this Betis left the Olympics Rome with which three main points Qualified to qualify for the Round of 16 of the Europa League After a comeback against Rome Jose MourinhoAfter passing the ball to the next round in a very close match, Roma were forced to win at Villamarín in the second round.
Roma and Betis came to the Roman Colosseum, hand in hand with their supporters. Sixty thousand and almost five thousand Verdiblancos, to whom Mourinho entrusted him at a press conference, quickly turned the Rome Olympics into a cauldron ready to experience the clash for the priority of the Europa League Group C.
The match started with uncertainty. Neither was able to take control of a match that changed soon after Çelik’s injury. He collided with teammate Cristante on Roma’s right lane, tripping his leg, preventing him from continuing.
The first arrival of danger came from the visitors, eighth minute, from Canales’ left foot, hitting a loose ball off the side first, but Rui Patricio saved it without much trouble. It was a warning about what Betis would be: owning with verticality.
And five minutes later, first joy could come to Betis with a nice move between Guido and Fekir, and the Frenchman slammed into the woodworking, their first clear chance of the match. The contestants shared ownership and control, but Betis was in danger.
But the first setback came as the game leaned towards Verdiblanco. Indisputable in Pellegrini’s plan, Fekir had to leave due to discomfort in his right leg, which led to Luiz Henrique.
He rebalanced the scales. Roma had a few quick starts until the opponent managed to generate revenue within minutes on the field.. In the diagonal, he was taut and restrained in the way Dybala was used to, and after a light header from Ibáñez, the ball went straight into Ruibal’s hand. Referee signals, YESmaximum penalty.
‘Joya’ took responsibility and executed from eleven meters to blow up his fans after a half hour meeting. Betis reacted quickly, did not let herself be intimidated, and with a lightning meter they placed themselves in the Roman zone, but new entrant Luiz Henrique spotted the easy center for Rui Patricio. The team led by ‘engineer’ Pellegrini, who has much to say, warned.
Roma did not close the arreón of the verdibalncos and Betis grew with the minutes until they received their awards. Luiz Henrique dropped the ball ahead and Guido shot Rui Patricio In the 40th minute, he came to the right post to equalize the match.
The first half got out of control in the final stages and Betis could have paid dearly when Zaniolo hit the crossbar and Rui Silva used a fantastic hand right on the edge of Dybala’s hit.
The second half started at a brisk pace. Cristante was supposed to take ‘Loba’ forward, but Rui Silva grew up under the sticks to save the furniture.
Pellegrini carried the coin and took an underweight Joaquín off the field On the Verdiblanco attack and that turned into a hug with Mourinho on his way to the bench.
The local team is the control of a Betis, who seems satisfied with the score in Rome, equal parts inefficiency and evenly scattering verticality against a well-organized and dissolving defensive line – or a failed Rui Silva under the clubs. seized. .
However, the least expected hero Luiz Henrique, who came into the game after Fekir’s injury and won his team with a head shot that leaked from the corner in the 88th minute, did not know a point. almost five thousand displaced supporters.
this Betis dropped the classification to the last 16 under the ‘olé’ of their fans By playing well in Roma in the first half and showing a lot of maturity in the second half, where they knew how to use the clearest chance, they had to make it very difficult for Roma in the Europa League and they had to win. A Zaniolo in Benito Villamarín without one of his stars, who receives a direct red card after an unmixed attack.
Data sheet:
1 – Rome: Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibanez; Steel (Spinazzola, m.5), Cristante (Camara, m.80), Matic, Zalewski; Zaniolo, Dybala (El Shaarawy, art. 80); Abraham (Belotti, m.73).
2 – Betis: Well done; Ruibal, Luiz Felipe, Pezzella, Miranda (Alex Moreno, art. 75); Saved (William Carvalho, m.75), Rodriguez; Canales, Fekir (Luiz Henrique, m.22), Joaquín (Rodri, m.60) ; Willian Jose (Borja Iglesias, m.75).
Aim: 1-0, art.34: Dybala (penalty); 1-1, art.40: Guido; 1-2, m.88: Luiz Henrique.
Judge: Matej Pitcher (SLO). Showed Mancini (m.71) a yellow card from Rome; and Luiz Felipe (m.29), Bravo (m.32), Guardado (m.33), Pezzella from Betis (m.83). He expelled Zaniolo (art. 93) from Rome with a direct red card.
Events: The match, which coincided with the third day of the Europa League group stage, was played at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. A minute’s silence was held for the tragedy at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Indonesia.