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27 September 2020The big match between Roma and Juventus ends 2-2.

Postponement of the second day decided by Veretout braces for the Giallorossi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the Bianconeri.

Juve now at 4 points, 2 points behind Napoli, Milan and Verona.

First point for the Capitoline.



At the Olimpico field wet from the persistent rain of these days, but in good condition.

In the stands, together with the thousands of spectators, there are for the first time the new owners of Roma, Dan and Ryan Friedkin.

Fonseca sent Dzeko into the field from the first minute and with the captain's armband who now looked like a Juventus player.

Pirlo immediately ranks Alvaro Morata, who arrived just a few days ago, in place of the Bosnian.

Giallorossi with 3-4-2-1: Mirante;

Mancini, Ibanez, Kumbulla;

Santon, Pellegrini, Veretout, Spinazzola;

Pedro, Mkhitaryan;

Dzeko.

Juve responds with 4-4-2: Szczesny;

Cuadrado, Bonucci, Chiellini, Danilo;

Kulusevski, Rabiot, McKennie, Ramsey;

Morata, Ronaldo.

Beginning of study, the first real chance is for Roma in the 13th minute: great personal action by Mkhitaryan who with a series of dribbles enters the area, however, face to face with Szczesny, he is hypnotized by the Polish goalkeeper.

The bianconeri show up in the middle of the first half with a pressure that produces only a few corners.

The Giallorossi press high and at 30 'Veretout recovers the ball, exchanges it with Pedro and shoots, Rabiot hits with his arm.

For Di Bello it is rigor.

Veretout goes from the spot: Sczcesny deflects, ball on the post and in the net: 1-0 (31 ').

Still on a penalty, Juve's draw arrives.

At 43 'Ronaldo enters the area, touched with Pellegrini's hand.

From 11 meters Cristiano Ronaldo displaces Mirante for the 1-1 (44 ').

But the first half is not over and in the 46th minute the new Roma advantage arrives with a perfect counterattack: Dzeko launches Mkhitaryan into the open field who flies to the left and puts a ball in the middle for Veretout who stops and scores twice (46 ').



In the second half we restart with the same 22 in the field.

Juve tries to force, but Roma goes very close to the trio with an action on the Dzeko-Spinazzola axis, with the ball still for the Bosnian who, all alone on the spot, kicks on the post (55 ').

Bianconeri's response with a shot from a good position by CR7, but the ball in the arms of Mirante (57 ').

Pirlo made two substitutions, inside Douglas Costa and Arthur, outside Morata and McKennie.

In midfield Rabiot's foul on the wild Mkhitaryan, second yellow card and the Frenchman must leave the field, sent off (62 ').

Another good chance for Dzeko, this time on a cross from Santon, but the shot by the Giallorossi striker ends up in the arms of the goalkeeper (64 ').

Another change in the 68th minute with Bruno Peres in Roma (for Santon) and Bentancur (for Ramsey) in Juve.

Pirlo's team equalized in the 69th minute: action on the right by Danilo who crossed in the middle, imperious detachment by Ronaldo who, in the midst of three Roma defenders, beat Mirante again: 2-2.

Fonseca removes Pellegrini to insert Diawara (72 '), Pirlo replaces Kulusevski for Frabotta (85').

Final pressure Rome, but 2-2 remains.