Smalling scored with a header to seal the victory, Roma beat Cremona 1-0 at home

2022-08-23 14:26

Smalling scored with a header to seal the victory, Roma beat Cremona 1-0 at home


In the second round of Serie A in the 2022/23 season, Roma beat Cremona 1-0 at home. Pellegrini assisted Smalling with a header in the 65th minute. After the game, Roma temporarily ranked third in the league, while Cremona ranked 18th in the standings.


From the beginning of the game, Roma continued to threaten Cremona with a smooth attack. In only 3 minutes of the opening time, Zaniolo and Abraham cooperated to create an excellent scoring opportunity for Pellegrini, but Radu's wonderful save made Pellegrini's first shot end in failure. 4 minutes later, Dybala sent a cross from the left to Abraham in front of the goal, but the Englishman kicked the ball out of the field under the double-team defense of the opposing player.


In the 18th minute, Zaniolo and Dybala's shots almost rewritten the score for Roma, but Radu saved Cremona's goal with an excellent save performance. In the 25th minute, Karlsdorp crossed the ball in front of the goal after breaking through from the right, but Spinazzola kicked the ball away from close range.


In the last quarter of the first half, Cremona began to occasionally threaten Roma by counterattacking, but neither Desels nor Picker could convert the opportunity into a goal. Before the break, Zaniolo was knocked to the ground by the opposing defender Lohoshvili in the counterattack, and the player was then forced to leave the field for treatment due to a dislocated left shoulder.


After the start of the second half, Roma regained the initiative of the game, but Shalawi's threatening shot in the 55th minute hit the crossbar with Radu's fingertips, and Dybala's follow-up shot was slightly deviated. goal. 5 minutes later, Roma was shocked by Desells' unexpected barb shot, but fortunately the player's shot was also rejected by the crossbar.


Time passed by and the turnaround finally came in the 65th minute: Pellegrini took a corner from the left and Smalling headed the net unmarked to score a precious goal for Roma. ball.


Smalling scored with a header to seal the victory, Roma beat Cremona 1-0 at home


After being scored by the opponent, Cremona immediately launched a crazy counterattack, but they never had a better chance to score. In the end, after the whole game, Roma defeated Cremona with a slight advantage of 1-0.