Monza-Roma 1-4
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It is a Roma in a tuxedo that continues to weave the plot for the best dress to wear in the next Champions League.
She did it by winning 4-1 in Brianza with Pellegrini, Lukaku, Dybala and Paredes, before Andrea Carboni scored a great late goal.
It presented itself as a challenge of plots, for Daniele De Rossi: opposite, the Roma coach, stands Raffaele Palladino and Matteo Pessina.
The first, a classmate at Coverciano, the second European champion at Euro 2020 while Captain Future was on Roberto Mancini's staff.
And there are also said to be connections between the Giallorossi club and Francois Modesto, sporting director of the Brianza and among the suspects to take up Tiago Pinto's legacy in the capital.
On the field, however, more than plots, it was a game of confirmations.
De Rossi's Roma is bursting with health, even in the face of Palladino's team who presented themselves with the 4-2-3-1 capable of giving them 6 goals with Milan and Salernitana in the last 180 minutes.
Dybala and his teammates reached fifth place while waiting for Atalanta-Bologna, an important play-off for the Europe that counts.
Between wind and rain, former Roma players Walter Samuel and Vincenzo Montella can also be seen in the stands.
But also Samir Handanovic, who in his scouting for Inter appreciated Di Gregorio's flight with his recall arm to thwart Pellegrini's right-footed shot.
In the quarter of an hour, Monza responded: Birindelli crossed from the right and Djuric headed the post early, just as he did in the last home match against Milan.
Not even time to metabolize it and Dybala escapes to the left to Mota, puts it in the middle for Cristante who with a right-footed shot makes it 0-1.
A long check follows, then Piccinini cancels with the VAR assist for offside.
The game is played at a high pace: Birindelli escapes to Paredes, but Mota is of no use, only in the area, kicking wide.
Until Lorenzo Pellegrini interrupts Di Gregorio's personal streak of 655 minutes of unbeaten play: Cristante sinks centrally, Lukaku passes and Pellegrini places it in the far corner.
Dybala again, after the 3 goals of the previous round, proves that he hasn't lost his leg and sprints to the left, serving for Lukaku who immediately does an encore.
Without Di Gregorio's reactivity, the Belgian would have made it 0-3 with a touch in front of goal.
It was only partially postponed, also because Djuric and Andrea Carboni didn't sink, but Dybala took the free kick midway through the second half which made it 0-3.
Maldini enters and gives unpredictability, Andrea Carboni goes close again with his head, then the VAR says that there is contact between Bondo and Huijsen in the area: Paredes makes it 0-4 and in the final Monza shortens with a great left-footed shot by Andrea Carboni, who finds a way to put it in the seven.
There were eight points of separation between the two teams on the eve: U-Power's 90 minutes increased the perception of a larger gap.
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