In the 12th round of Serie A in the early hours of this morning, Roma away to Verona: in the 26th minute, Davidovic scored; In the 45th minute, Zaniolo scored; In the 87th minute, Volpato made a contribution; In the 90th minute, Sharaoui scored. In the end, Roma beat Verona 2-1.
After the game, Mourinho was praised for his magical substitution: Nemanja Matic and Volpato play, and the two players directed the last two goals. Even more praiseworthy is the birth of 18-year-old Volpato. It was he who helped Roma get three points, with one pass and one shot.
If you care about Rome, you've been struggling lately. Because, after Dybala's injury, Roma's biggest shortcoming has been exposed: weakness. In the case of this game, how many chances did Abraham miss? Zaniolo scored a goal, but he also squandered a good chance.
Let's look at the matches without Dybala: 1-1 Real Betis, 1-0 Sampdoria, 0-1 Napoli, 2-1 Helsinki, 3-1 Verona. against Real Betis, where the goal came in the 53rd minute; The match against Samp was a penalty in the 7th minute; Against Helsinki, goals were scored by Tammy Abraham in the 41st minute and his opponent's own goal in the 62nd minute; In the match against Verona, although three goals were scored, the last two goals were the last moments of the game, and the opponent had one less man in the half.
Neither Tammy Abraham nor Belotti scored efficiently. As for Sharawi and Shomurodov and Zaniolo, neither can they. After Dybala's absence, will Roma's savior be 18-year-old Volpato? Objectively speaking, the Roma forward will not buy people anymore. It can be said that the current Mourinho is not ruined, and can only hope for this young player.
Roma's next two games are crucial: Ludogoretz and Lazio. The former is about the battle for the Europa League qualification; The latter is a derby in the same city. If the front line problem cannot be solved, everything is a cloud. It depends on whether the 18-year-old can continue to perform magic.