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Serie A | Torino 1-1 Roma: Zapata replies to Lukaku

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1 year ago

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Romelu Lukaku scored his third aim in as many begins for Roma, however Duvan Zapata broke his Torino duck to make sure the factors have been shared.

The Granata missed Koffi Djidji and David Zima, with Nikola Vlasic and Samuele Ricci not totally match. Jose Mourinho got here off Thursday’s Europa League journey to Moldova with out Renato Sanches, Marash Kumbulla and Tammy Abraham, whereas Lorenzo Pellegrini and Chris Smalling have been solely match for the bench, however introduced in Stephan El Shaarawy to reflect Toro’s ways.

Duvan Zapata nearly joined Roma final month, then almost opened the scoring inside three minutes, his header drawing a tricky save from Rui Patricio on the Valentin Lazaro cross.

Romelu Lukaku accomplished a give and go along with Paulo Dybala to fireside simply vast, whereas Ricardo Rodriguez volleyed over from a cleared nook.

Nemanja Radonjic despatched a defender to floor earlier than drilling straight at Rui Patricio, then Duvan Zapata solely managed to look an Ivan Ilic nook vast.

After the restart, Lukaku surged down the suitable and rolled throughout for the Dybala tap-in, denied by a determined Rodriguez sliding block.

Demba Seck acquired away from Evan N’Dicka and flashed a end throughout the face of aim, skimming the far put up with no person prepared for the tap-in.

Bryan Cristante was very unfortunate to not open the scoring on 59 minutes when assembly Leonardo Spinazzola’s cross with an odd flick which beat Vanja Milinkovic-Savic solely to bounce off the within of the far put up, cleared by Ilic on the rebound.

Lukaku held off his marker to show within the field, just for the shot to be charged down by Rodriguez, nevertheless it was only a warning signal for the aim.

Quickly after, he had a really related transfer when gathering from Rasmus Kristensen together with his proper foot, turned Alessandro Buongiorno and drilled left-footed beneath the defender’s legs from 12 yards. This was the Belgian’s third aim in as many begins for Roma in all competitors.

Lazaro couldn’t hold his header on track from a Perr Schuurs cross, however Torino did equalise when Ilic whipped a free kick to the again put up for the Duvan Zapata diving header, his first aim within the Granata jersey.

It remained vast open to the tip, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic twice anticipating Andrea Belotti on two courageous headers.

Torino 1-1 Roma

Lukaku 69 (R), Duvan Zapata 85 (T)