Series A
Coppa Italia | Roma 2-1 Cremonese: Comeback for a Derby
Romelu Lukaku and a beneficiant Paulo Dybala penalty allowed Roma to overturn Cremonese and arrange a Coppa Italia quarter-final towards rivals Lazio.
The Grigiorossi had eradicated Roma from the Coppa Italia final season and likewise overwhelmed them in Serie A, so this was not a fixture to be taken without any consideration. Evan Ndicka was already on the Africa Cup of Nations, with Houssem Aouar, Chris Smalling, Tammy Abraham and Marash Kumbulla injured, whereas the guests missed Cristian Buonaiuto, Emanuele Valeri, Alessio Brambilla, Mouhamadou Sarr and Charles Pickel.
There have been remarkably 4 Cremonese gamers booked within the opening 16 minutes, then Lorenzo Pellegrini’s free kick was palmed out of the highest nook.
Zeki Celik made a vital interception to stop David Okereke tapping in, however Roma had a chaotic double alternative when first Andreas Jungdal made the gorgeous save on Belotti sliding in on the again put up, then Pellegrini smashed the rebound onto the crossbar.
Diego Llorente took one for the group with a determined deal with, booked for taking down Zanimacchia on the counter-attack, his free kick then simply over the bar.
Cremonese took the lead after some chaotic defending did not clear their strains, Paolo Ghiglione knocking it down for Frank Tsadjout to flick it round Cristante and rating from six yards.
Tuia made a decisive last-ditch block to cease Belotti scoring from eight yards and Zanimacchia curled vast.
Roma needed to change one thing, so Jose Mourinho made a triple substitution, together with Paulo Dybala in entrance of a four-man defence.
It nearly paid off instantly, Dybala’s slide-rule move discovering Lukaku just for a courageous Valentin Antov defensive block.
Roma hit the woodwork once more, as Stephan El Shaarawy’s right-foot angled drive was deflected off Antov onto the within of the far put up.
Mile Svilar additionally needed to come flying out to cease Massimo Coda going clear on a protracted ball from the Cremonese goalkeeper.
Dybala and El Shaarawy ballooned over, whereas Leandro Paredes noticed his daisy-cutter deflected astray, however Roma lastly equalised with a well-worked group transfer.
Lukaku’s dummy allowed the Dybala move by way of for Sardar Azmoun, who instantly laid it off for the Belgian to comb house.
They had been pouring ahead and acquired a reasonably beneficiant penalty for the mistimed Leonardo Sernicola deal with on Leonardo Spinazzola, as there was little or no contact. Dybala transformed powerfully into the underside nook to show the sport round.
Even the goalkeeper went up for the ultimate nook, however El Shaarawy failed to search out the web of an open objective on the counter when struck by cramp.
Roma 2-1 Cremonese
Tsadjout 37 (C), Lukaku 77 (R), Dybala pen 84 (R)
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