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Roma Women won the inaugural Trofeo Luisa Petrucci with a 4-0 win over Florentia on Sunday afternoon.
Betty Bavagnoli's sided dominated throughout, scoring two goals in each half to wrap up the win, two weeks before the Serie A Femminile season gets underway. The scoring began with an early own goal, before Anna Maria Serturini slotted home for 2-0. In the second half, Flaminia Simonetti increased the advantage to three, before Serturini scored again late on to complete the win. Here's what we learnt from the match. Simonetti, Bonfantini influential Roma made great use of width throughout the game, attacking Florentia down the channels. Key to this success was number 22, Agnese Bonfantini, who started on the right before drifting to the left more often in the second half. Skilful and quick-thinking, the forward allowed Roma to play with a fluency that Florentia struggled to deal with. Also impressive was Simonetti, whose strike for 3-0 was the best goal in the game. Simonetti made a lot of ground on a mazy run before finishing from the right-hand side of the box. But it wasn't just the goal that stood out. Simonetti helped dictate the flow of the game with her passing and movement between the thirds. Defence does well to keep clean sheet Roma's backline stood firm against Florentia, who weren't without their opportunities. Particularly solid were Emma Louise Lipman - a former Leeds Metropolitan University student - and captain Elisa Bartoli. Lipman was strong aerially and on the ground, cutting out danger and making important clearances. Meanwhile, left-back Bartoli barely put a foot wrong, leading by example throughout. Roma's goalkeeper, Rosalia Pipitone, was also a positive presence at the back, pulling off a couple of fine saves and also distributing the ball well. Roma vary it up in possession In the attacking phase, the back four were equally comfortable in playing out from the back as they were in going long. Importantly, they knew the right time to play and the right time to clear the danger, meaning they used the ball wisely. Possession was very rarely wasted, meaning Roma could control the flow of the game all over the pitch. Movement in midfield also helped the case, causing problems for the opposition. Scudetto credentials still unclear As good a performance as this was from Roma, it is still unclear how the Women will do in their maiden campaign in Serie A Femminile this season. Florentia were not the strongest opponent - they gained promotion to Serie A for the first time in their history last season - and tougher tests will await Bavagnoli's women over the course of the season. Besides, we have nothing to measure this performance against. Roma too will be playing in Serie A for the first time, having founded the Women's team this summer. Expectations will be high given that Roma are one of the few recognisable names in the league, but this game was no yardstick to measure Roma's title chances by. However, what can be said is that Roma dominated, something that will undoubtedly give Bavagnoli confidence in her team. An intriguing and exciting season awaits for Roma's Women.
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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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