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Tonight at the Olimpico, the Roma-Lecce match takes place. On the field, two teams that share the colors and the vital need for 3 points.

On the brink of relegation zone: this is the status of the teams that will play the Roma-Lecce match tonight at the Olimpico in Rome.

After a warm welcome from a small group of fans to the Roma bus, a tough challenge is expected.

The precedents are encouraging but risky for the home team: the previous encounter at the Olimpico ended in a 2-1 lightning-fast match with the final touch of two Giallorossi goals, by Azmoun and Lukaku, at 90’+1 and 90’+4, respectively.
The Salentini took the lead in the second half thanks to Almqvist‘s goal.

What will happen today, with Dobvyk not called up and out of action and Dybala taking his place, is hard to predict.

So, we start to watch, with bated breath, the match that will determine which of the two teams, currently on equal points, will make a little step closer to the middle of the table.

Roma-Lecce, the first half

Soon the highlights of the first half of the match will be revealed.

1′ The first chance is for Koné, who gains dangerous possession of the ball but then slips almost committing a foul and gives the ball back to Lecce.

2′ Koné again, near the goal, falls. It’s a foul and is refuted by Falcone.

5′ Everyone in Lecce’s half attacking the Salentini with headers.

5′ ROMA GREAT CHANCE, with a header by Dybala just missing the goal.

10′ Another opportunity for Roma, again from a cross by Dybala, which goes too high and diagonal.

12′ The first yellow card of the match to Saelemaekers, cautioned despite getting to the ball first.

14′ ROMA GOAL! Scored by Saelemaekers, who was cautioned two minutes earlier, on El Shaarawy’s assist.

18′ Game stopped: Celik is down. Abddoulhamid warms up. Then the Turkish defender gets up and resumes play.

23′ Roma substitution: Celik off, Adboulhamid on.

25′ Foul by Ndicka on Krstovic.

The minutes pass with both teams fighting for possession, but without any real moments of danger.

On the sidelines, meanwhile, 5 players are warming up, including Baldanzi.

34′ Roma chance: Paredes shoots powerfully with his right foot from outside the box but the ball goes wide.

35′-36′-37′ Three golden opportunities, all missed by Roma: the first by Abdoulhamid, the second by Saelemaekers. The third is Dybala hitting the frame of the goal but saved by Falcone’s hands.

39′ Adboulhamid fouls Coulibaly in the Giallorossi penalty area. A penalty is awarded: Krstovic takes it and catches Svilar off guard. LECCE GOAL!

43′ Roma chance with Dybala whose shot is cleared and recovered by El Shaarawy, who ultimately wins the throw-in.

There are three minutes of added time.

45′ + 1 Roma great chance with Dybala’s assist, who instead of shooting decides to pass to Faraone, whose good shot is deflected.

The first half of Roma-Lecce ends in an exhausting 1-1.

The second half

The pace in the second half is more intense: the Salentini mark the Romans even more tightly, while Roma looks for forward passes.

49′ Roma chance with a long-range shot from Paredes straight into Falcone’s hands.

52′ Lecce chance with a run from Kaba stopped skillfully by Koné.

55′ Roma substitutions: Saelemaekers off, Pisilli on.

57′ Pisilli, the new addition, takes a shot on target but almost scores. Shortly after, a Roma corner, taken by Paredes, is wasted.

59′ ROMA GOAL! Mancini heads in and celebrates under the Sud.

63′ Lecce chance with a sprint from Tete Morente, who is stopped without a foul by Pisilli.

64′ Jean comes off; Coulibaly is replaced by Berisha.

67′ GOOOOAL Roma! Pisilli scores a goal assisted by Abdoulhamid, cheered loudly by fans and the Roma speaker. It’s 3-1!

69′ Lecce corner taken by number 10 Oudin. The Romans defend their fort.

72′ Roma chance with a side shot from Koné going wide. Shortly after, El Shaarawy also attempts a shot, this time from outside the box, just above the crossbar and untouched by Falcone.

Roma grows in aggression, driven by the youthful anger of Pisilli and Koné’s method.

77′ Yellow card for Oudin for a foul on Paredes.

Roma substitutions: Hummels off, Hermoso on; El Shaarawy off, Zalewski on.

84′ Roma chance with a cross from Dybala that Abdoulhamid fails to reach.

86′ ROMA GOAL! Finally Koné takes the spotlight and scores the fourth goal for the home team. Getting a yellow card from Chiffi for knocking down the flagpole.

Meanwhile, Kialonda Gaspar goes down and is later taken away on a stretcher by the emergency personnel.

There are 4 minutes of added time separating Roma from a nearly certain victory.

91′ Lecce chance: but Berisha‘s shot hits the left post and bounces away from the goal.

The match ends, Roma breathes a sigh of relief and enjoys their three points with the approval of the Olimpico.