Serie A | Roma 3-3 Juventus – Player Ratings: Pisilli shines & Boga inspires comeback
Roma drew with Juventus 3-3 this evening as the Bianconeri fought back from two goals down to secure a vital point.
The first forty minutes were largely uneventful before Wesley broke the deadlock in the 39th minute. The goals came thick and fast in the second half, with Francisco Conceicao scoring a lovely long range goal before Roma scored twice in the next twenty minutes.
Roma looked home and dry before two goals for the visitors in the last 15 minutes sealed the draw.
Football Italia’s Man of the Match was Roma midfielder Niccolo Pisilli, for his assist and dominant performance in the middle of the park.
Roma 3-3 Juventus – Player Ratings
Roma: Svilar 6; Celik 6, Mancini 6.5, N’Dicka 7; Rensch 6.5 (Ghilardi 6), Kone 6.5, Cristante 5.5 (El Aynaoui 6), Wesley 7; Pisilli 7.5, Pellegrini 6; Malen 7
Best Roma player: Niccolo Pisilli – The 21-year-old put in a mature performance in midfield tonight, controlling much of the home side’s tempo. Picked up an assist and worked hard both offensively and defensively.
Lowest Roma rating: Bryan Cristante – Lacklustre before his substitution: was all over the pitch but did not really have any impact. His passes were poor and he struggled defensively too.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini 6.5 – A lack of substitutes before it was too late disrupted Roma’s rhythm, especially after such a strong display throughout the ninety. The coach did well but failed to react and allowed Juventus back into the match.
Juventus: Perin 5.5; Kalulu 6, Bremer 5.5 (Gatti 6.5), Kelly 5; McKennie 5.5, Thuram 6 (Miretti 6), Koopmeiners 5.5, Cambiaso 5; Conceicao 6.5 (Zhegrova 6), Yildiz 5.5; David 5.5 (Boga 7)
Best Juventus player: Jeremie Boga – Came off the bench to score, keeping up his good start to life in Bianconeri colours. Couldn’t help snatch a late equaliser but looked dangerous in his half an hour on the pitch.
Lowest Juventus rating: Lloyd Kelly – Beaten far too easily, far too often. Looked out of his depth on more than one occasion, but was sold by Wesley’s deft touch for the opener.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti 7 – Saved by his substitutions, Spalletti deserves credit for succeeding where his counterpart failed. His set-up struggled in the first half but the coach reacted well to help inspire his side’s comeback.
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