Serie A: Inter-Turin 1-0, Rome-Sampdoria 1-1 – Sport
Inter beat Turin 1-0 in a match of the 19 th matchday of the Serie A championship. Rome-Sampdoria 1-1. Verona-Fiorentina ends 1-1.
The chronicle of Roma-Sampdoria, Inter-Turin And Verona-Fiorentina
Hakimi is gone, flew away to Paris? No problem, Dumfries takes care of enhancing and launching Inter still at the top of the standings. In fact, a goal from the Dutchman (the third in the last four games) is enough to beat Turin and hit the seventh consecutive victory in the league, in a game that had to be complicated and difficult was thanks to the all-out pressing of the grenades, who for a long time clipped the wings of Simone Inzaghi’s men. However, it was not enough to slow them down, with the Nerazzurri enjoying Christmas at the top of the standings, in a moment of extraordinary form: not only the seventh success in a row, but also the sixth consecutive game without sub-goals (in a partial open with 17 goals scored and 0 conceded), with Handanovic unbeaten for over 550 ‘. Without forgetting the Meazza factor, where Inter won 19 games in 2021.
The great success on the field of Atalanta last Saturday had loaded the Giallorossi environment and the match with Sampdoria seemed the right opportunity to confirm a good final in 2021 and climb the rankings. Instead, Roma found themselves in front of a concentrated opponent, never in trouble (except in the excited minutes of recovery), good at building a few but important opportunities and at exploiting at least one. How much was enough to come out undefeated from the Olimpico. The 1-1 final is right (Sampdoria has also hit a sensational post) and for the hosts the opportunity to approach fourth place fades. In front of D’Aversa chooses the Caputo-Gabbiadini duo, the novelty in goal is the Roman and Romanist Wladimiro Falcone. Mourinho deploys Zaniolo in support of Abraham. And the Englishman knocks first, on 4 ‘, but his diagonal comes out to the side. Sampdoria tries to manage possession of the ball so as not to expose itself to the Giallorossi counterattack. On the Zaniolo-Veretout axis, Roma tries to break through preferably in the right lane. And in the 25th minute he has another chance: Veretout hits a corner hard at the near post, Ibanez extends, but no one is ready for the match with the ball.
Verona runs away with Lasagna, Fiorentina replies with Castrovilli. The Bentegodi challenge, the classic two-faced race, ends with a fair tie. Crackling first half for a hungry and tidy Verona, despite the numerous absences between injuries and suspensions. Recovery with a more assured Fiorentina, more eager and with greater dynamism than the yellow-blues in an oxygen crisis. The first half of Verona is extraordinary for application and determination. The Venetians are pressing across the board, not giving the Viola the opportunity to think nor the space to do so. The advantage is legitimate. Verona takes Fiorentina high, doubles across the board and as soon as in possession of the ball verticalizes. The action of the goal is the result of this tactical understanding, with Simeone extending for Lasagna and the former Udinese punishing Terraciano guilty in no man’s land. Fiorentina struggles to find speed in their maneuver and makes few balls reach the tips with Vlahovic too alone to fight with the central players of the Venetians.