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On the next day, Pirlo's men will face Napoli, which today has been a steamroller against Genoa, and Roma will visit Udinese.
It is the first draw between Roma and Juve in Serie A since May 2018 and it is the first time since the 2015/16 season, when they lost against Udinese in the opening match and against Roma in the second day at the Olímpico (2-1) , that Juventus cannot win their first two games.
A double by Veretout and another by Ronaldo get a point for each team in this Roma-Juve. The first two goals were scored from penalties, after two clear hands in the area by Rabiot and Pellegrini. Veretout would put Fonseca's men ahead again with a magnificent counterattack, to which Ronaldo responded with an Olympic jump and a precise header. Rabiot was sent off for a double yellow and Roma had two very clear chances from Dzeko in which Szczesny was attentive. Very slow pace of the game, without too many chances and with a disappointing Juventus that has been unable to be original in the Mirante area. Roma have been comfortable in their approach and have come closer than the vecchia signora to the three points.
FULL TIME! Draw between Roma and Juventus in a lethargic match at the Olímpico.
Square dribbled the foul, Chiellini tries the Chilean, but the ball is lost by the end line.
Foul in favor of Juventus in what may be the last chance for Pirlo's team.
3 minutes added in the Olympic.
Yellow for the newly incorporated Frabotta for a hard crash against Peres.
Change at Juve, Kulusevski leaves and Gianluca Frabotta enters.
GET UP PEDRO'S SHOT! The Spanish tried from the front of the area, but the ball goes to the moon. Corner for those of Fonseca.
We reached the final 10 minutes of the match, Roma struggling to find the winning goal.
With the tying goal, Cristiano has scored a total of 450 goals in the Top-5 of European leagues, a record since 2003/04 (his debut for United).
By little the Rome! Those from Fonseca arriving very well. Spinazzola's good cross from the left, and a double missed shot: first it was Pedro who did not reach the ball, and later Bruno Peres.
The tactical change has been good for Pirlo, the 4-4-2 was not working, but the game is still decaffeinated.
Second change in Roma: Pellegrini leaves and Diawara enters.
Juve is now encouraged after the goal of the Portuguese, who has already scored 3 goals in two games.
Danilo support
RONALDO GOOOOL! JUVENTUS GOOOOOL! Danilo's fantastic center from the right, Ronaldo comes to the call with a great jump and puts the tie on the scoreboard.
Juve's third change: Ramsey leaves and Bentancur enters.
Fonseca's first change: Davide Santon leaves and Bruno Peres enters.
Szczesny again denying Dzeko in the front of the area! Good combinative action between Fonseca's team, Davide Santon assists the Bosnian from the right, but the shot remained very centered. Better Roma in the face of goal, with danger every time it approaches the Polish goal. Dzeko's second clear chance since the restart.
GET 10 LA JUVE! Second yellow and red for Rabiot, who enters hard under Mkhitaryan and makes things even more difficult for Pirlo.
The game is locked with the fouls.
Pirlo's second trade is McKennie for Arthur.
Double change in Juventus: a missing Morata leaves (he has been the player who has made the fewest touches in Juventus, 25) and Douglas Costa enters his place.
Ronaldo was trying now with a volley, but Mirante catches the ball. Those of Pirlo lost in attack.
TO THE PALO DZEKO! Fantastic counterattack from Roma, once again. Spinazzola imperial on the left, facing the Juventine defense and opening play to a Dzeko who turns, dribbles and shoots. That ball almost didn't get into Szczesny's goal.
Third yellow of the match for Lorenzo Pellegrini for a hard tackle on Ramsey.
The dynamics in the Olympic Games continue very slowly, Juve does not finish finding spaces to generate danger and Roma is comfortable with the current situation of the match.
Szczesny had to put the glove in after a fantastic strike from Mkhitaryan, which was precise to the crossbar.
Juve now leading possession.
START THE SECOND HALF AT THE OLYMPIC!
