Edin Dzeko has been phenomenal this season to the tune of 29 goals but he was nowhere to be seen on Wednesday.
Roma’s search for their first trophy in nine years got a lot harder after being deservedly beaten by crosstown rivals Lazio in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Ciro Immobile did the goalscoring damage, as Simone Inzaghi set up his side brilliantly to swarm one of Europe’s in-form teams, easily soaking up Roma’s tame attacks and tearing gaping holes in their backline on the break.
Roma huffed and puffed but in comparison with Sunday night’s exertions at…
Normally reliable and solid in the middle, Daniele De Rossi had one of his worst performances in a while vs. Sampdoria.
Radja Nainggolan’s first-half goal was all Roma needed to beat Udinese and pull closer to Juventus at the top of table.