AS Roma has secured the quarterfinals in the Coppa Italia on Thursday evening. The team of coach José Mourinho was still 0-1 behind second division Lecce, but eventually turned it into a relatively simple 3-1 victory. Tammy Abraham signed with the winning goal for his fifteenth of the season across all competitions. Rick Karsdorp started in the base with Roma and stayed on the field for ninety minutes.
The first fifteen minutes gave no clue as to who would throw the first blow. The teams kept each other in check until Arturo Calabresi turned the Stadio Olimpico upside down. The Lecce defender timed perfectly on a corner from Antonio Barreca and nodded the ball behind Rui Patrício. The visitors, however, brought too little to initiate a stunt. Immediately after the goal, Roma created opportunities via Carles Pérez and Felix Afena-Gyan, but Lecce closing post Gabriel (who had already come in after 21 minutes for the injured Marco Bleve) kept his goal clean for the time being.
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Until five minutes before rest. Abraham extended a corner from Sérgio Oliveira to Marash Kambulla, who was able to tap in for the equalizer. I Giallorossia However, they needed more to bring the visitors to their knees, Mourinho also saw. The Portuguese made three changes at halftime: Nicolò Zaniolo, Matias Viña and Henrikh Mkhitaryan came in front of Jordan Veretout, Ainsley Maitland-NIles and Pérez respectively. Zaniolo’s entrance in particular had an influence. The midfielder immediately emerged as the conductor of the team and was at the basis of the 2-1 in the 54th minute. Zaniolo replaced fellow substitute Mkhitaryan, who delivered the ball to Abraham. The Englishman barely needed space for a shot and defeated Gabriel: 2-1.
If there was still hope at Lecce, Mario Gargiulo finally put an end to it after an hour of play. The midfielder floored Zaniolo and received his second yellow card. However, Roma kept a low profile until ten minutes before time. Mkhitaryan sent Eldor Shmodurov away, who sprinted at lightning speed towards the enemy target. The Uzbek cut out his direct opponent and shot hard and low: 3-1. The duel was over and then quietly came to an end.
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