AS Roma vs Parma: http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Amauri-c5381’s double saves the day for Ducali – Serie A update
AS Roma were held to a 2-2 draw against Parma in a Serie A encounter at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening. The hosts squandered a two goal cushion in the second half as they wasted a chance to close the gap on UEFA Champion’s League spot.
Vincenzo Montella made wholesale changes to his starting line-up that beat Bologna 1-0 in the midweek. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristian-c9491 Zaccardo in the midfield for the visitors.
The game started slow, as neither team could dominate the early possession. Both teams played the majority of the game in their own half and looked to unsettle each other.
Roma were awarded a penalty in the 18th minute, when Alessandro Lucarelli fouled http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rodrigo-Taddei-c31490 in the box. Skipper Totti took the penalty and sent the keeper the wrong way to make it 1-0 for the hosts.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 continued to dominate after the goal and created lot of openings. The hosts doubled their lead in the 36th minute, when Juan planted his header into the goal from Taddei’s corner kick, to make it 2-0 for the hosts. Parma could not create any goal scoring opportunity, as they were outplayed by the hosts in the first half. Roma enjoyed 57 per cent of the possession in the first 45 minutes.
The second half started much better for Parma, as they looked more comfortable with the ball in possession. The visitors came close to scoring, when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mirko-Vucinic-c26024 took a shot from distance but it went wide off the post.
The hosts enjoyed good spell but it was the visitors who scored against the run of play. In the 74th minute, Amauri superbly back heeled from a cross by Francesco Valiani from 11 yards into the net, to make it 1-2 for Parma.
Five minutes later, the former Juventus striker doubled his and Parma’s tally for the evening, as they completed a remarkable comeback. Dzemaili’s cross was finished in the back of the net by Amauri, after some comical defending from the hosts.
Soon after the goal, Massimo Pacci received his second yellow card of the evening and was sent off. Both teams came close to scoring late in the match but the game closed out at 2-2.
Roma will play their next match against Lecce on 4th March, while Parma take on Chievo on 6th March.
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