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One week after missing out on three points due to a stoppage time equaliser, Roma this time benefitted from a late goal as they came back to draw 1-1 with Fiorentina. The Stadio Artemio Franchi has been a difficult place for visitors this season, and Roma found out why in a frustrating match of football. Edin Dzeko wasted a couple of chances, while Nicolo Zaniolo, a surprise inclusion in the starting lineup, wasn't afraid to try his luck, but couldn't get his first Serie A goal. Fiorentina had plenty of chances themselves, but only three of their 14 shots were on target. They had a golden opportunity in the second half when Federico Chiesa broke in behind the Giallorossi defence, but Giovanni Simeone couldn't latch onto his pass for what would have been a tap in. It took a late equaliser for Roma to snatch a point, meaning it's two consecutive 1-1 draws for the Giallorossi. Goal one: Jordan Veretout (0-1) Roma fell behind in the first half after a controversial penalty decision. Cengiz Under tried to play the ball back to Robin Olsen, but Fiorentina forward Giovanni Simeone latched onto the pass. As Olsen came out to thwart him, Simeone went down after the faintest contact. Replays showed it was actually Simeone who kicked Olsen in the head, rather than the foul being the other way, but VAR failed to overturn the decision. Once the decision had been made, it was up to Olsen to try and stop Jordan Veretout's penalty, but there wasn't much he could so as the French midfielder sent it flying into the top corner. Whilst the officials made a clear mistake in awarding the penalty, the situation could have been averted without Under's sloppy pass. It was a risk to play the ball back to the goalkeeper from his position, especially given the lack of pace in Roma's defence. Simeone had ghosted between Federico Fazio and Juan Jesus, who should also have dealt with the situation better, and was ready to pounce before the spot kick was given. Goal two: Alessandro Florenzi (1-1) Captain for the day in the absence of Daniele De Rossi, Florenzi dug his team out of a hole with a late equaliser. The ball went wide to Aleksandar Kolarov, who got the ball out of his feet and played a deep cross into the box. Goalkeeper Alban Lafont parried the ball away, with Florenzi swinging at the ball with his left foot. It bounced into the ground before crossing the line to make it 1-1. Florenzi shot with instinct, not overthinking the action. While the connection wasn't clean, his urgency to get the ball in the net made it a difficult situation for the Fiorentina defenders to deal with. Even though Lafont was stranded, Florenzi still had a sea of defenders to shoot through, but he didn't worry about pinpoint precision. He found his space, knew he had to shoot quickly, and found the bottom corner to ensure Roma avoided a defeat. Highlights from Serie A YouTube
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Founder and editor of Giallorossi Yorkshire, who is also a columnist for Roma's official website about the women's team. Categories
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