The Lazio has tried, Roma won. And of course there will be criticism of Pioli for the attitude of his team, which also was not content that would guarantee the playoffs of the Champions League. One holds that the Roma, for admission of the same De Rossi after the race, would have approved, and that the more it seemed the most likely outcome on the eve. Who points the finger at this choice, however, he has not taken the abysmal difference between participating in the Champions League and participate in the preliminary round of the Champions League. As if the setbacks suffered in the series in late August by the Italian teams in recent years they had not taught anything. Taking that amount would not have deleted a risk to Lazio, would only postponed for three months. In May, you can not know which opponent will touch you in luck (and there will be very strong), you can not know what the state of the form and you’ll be even with the team that will face the inside or outside. A team may not yet adequately reinforced by the market precisely because of the uncertainty in relation to participation in the Champions, as happened in Naples last year. Better to accept that risk or get it now, with this team, in these conditions of form and against an opponent at a time not as irresistible as the current Roma, moreover with the bearing of a proof of Appeal in case of failure?
The Lazio chose everything immediately and, as above, it can not be blamed. Klose had not failed with the colossal opportunity to address immediately the match on its tracks, forcing the Giallorossi to find the side to its deadly counterattack, probably we would be celebrating anything epilogue. Instead the Rome defended itself (well) for an hour, then take over by inserting Pjanic in midfield but especially with the substitution of a non Totti received a Ibarbo whose dynamism and resourcefulness that have put mercilessly bare the current limits of athletic Gentiletti. And when Iturbe finally gave meaning to his season by converting the break generated by Nainggolan and finished by Ibarbo it was not the classic bolt from the blue. Because the team of Garcia in a quarter of an hour had already produced more than he was able to make the Lazio in the previous hour. At that point it was too late for agreements of non-aggression and even after the draw of Djordjevic, Lazio did not stop, even going to hunt the whole mail with the remaining energy in the final minutes. But did not lose for that, because to break again the balance was a kick, translated the unexpected Yanga-Mbiwa in his first goal in Serie A heavy.
The Roma in Champions League therefore. But also celebrates the Napoli, who will still try his chances in the match against Lazio on Sunday at San Paolo. Winning, Benitez agguanterebbe gasp third place that seemed impossible until a few weeks ago, thanks to the direct confrontation in favor of equal points with the Biancocelesti. And in that case, Lazio, after having crossed the Paradise, would remain with absolutely nothing in his hand.
The penultimate day of the championship goes to the archives with 30 goals overall, share reached or exceeded five times in the last six rounds. Not bad when you consider that only happened in many occasions in the first 31. The total say 977, are missing then just 23 to touch the thousand mark for the third consecutive season after the hardships of the first eight Serie A championships from enlargement to 20 teams, even if the 1035 goal of last year remain a mirage. Among the events of this round of statistical races worth emphasizing especially the two shotguns. The 27th of the career of Toni in Serie A is the attacker of a Verona 38th birthday (today) at the top of the list of markers. Sunday should resist the return of Tevez and / or Icardi, at the same time become the oldest scorer in the history of the series in a single round (surpassing Hubner, king of the bomber to 35 years in 2002 with Piacenza) and the first player to win the title with the shirt Hellas.
Then there is El Shaarawy who, returning from a starter after four months, updated a lot ‘of individual statistics yellowed by time. Not scored 6 and a half months (in Genoa against Sampdoria his only acute season so far, on 8 November) and came back to swell the network at the San Siro after two full years: the last time it had happened in derby on 24 February 2013. To find its goals, however, you have to rewind the tape up to 30 November 2012, when he dragged the Milan success in Catania. Second penalty save in the season for Buffon: Insigne victim, who missed the first penalty kick in Serie A, while they did not disappoint from the spot Toni, Pazzini (100th goal in A) and Pepe, another welcome return on the scoresheet, after 3-year ordeal. Not scored by Juventus-Lazio 2-1 on 11 April 2012. First centers in Serie A for Magnanelli, Alonso, Lestienne, Jajalo and David Lopez, besides the aforementioned Yanga-Mbiwa, while Sturaro stamped for the first time at Juventus .
As for assists, finally, to those allocated during the weekend it’s added only one: to Klose for Djordjevic. Particularly unfortunate, however, owners of Ibarbo, since the passage of winning Colombian Iturbe was deflected by Gentiletti. And in these cases, the bonus is not granted.
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