In November 2023, José Mourinho said that Roma’s players performed away from home as if they were missing their mom, dad, and grandma’s dessert. Five months later, the Wolves’ players embarked on a months-long away drought, which ended today where it all began – in Udine. And with the same result – 2-1. Today, it also seemed like the end of the losing streak was out of reach. In the 38th minute, Lorenzo Lucca took advantage of a good cross from Sandi Lovrić, but above all, the poor defensive reaction of Roma’s players during set pieces. He found himself with an open path to Mile Svilar’s goal and smashed the ball into Claudio Ranieri’s team’s net.2 – Roma came back and then won a match thanks to two penalties in #SerieA for the first time since December 2, 2006 at home against Atalanta, with Francesco Totti in that case. Turnaround.#UdineseRoma— OptaPaolo (@OptaPaolo) January 26, 2025 Roma had more possession in the first half but not many clear-cut chances. However, things changed significantly in the second half, mainly due to the penalties awarded to the Romans, which Lorenzo Pellegrini and Artem Dovbyk converted to complete the comeback. Devyne Rensch had a very solid debut, showcasing impressive versatility. In the first half, he played as a full-back and was the only one to threaten Udinese’s goal from distance. In the second half, he took on a deeper role after Eldor Shomurodov replaced Zeki Çelik. Roma managed to apply pressure on the opponent’s goal right from the start of the second half, which led to mistakes by the home defense. First, Christian Kabasele carelessly handled the ball after Pellegrini attempted a fairly harmless move past him, prompting referee Sozza to point to the penalty spot. Roma’s captain took responsibility and equalized just five minutes into the second half.Artem Dovbyk with a perfect strike! A goal that shows his lethal touch in the box 💥️Video Courtesy : Serie A #SerieA #Roma #ArtemDovbyk pic.twitter.com/fv1Mp7NKo4— STARZPLAY | ستارزبلاي (@STARZPlayArabia) January 26, 2025 The Belgian defender was naïve in that situation, but even more so was Udinese’s goalkeeper, Razvan Sava. The Romanian made eight successful saves today, but if he hadn’t rushed out in the 64th minute, he could have been his team’s hero. Instead, he became the villain by needlessly charging at Stephan El Shaarawy, who was moving away from the penalty area, and bringing him down. Although he initially got to the ball, he then grabbed the Roma forward with his hands. This time, Dovbyk stepped up and placed the ball into the unguarded part of the net. Udinese completely collapsed afterward, lacking both strength and real opportunities to get back into the game. As a result, Roma secured their third win in the last four rounds and, incredibly, their first away victory in Serie A this season.SERIE A – MATCHDAY 22FridayTorino – Cagliari 2-0 (1-0)/Adams 6, 61/Saturday Como – Atalanta 1-2 (1-0)/Paz 30 – Retegui 56,70/Napoli – Juventus 2-1 (0-1)/Zambo Anguissa 57, Lukaku 69 pen – Kolo Muani 43/Empoli – Bologna 1-1 (1-1)/Colombo 24 – Dominguez 44/Sunday Milan – Parma 3-2 (1-1)/Pulisic 38 pen , Reijnders 90+2, Chukwueze 90+5 – Cancellieri 25, Prato 80/Udinese – Roma 1-2 (1-0)/Lucca 38 – Pellegrini (p) 50, Dovbyk 64(p)/20.00: (10.0) Lecce (5.00) Inter (1.33)22.45: (2.00) Lazio (3.45) Fiorentina (3.80)Monday 20.30: (2.25) Venezia (3.45) Verona (3.45)22.45: (2.20) Genoa (3.15) Monza (3.60)***odds are subject to change***
