Rome, bye bye Champions Magie Nasri: forward the City – La Gazzetta dello Sport

December 10, 2014 – ROME

It is written in the history of Rome: the decisive matches those that can make you blow up the fateful rod, the wrong a bit ‘all. A little ‘bad luck, a little’ because, a little ‘fear. As with the City, when the Roma after just 15 ‘moves back in the intensity, comes out mentally from the game and begins to think that the 0-0 is the perfect result. And when you make mistakes like that, delivering weapons and game to the likes of Nasri, Dzeko, Navas and Milner, inevitably in the end you’re bound to sink. In the end, well, celebrates the City, which flies to the knockout stage along with Bayern. For the Roma remains the consolation (lean) Europe League. And, perhaps, of the assault to Juventus in the Scudetto race.

CHESS MATCH – Garcia eventually opts for Pjanic and 4-3 -3, with De Rossi Cole on the bench and in the stands. Pellegrini, however, leaves out Jovetic and must give up Kompany (inside Mangala). So it happens that the Roma started well, with 15 ‘minutes in which the City puts the ropes. Gervinho and Ljajic often play one on one with Zabaleta and Clichy, Totti invents a ball to Holebas (face to face with Hart, shot saved), Demichelis solves melee, with a shudder that caresses the back of Pellegrini. In short, it seems the right approach, except that then marks Bayern with CSKA and unconsciously begins to settle the Roma (0-0, with the victory of the Germans, the Giallorossi qualify). And then to take the reins of the game is the City, with Jesus Navas who puts in a lot of balloons, Dzeko leading often out of position Yanga-Mbiwa and Manolas forced to overtime on Milner, given the poor service in defense of Maicon. And Milner has two good chances before the 20 ‘(right to ride saved, restart with Gervinho shot deflected for a corner by Hart), then to 39′, with Nasri that fishing in front of De Sanctis, but the conclusion is weak .

BRITISH SHOTS – Pellegrini then decided to speed up, called ultraoffensivo the pressure on all ball carriers Giallorossi and decides to risk it all out. For the Roma open spaces inviting to play on the break, with Fernando who saves in extremis on Maicon and Pjanic who committed from outside Hart. At 15 ‘, however, comes the jewel of Nasri, a billiard shot from outside chipping the pole and bag. Totti this time does not turn and then it is hard, even if Nainggolan puts fear from outside to Hart and Ljajic after a whirlwind of fake shot high from a good position. The reaction, however, there is, even if more than anger that head. If the post but did not deny the goal to Manolas and Demichelis not rescued on the line a shot of Right, then the final forcing the Roma would be different. Iturbe is usually confusing, Florenzi this time does not affect. The game is well in the freezer for the City, which controls the rhyth m and space. Until Zabaleta 2-0, on an assist by Nasri. Ends up, for Rome remains the consolation of the Europa League.

Andrea Pugliese

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