Manchester United beats Roma 3-2 THE NEWS and Feyenoord-Inter 0-3 THE NEWS in the matches valid for the fourth day of the Champions League championship phase
THE GOAL SEQUENCE
In the 86th minute MANCHESTER UNITED-Roma 3-2! Matheus CUNHA network! Winning pass from Lacey to Cunha, perfect in freeing a very powerful and practically unstoppable right foot for Vasquez. Comeback completed for United.
In the 83rd minute MANCHESTER UNITED-Roma 2-2! Matheus CUNHA network! Long distance cross, incredible smooth shot from Balerdi and winning conclusion, on the fly, from Cunha who beats Vasquez.
In the 58th minute MANCHESTER UNITED-Roma 1-2! Goal by Bruno FERNANDES! United's number 8 makes no mistakes and completely surprises Vasquez. The penalty was taken twice. In the first, Fernandes' shot was saved by Vasquez, then returned by Cristante. However, the referee had the execution repeated because the Roma midfielder had entered the area before the whistle.
In the 54th minute Feyenoord-INTER 0-3! Zielinski network. The Pole receives the ball centrally from Barella, carries it to the edge of the area and throws the ball towards goal with a precise left foot that kisses the post and goes behind Ernst. Inter scores a hat-trick at De Kuip!
In the 34th minute Feyenoord-INTER 0-2! Esposito network. Spence's low right-footer after entering the area at speed, the ball rears up after Javi Lopez's deflection and is headed by Pio Esposito, perfect in overtaking Kraaijeveld in the small area.
At 18' Manchester United-ROMA 0-2! Donyell MALEN network! The Dutchman is very cold from the spot, displaces Lammens and doubles for Roma.
In the 11th minute Manchester United-ROMA 0-1! At the 11th goal by Matías SOULE'! Space ball from Mora that triggers Soulè, perfect in control and glacial in the left-handed move that beats an innocent Lammens.
In the 8th minute Feyenoord-INTER 0-1! Goal by BISSECK. Spence serves Bisseck on the edge of the opponent's area, the German defender turns to his left and slots the ball into the bottom corner on the opposite side with an unstoppable curling shot.
THE Roma MATCH (by Vincenzo Piegari)
Beautiful and at times exciting for a while, in continuous suffering for the rest of the match. Gasperini's Roma put on a show in the first 45 minutes also in the Champions League at Old Trafford, where they took a 2-0 lead in the first half and then collapsed in the second half, only to be caught again and lose 3-2 against a Manchester United team in the midst of a game crisis. Giallorossi immediately took the lead with Soulè's 1-0, then the penalty scored by Malen for the double lead and many wasted opportunities.
In the second half the game turns on its head with United able to change pace thanks also to a penalty contested by the Giallorossi, saved by Vasquez, repeated and finally scored by Bruno Fernandes. Then Gasperini's team only manages to defend itself and in the final they concede the equalizer and overtake with a brace from Cunha along the lines of what happened at the Olimpico against Real Madrid. Under the first lights at Old Trafford, the absence of Pierluigi Gollini is confirmed after he injured his back in the finishing line: former Milan player Vasquez plays in goal. On the right wing there is Rensch in place of Molina. In attack, Rodrigo Mora will complete the offensive trio with Matías Soulé and Donyell Malen. At United, Carrick relies on Mbeumo in attack, with Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Cunha behind him.
An eventful start to the match with United immediately dangerous, but it was Roma who took the lead at the first real attack: the Giallorossi who recovered the ball in midfield and found Rodrigo Mora on the left, a beautiful change of field from the Portuguese who found everything alone on the right of the Soulé area, control and a left foot at the near post which gave Gasperini's team the advantage. At 1-0 Roma accelerates and after just seven minutes they take the lead thanks to a penalty awarded for Heaven's touch with Soulè's strong shot: Malen is glacial from the spot, the Roma number 14 crosses with his right foot and leaves Lammens no chance. The match ends immediately for Rensch who sits on the ground due to a muscle problem and is forced to give way to the young Lulli. Down by two goals, the Red Devils try to react, especially with Bruno Fernandes, without managing to worry the attentive Roma rearguard led by an excellent Balerdi. For its part, Gasperini's team continues to hammer with very fast counterattacks along the Malen-Mora-Soulè axis and by a hair's breadth, a few minutes before the end of the first half, the hat trick doesn't arrive with very good chances from the Dutch striker and the Lusitanian prodigy.
In the second half Gasperini replaces Rodrigo Mora with Pisilli. United are more incisive and win a much contested penalty from the Giallorossi: Cunha serves Bruno Fernandes, who gives him the ball back in the area. There is leg contact with the Roma defenders: for the referee it is a penalty. Penalty kicked by Bruno Fernandes and saved by Vasquez, but the referee, the Spanish Jesús Gil, has it repeated due to Cristante's early entry into the area. United's Portuguese kicks back and makes no mistake to make it 2-1. Immediately afterwards Roma risked conceding a draw with Mbeumo running all alone towards the goal: his shot incredibly hit the post twice. The Red Devils look like another team and Roma defend themselves with great difficulty, especially on corner kicks: Gasperini sends in Ghilardi and Ndicka for Mancini and Hermoso, but it's not enough.
United accelerates more and more and finds the 2-2: cross from the left to the center of the penalty area. Balerdi, well in advance, clears the ball giving Cunha the chance to score the equalizer all alone. Three minutes pass and United completes the comeback again thanks to Cunha (who eventually gets sent off). Lacey, on the right, serves the Brazilian who enters the area and, slightly out of the way, with a powerful right-footed shot to the near post he beats Vasquez, 3-2. Roma are unable to react and thus throw away another great opportunity after the one against Real Madrid, leaving Old Trafford empty-handed, reliving the ghosts of the 7-1 of almost 20 years ago.
