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AS Roma recently regained confidence by booking two wins on low flyers. Now the time has come for the Romans to show how it really is with the form. The away match against the tough Udinese is a nice test.
Udinese :
Udinese seemed to be condemned this season to a place in the anonymous middle class, but with Massino Oddo at the helm the turnaround was started. The coach got Udinese back to work and that led to some nice figures. Udinese lost the first home game with Oddo on the sideline of Napoli, which is of course no shame, but then the club from Udine remained unbeaten five times in a row. It should be mentioned that it was not the strongest opponents who came to visit, but still, the points have to be taken. Udinese won victories at Hellas Verona and Benevento without a goal and played against SPAL. The last home game against AC Milan looked like a 0-1 loss, but a late own goal by Gianluigi Donnarumma finally put the 1-1 final score on the board.
Yet it is not only positive news that the clock strikes. Last week, the away match against Torino Udinese offered a nice chance to pass a tick to a direct competitor, but it was the hosts who took the full prize. Before the start of the game, both clubs had collected 33 points and therefore this was a nice test for Udinese. However, the visitors did not succeed in increasing the pressure on Torino. Nicolas N’Koulou opened the score after half an hour and after half time a goal from Andrea Belotti was added. More than enough for the victory: 2-0.
Against UDinese, Udinese hopes to pick up the thread again, but that will certainly not be an easy task. In addition, club top scorer Kevin Lasagna got injured last week and he almost certainly can not take action. The attacker was up to now seven goals. The 33-year-old Maxi Lopez now seems to make an appearance in the attack again.
AS Roma:
At first AS Roma seemed to be able to keep pace with teams like Napoli and Juventus, but by the end of 2017 the draft came in and that resulted in a huge gap with the champion candidates. The Romans set a series of eight games with only one victory and that is simply fatal as Napoli and Juventus make almost no mistakes. AS Roma is currently in fourth place and faces a gap of sixteen points with leader Napoli. The third position seems the best at the moment as the gap with Internazionale is only one point.
It is actually the question now how it really is with the shape of the men of trainer Eusebia di Francesco. AS Roma recently stopped the dramatic series by winning from Hellas Verona and Benevento, but this is the current number nineteen and twenty of the Serie A. Van Hellas Verona was narrowly beaten 0-1, while Benevento with 5-2 the mat was swept. That last game may have given AS Roma a push in the right direction. Top striker Edin Dzeko scored once again and Cengiz Under was able to find it twice.
A victory over Udinese could give AS Roma a new boost. Di Francesco will have to make some tough knots on Saturday afternoon as the Romans will have to play in the Champions League next week against Shakhtar Donetsk.
The practice master could opt to give some players rest. That way Kevin Strootman could just end up on the couch. Radja Nainggolan and Lorenzo Pellegrini return from a suspension and they are expected in the base. Rick Karsdorp is still on the sidelines due to a serious injury. His first season in Roman service is turning out to be a drama.
Udinese vs AS Roma head to head matches
23.09.17 SA AS Roma Udinese 3 : 1
15.01.17 SA Udinese AS Roma 0 : 1
20.08.16 SA AS Roma Udinese 4 : 0
13.03.16 SA Udinese AS Roma 1 : 2
28.10.15 SA AS Roma Udinese 3 : 1