Furthermore, since the start of last season (19/20), no team has received more penalties in Serie A than Juventus (13).
After scoring against Sampdoria and today against Roma, Ronaldo scores for the fourth time in his career in the first two games of a season, after doing so in 2009, 2011 and 2014 with Real Madrid.
Two goals from Veretout put Roma ahead on the scoreboard. Decaffeinated game in general lines, which has been animated in the final stretch. Two penalties, after two clear hands (the first from Rabiot, converting Veretout from the maximum penalty, and the second, Pellegrini and later both from Ronaldo) have been the highlight of the game in offensive terms. A manual counter in injury time woke up those present at the Olympic. Veretout put Fonseca's men ahead on the scoreboard again after a fantastic run and an assist from Mkhitaryan. Juve, disappeared in attack and lost, has only had one shot on goal in these 45 minutes, the penalty.
End of the first part at the Olympic!
Assist – Henrikh Mkhitaryan
GOOOOOL OF ROME! VERETOUT GOOOOL! Slate counterattack that again overtakes Fonseca's men. Lorenzo Pellegrini stole two balls in defense and got Mkhitaryan to start the run from the left, later giving the assist to the Frenchman, who scores a double.
The Portuguese did not fail! Ronaldo scores the penalty and puts the tie on the scoreboard.
ANOTHER PENALTY, THIS TIME IN FAVOR OF JUVE! Very clear hand of Pellegrini. Ronaldo entered from the left, and when he fired the shot he ran into Lorenzo's mitten.
Good recovery for Ramsey in midfield, opens the wing for Kulusevski, who centers, but finds a Kumbulla perfectly placed in defense. Possession belongs to Juve, but without converting it on occasions.
The pace of the match is slowed down again. How little we are seeing in attack on both teams!
Second yellow card for Kumbulla after a foul on Kulusevski.
How close Ramsey has now been to putting the tie on the scoreboard! Cristiano's fantastic center from the right, who finds the Welshman in the race, and with a header that catches the Roman defense off guard, he almost surprised Mirante.
VERETOUT GOOOOOL! Roma took the lead in their fiefdom, Szczesny touched the ball and almost managed to stop the shot, but the ball crossed the goal line.
PENALTY IN FAVOR OF ROME FOR A CLEAR HAND OF RABIOT!
Yellow for Rabiot for the hand in the area.
Dzeko's fall with Chiellini and Di Bello indicates a foul. The Bosnian had won the position to the central, who grabs him, but the referee does not remove the card. Boos are heard at the Olympic.
We continue with little intensity in the Olympic. Apart from Mkhitaryan's shot, we have not seen very clear actions.
Another action from Spinazzola on the left, this time the pass was long, but the player giallorosso found spaces on the wing.
Up Danilo! Juventino was offside, but a great header from the side after a good drop from Chiellini.
Three consecutive corners for Juve that are going nowhere. The vecchia signora still has not finished between the three suits.
Spinazzola was trying with an individual action from the left wing, but when he finished on the edge of the area, the ball ran into the Juventine wall. It remains 0-0 and with few occasions.
Juve has had a set-piece chance from outside the area, Kulusevski crosses the free-kick, Morata finishes off with a header, but the ball is lost over the goal.
The pace of the game is very slow, but balanced when we approach the first quarter of an hour.
SZCZESNY STOP! The best play of the match. Mkhitaryan stews it and eats it, part of the center of the field, continues in the race, dribbles in the front of the area to Bonucci, but fails in the shot and the Pole leaves the goal to stop the shot.
The director is showing in the stands the presence of the Friedkins, the new owners of Rome who step on the Olympic Stadium for the first time.
Cristiano was now trying from the left, facing to enter the area, but the shot ran into the Giallorossa defense. For now, decaffeinated start at the Olímpico.
Play now between Ramsey and Morata, but the Welshman was in an advanced position and Mirante catches the ball without complications.
