marking in the area, which only helped to open the scoring.
Afterwards, the Italians continued to press, but without offering as much danger to the Sheriff’s defense as expected. At 31 minutes, Belotti He took advantage of the goalkeeper’s surplus and scored Roma’s second, which led to a good result, but there were still doubts about direct classification for the round of 16, due to the other match in the group. Interval! 2 to 0.
Back in the second half, Roma continued to look for more goals, but without the same momentum as in the first half. At the same time, in the Czech Republic, Slavia Prague was already thrashing the Servette, taking away any chance of the Italians taking the lead in the group. Therefore, the team Jose Mourinho seemed to settle for second place.
Even with remote chances of seeking this lead, Roma continued to dominate the match, taking control of the actions and trying to increase the score to boost the team’s morale. In the last move, Pisilli scored the third. With 13 points added, the Italians move on to the round of 16, awaiting an opponent who comes from Champions League. End of the game! 2 to 0.
Source: sportbuzz
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