GIALLOROSSI YORKSHIRE BLOG
After five games without a win, Roma's season finally got back on track on Wednesday night with a 4-0 thrashing of Frosinone. The Giallorossi took an early lead through Cengiz Under and never looked back, going three goals up before half-time. Aleksandar Kolarov added a fourth in the second half to mark Daniele De Rossi's 600th Roma appearance with a win. There was also a Roma debut, as young full-back Luca Pellegrini replaced the captain late on for his first senior appearance. Here's a look at all the goals. Goal one: Cengiz Under (1-0) Roma needed to make a statement after a run of poor results, and what better way to do so than with a goal in the opening few minutes. Cengiz Under got his first goal of the season in quite some style. Picking up the ball just inside the Frosinone half, the Turkish winger nutmegged one opponent before dribbling past another. Under always plays with a direct, forward momentum, and his approach paid dividends as he found an opportunity to shoot from outside the box. He let fly with his left foot, and despite a fingertip from goalkeeper Marco Sportiello, the ball ended up in the bottom corner. It was Cengiz's commitment to running at opponents which made the goal, and the way he struck the ball meant it couldn't be stopped by Sportiello. Goal two: Javier Pastore (2-0) Pastore scored his first goal of the season against Atalanta with a backheel, and he used the same technique again to double his tally for the campaign. Davide Santon got the ball on the right wing, looked up and saw Pastore hovering on the edge of the box. Santon caught the defence out with a square pass to his teammate, who had bypassed a midfielder with his run. When Pastore got in front of his marker in the box, Santon timed the pass well, and Pastore found the far corner with another backheel. He didn't even need to look where the goal was, using spatial awareness and instinct. He played the ball cleanly with the inside of his foot, and it ran into the bottom corner. Goal three: Stephan El Shaarawy (3-0) Restored to the starting lineup, El Shaarawy contributed with a goal to give Roma a virtually unassailable lead going into the break. As Cengiz once again drove directly at defenders and broke into the box, El Shaarawy ghosted in at the back post. As the Frosinone defensive line got caught all over the place, Cengiz was left with a simple square pass to play to his opposite winger. El Shaarawy's pace, movement and intelligence allowed him to get into a scoring position, leaving him with a tap in into an empty net - much like his other goal this season, against Chievo. El Shaarawy was calm and composed, brushing the ball with ease into the goal. Goal four: Aleksandar Kolarov (4-0) Having been brought on for his debut, Luca Pellegrini was keen to make the most of the opportunity. And that he did, as he claimed an assist for the final goal. Running down the left wing, he drifted into the box, using strength to hold off an opponent. Pellegrini was determined and wasn't going to get out-muscled easily. Once in the box, he spotted Kolarov, unmarked, in a central position. Kolarov had shown desire to get into the box at a late stage of the game, showing a professional attitude. Knowing he had space, he calmly controlled the ball on his right foot, before shooting with his preferred left, opening up his body to allow him to place the ball at the right angle. It smashed the underside of the crossbar and bounced over the line to wrap up a convincing win. Highlights from Serie A YouTube
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samuel bannister
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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