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Juve 3-2 Roma
Something happened last night.
We don’t know exactly what it was yet. Just that something did.
Whether it’ll turn out to have been the night during which Roma gave up, even if only a few percentage points of belief and dedication, and never really got going, we don’t know. Or whether it will turn out to have been the night during which a fire was lit, which will burn from now until May in the stomach of every player, coach, staff member and fan of Roma, well, we don’t know that either.
This all makes last night a bit awkward to talk about, or put into writing. The game-play was compromised by the tension and the referee’s decisions, which Walter Sabatini closed the book on: it’s a scientific fact that the two penalty calls came outside the area, so there’s precious little to discuss. FIFA actually put together a text-book case on how players impact play from an offside position, which might as well have been drawn from replays of Bonucci’s goal. So there’s little to debate on that topic. It is what it is, and what it is was all there in plain sight.
So if we can’t talk about how this game will impact and motivate/dishearten Roma, and won’t talk about the calls themselves, and find little of interest in the game in-between tempers boiling up, what’s left? Reactions.
Roma haven’t had an easy time at this particular stadium, and there have always been melt-downs and blow-ups. Two years ago, there was so little character and unity in that Roma that when Bonucci went after Florenzi to pick a fight, Mirko Vucinic had to step in when none of Florenzi’s teammates would. Last night I saw Destro square up to Buffon, screaming in his face the day before he knew he’d meet him again when he’d be his captain for the Italian national team. I saw the entire group rush towards Manolas, who might be the last person in need of back-up in the entire team, but still. I saw Garcia yell in a man’s face, after he had leaned over to spit at a member of the technical staff. I read of DDR pushing away intruding fans getting too close to Roma’s bench. I read of DDR defending Ljajic, who’d celebrated Totti’s goal and was met by racist remarks. I saw a group united, which despite important absentees and a tired and hollowed midfield held its own against Juventus away from home. I saw Roma score the only valid goal in running action last night, I saw Roma create (and miss) the best chances. I saw directors and managers closing ranks in defense of the team, defiant in defeat, yet aware of their own failings and where they could do better.
I think I saw the future champions of Italy last night. We’ll see about that, of course. But the difference was so much closer than it has been in any of the Serie A encounters last season, Roma so tight and angry that I think they just managed to light a fire. Three points and a win, at a very high cost. There’s always been a fire burning when it comes to Juventus, but this time Roma might actually stand close enough to use it against them.
Juve 3-2 Roma
Something happened last night.
We don’t know exactly what it was yet. Just that something did.
Whether it’ll turn out to have been the night during which Roma gave up, even if only a few percentage points of belief and dedication, and never really got going, we don’t know. Or whether it will turn out to have been the night during which a fire was lit, which will burn from now until May in the stomach of every player, coach, staff member and fan of Roma, well, we don’t know that either.
This all makes last night a bit awkward to talk about, or put into writing. The game-play was compromised by the tension and the referee’s decisions, which Walter Sabatini closed the book on: it’s a scientific fact that the two penalty calls came outside the area, so there’s precious little to discuss. FIFA actually put together a text-book case on how players impact play from an offside position, which might as well have been drawn from replays of Bonucci’s goal. So there’s little to debate on that topic. It is what it is, and what it is was all there in plain sight.
So if we can’t talk about how this game will impact and motivate/dishearten Roma, and won’t talk about the calls themselves, and find little of interest in the game in-between tempers boiling up, what’s left? Reactions.
Roma haven’t had an easy time at this particular stadium, and there have always been melt-downs and blow-ups. Two years ago, there was so little character and unity in that Roma that when Bonucci went after Florenzi to pick a fight, Mirko Vucinic had to step in when none of Florenzi’s teammates would. Last night I saw Destro square up to Buffon, screaming in his face the day before he knew he’d meet him again when he’d be his captain for the Italian national team. I saw the entire group rush towards Manolas, who might be the last person in need of back-up in the entire team, but still. I saw Garcia yell in a man’s face, after he had leaned over to spit at a member of the technical staff. I read of DDR pushing away intruding fans getting too close to Roma’s bench. I read of DDR defending Ljajic, who’d celebrated Totti’s goal and was met by racist remarks. I saw a group united, which despite important absentees and a tired and hollowed midfield held its own against Juventus away from home. I saw Roma score the only valid goal in running action last night, I saw Roma create (and miss) the best chances. I saw directors and managers closing ranks in defense of the team, defiant in defeat, yet aware of their own failings and where they could do better.
I think I saw the future champions of Italy last night. We’ll see about that, of course. But the difference was so much closer than it has been in any of the Serie A encounters last season, Roma so tight and angry that I think they just managed to light a fire. Three points and a win, at a very high cost. There’s always been a fire burning when it comes to Juventus, but this time Roma might actually stand close enough to use it against them.
, али кај и да е ќе се стуткам 
