Final result: Roma-Lecce 4-1
Roma’s report cards (by Giacomo Iacobellis)
Svilar 6 – Krstovic displaces him from the spot, otherwise his match is a matter of ordinary administration. But with the same security as always between the posts.
Left-handed 7 – Last night’s goal makes up for the mistake in front of goal against Atalanta. The physical duel with Baschirotto is all to be experienced, with Mancini imposing himself at the far post to make it 2-1. King of high balls also in defense.
Hummels 6.5 – The understanding with Mancini and Ndicka increases from game to game. Even against Lecce the former Dortmund player plays a game of great authority, not giving up on putting himself forward even in the opponent’s half of the pitch (From 81′ Mario Hermoso sv)
Ndicka 6.5 – His header almost didn’t lead to Dybala’s 2-0 at the end of the first half. Solid and precise in the defensive phase.
Celik 6 – Good start, with a perfect cross for Dybala already in the 5th minute, but Falcone doesn’t let himself be surprised. He comes out due to injury after about twenty minutes (From the 23rd minute Abdulhamid 6 – Half a vote less because he overwhelms Coulibaly causing the penalty with which Lecce scores the 1-1, half a vote more because he serves Pisilli for the assist to make the 3-1 finalizing Dybala’s intuition).
Kone 7.5 – The Frenchman is increasingly the new master of Roma’s midfield. He runs, recovers balls and scores, this time also adding goals (another specialty of the house). The action with which he scores the 4-1 is the reflection of his overflowing strength.
Paredes 7 – He doesn’t give up on kicking from outside, an aspect that this Roma team had often lacked without him, and shows Professor-like geometry in the Giallorossi’s ball rotation. Footballer found.
Angelino 6 – He doesn’t have a particularly brilliant performance, taking care to contain rather than diverging too far forward. Wise choice because we have to defend the area of the pitch behind a possessed El Shaarawy.
Saelemaekers 7 – His recovery is one of the best news for Ranieri and Roma fans. He opens the ball with an assist from El Shaarawy and gives the constant feeling of being able to hurt Lecce’s defence. It’s a shame that the ball was kicked a little too far at the end of the first half (From 56′ Pisilli 7 – The young talent from the Roma school enters the pitch well, scoring the 3-1 against the South and providing the assist for Kone’s 4-1. What more could you ask him?).
El Shaarawy 7.5 – He has the same vote as the scorers because he had a hand in at least two goals. In addition to this, a lot of quality and just as much dynamism on the offensive front, with Beep Beep-like outbursts together with Saelemaekers. Among the best in the field (From 81′ Zalewski sv).
Dybala 6.5 – He doesn’t score, it’s true, but his role as a fake nine gives Lecce no points of reference and allows him to communicate freely with his teammates. He comes close to scoring with his chest and creates at least 3-4 clear scoring chances.
Claudio Ranieri 7 – Good fourth for Claudio, who finally manages to celebrate and put three points in his pocket. The road is still long, but last night his Roma gave the first real sign of life. And the numbers in front of goal, despite Lecce’s serious defensive gaps, finally give hope.
Lecce’s report cards (by Filippo D’Angelo)
Falcon 6 – He concedes four goals but has very little responsibility, given that he pays more for the carelessness of his defense. Without his saves, some of which were very important, the deficit would have been much heavier.
Baschirotto 5 – Uncertain match for the central defender, who is particularly suffering from the work of the Roma attackers. In the second half he then lost a bloody duel with Mancini, who stole his time and bagged the momentary 2-1 for the Giallorossi with a splendid header.
Gaspar 6 – The best in Lecce’s defence, who then lost him a few minutes before the ninetieth minute due to a bad injury. He leaves the pitch on a stretcher, as his knee has made a truly strange and unnatural movement.
Jean 5.5 – Saelemaekers is lost after a few minutes, paving the way for Roma’s first lead. In general he doesn’t play a great match, paying a lot for Roma’s accelerations on the wing. From 65′ Pierotti 5.5 – Not a high level performance.
Guilbert 5.5 – Not the perfect match, of course, but he certainly spent a lot of energy until the last minute. It’s a shame that his dedication wasn’t useful to Lecce.
Coulibaly 6 – He gets back into the game in Lecce by getting a penalty, as he deceives Abdulhamid with a really interesting insertion. Apart from this, however, he suffers a bit in midfield and in the second half he definitely fades away. From 65′ Berisha 6 – He enters a now compressed situation and comes very close to scoring, denied in full recovery only by the post.
Ramadani 5.5 – In the middle of the field he is perhaps the one who suffers the most. Roma’s much possession paid off and Giampaolo called him back to the bench at half-time, looking for a shock. From the 46th minute Kaba. 5.5 – Called into action to give greater depth to the midfield, he was too nervous and even received a yellow card.
Dorgu 5 – One of the worst races offered so far. Static, not very shiny and in trouble under the door. In the second half he then lost a ball in mid-field, allowing Koné to recover and then trigger the counterattack which led to Roma’s 3-1 win by Pisilli.
Raffia 6 – Giampaolo launches him in a more advanced position, where he performs well, giving quantity and density to Lecce especially in the final part of the first half. At half-time, however, the coach shuffles the cards on the table and removes him from the field. From 46′ Tete Dying 5.5 – Another race below expectations. In the second half he did very little to create problems for the Giallorossi.
Krstovic 6.5 – Gets Lecce back on track with a perfect penalty, the only flash of his match. Roma closes down every space, leaving very few chances for the center forward who is really struggling.
Rebic 6 – Difficult match with no real flashes until the thirty-eighth minute, when Coulibaly was introduced and then took a penalty after Abudlhamid’s foul. Counterattack and decisive pass, which helped Lecce a lot. From the 46th minute Oudin 5.5 – He tries to help his team with his quality, but he doesn’t need it to avoid defeat.
Marco Giampaolo 5 – Roma read his tactical intentions well, inflicting a very heavy defeat on him. His growth path shows the first cracks at the Olimpico.