Football. ua presents the announcement of the match of the twenty-eighth round of the championship of Italy between Roma and Torino.
After the unexpected victory over Napoli, everyone expects Roma to consolidate his success already in the fight of the twenty-eighth round of the Italian championship against Torino. And although the coach of the Romans Eusebio Di Francesco assured that this match is in no way connected with the Champions League, everyone remembers that this will be the last check of the forces of the "wolves" before the return match of the 1/8 finals against Shakhtar.
Roma - Torino Friday, March 9, 21:45. Rome, Stadio Olimpico. Arbiter - Fabio Maresca In the previous round, Roma issued, perhaps, her best game if not in season, then in 2018 - exactly. The question is, was the victory over Napoli only a successful episode or the Romans overcame, finally, a period of uncertainty. It is alarming fans of the "wolves" that after a completely mediocre game against Milan was followed by a magical transformation of the team. As if with the same ease, everything did not return to normal.
It was assumed that Eusebio Di Francesco will rest some team leaders before the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Shakhtar, but coach Roma himself denied this option, saying that he can not count only on the disqualified (Jacko and Fasio) and the injured (Karsdorpa and Defrolya). By the way, the absence of Dzeko and Defrel does not leave the hosts a chance, except to release the attack of Shik on the spearhead.
But Torino approaches the match is not in the best mood. The last two matches the "bulls" finished with defeats (the match with Croton in the previous round was canceled, as all Sunday ones, because of the death of Captain Fiorentina David Astori), and if the fiasco with Juventus was read, but the failure with Verona is not amenable to explanation.
It has now become clear that the arrival of Walter Mazzarri on the coaching bridge of the bulls did not become a miracle and a guarantee of success, although in his first five matches the new coach managed to win three wins and two draws. However, Mazzarri can try to prove that he is able to achieve success in the confrontation with the best teams of Serie A.
Interesting facts - Torino won only once on the road in the last ten games of Serie A.
- Roma has not lost Torino at home since May 2007, but in December 2017 "bulls" knocked out "wolves" in Rome from the Cup of Italy.
- Last season, the match between Roma and Torino ended with a 4-1 win.
Approximate compositions will not play: Dzeko, Fasio, Karsdorp, Defrel - Burdisso, Lianco, Molinaro.
Words by Eusebio Di Francesco, coach of Roma:.
"I can not say that Torino has changed a lot since it was headed by Mazzari. There remained the same arrangement - 4-3-3, however, when Mikhailovich Torino played more aggressively, and now is more cautious in defense. Our last meeting with Torino ended in defeat in the Cup of Italy, but there were good reasons for that. I then spent too much rotation ".
"The victory over Napoli was very important for us, but I'm not happy with the way we gave the opponent the opportunity to score, especially the second ball".
Walter Mazzari, coach of Torino:.
"We will have to play with Roma at the wrong time. After what our opponent did with Napoli, it will be interesting to see what we can do in such an inhospitable arena against such a strong opponent.
Of course, we will have to defend ourselves more and I want all eleven players to take part in the defense. This does not mean that we will only huddle up to our gates, but the attackers must start to defend themselves immediately after the loss of the ball ".
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