US EditionFerguson Scores Again & Named Player of Match for Roma
Roma secured a 2-0 away win at Lecce with goals from Evan Ferguson and Artem Dovbyk, moving three points above Como and Juventus into fourth place.
- On Tuesday, Roma bounced back from the weekend's controversial loss to win 2-0 at Lecce in Serie A, with Evan Ferguson opening the scoring and earning player of the match.
- After a controversial Saturday defeat, Gian Piero Gasperini had been left fuming by refereeing decisions in Atalanta's loss, prompting Roma to seek a strong rebound.
- The match saw a 60-minute stint from Ferguson before he was substituted for Kostas Tsimikas, and Roma doubled their lead on 71 minutes with Artem Dovbyk scoring before limping off with a thigh strain.
- The victory moved Roma into fourth place, three points below Serie A leader Inter Milan, with all three teams above having played two matches fewer, placing Roma above Como and Juventus ahead of Juventus's visit to Sassuolo.
- Lecce remained 16th after their draw at Juventus, while Ferguson nearly doubled his tally but Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone saved a goalbound effort.
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It would be worth saying: "Ironia della destina" (Irony of fate) "The Roma who wins in Lecce do so with the goals of his two points, Ferguson and Dovbyk. Two players on whom Gasperini elegantly suspended the judgment (for the first) or issued a judgment of rejection almost unappellable (for the second). And the irony even stronger is that a victory is not enough, the three points are not enough, to calm the souls within a Rome that is successful…
Not time to enjoy even a victory, clear and unequivocal. And the beauty that it was just Ferguson and Dovbyk, the two attackers that Gasp would have wanted...
The Killeen Daily Herald
Roma bounces back with a 2-0 win at Lecce in Serie A
Roma has bounced back from a controversial loss to Atalanta by winning 2-0 at Lecce in Serie A. This victory on Tuesday moves Roma into fourth place, three points below leader Inter Milan. All three teams above Roma have played…
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