First bars of the game, Roma pressing high and no team manages to have a long possession, for now.
Dzeko's first jump in the area. What danger always has the Bosnian.
START THIS ROME-JUVE!
The 22 protagonists jump onto the pitch!
The referee of the meeting is Marco Di Bello.
Juventus (66%) and Roma (60%) were two of the four teams that had the most possession of the ball in the first match of the championship, along with Sassuolo (68%) and Napoli (61%).
Roma is also celebrating, because today is the 44th birthday of its eternal captain, Francesco Totti.
Cristiano Ronaldo could score for the fourth time in his career in the first two games of a season, after 2009, 2011 and 2014 in La Liga with Real Madrid.
Roma failed to score against Verona on the opening day of 20/21; the last time the Giallorossi were unmarked in the first two games of the season was in 1992 (against Pescara and Genoa). Will they get the score to be released tonight?
The last time Juventus failed to win the first two days of the competition was in the 2015/16 season, when they lost to Udinese in the opening match and to Roma in the second day at the Olímpico (2-1). Will the same thing happen today?
For its part, the vecchia signora was the winner at the Olímpico last season, and has not managed to do so in two consecutive seasons since 2011.
Roma managed to beat them on the last day of the last championship 3-1, and if they win today it will be the first time they have achieved two consecutive victories in Serie A against Juve since 1995.
Rome vs. Juve is always a passionate duel, proof of this is that only one of the last 10 games has ended in a draw (0-0, May 2018), with four victories for the Giallorossi and five for Vecchia Signora.
As for the injured, Fonseca has the sensitive, and lasting, loss of Nicolò Zaniolo, whose knee injury will keep him away for much of the season, as already happened in 19/20. In Juve, Pirlo has the casualties of Matthijs de Ligt (shoulder), Bernardeschi (thigh) and Alex Sandro.
On the Juve bench: De Sciglio, Arthur, Dybala, Douglas Costa, Rugani, Demiral, Betancur, Carlo Pinsoglio, Frabotta, Manolo Portanova, Giacomo Vrioni and Buffon.
Fonseca's reinforcements on the bench: Cristante, Pau López, Gonzalo Villar, Carles Pérez, Bruno Peres, Diawara, Antonucci, Calafiori, Pietro Boer and Justin Kluivert.
Pirlo does not introduce too many changes in the line-up, but this time he is betting on a 4-4-2: Danilo, Bonucci, Chiellini and Cuadrado; Ramsey, McKennie, Rabiot and Kulusevski; and Ronaldo and Morata's debut this season after his loan from Atlético de Madrid.
Changes in Roma, although maintaining 3-4-2-1 vs Verona: Antonio Mirante repeats in goal; Fonseca maintains the defense of three, but makes his debut for Kumbulla in the position of Cristante, and he is accompanied by Ibáñez and Mancini; in the center of the field, Davide Santon, Pellegrini, Veretout and Spinazzola (Santon enters for Karsdorp and Fonseca delays Pellegrini to occupy the place of Diawara); and in point, Pedro, Mkhitaryan and the return of Dzeko to the starting eleven.
We already have confirmed lineups!
Dzeko is a very important piece in the Giallorossi team, since in the 222 games he has played in all competitions, he has scored a total of 106 goals. Last season he added 16 goals, seven more than in 18/19. Although the Bosnian is far from the figure of 27 goals he scored in 2017, he is still a mainstay in Rome and is one goal (78) away from equaling the fifth top scorer in the club's history in Serie A (Rodolfo Volk, 79 ).
The Giallorossi will once again have their offensive reference, Edin Dzeko, who was on the bench against Verona due to rumors of his signing by the rivals tonight, who in the end opted for Morata. Fonseca has admitted that, despite almost leaving the Olímpico, Dzeko “is motivated.”
Roma got complicated the first day after a rather silly administrative ruling. Despite the fact that the match against Hellas Verona ended 0-0, the competition decided to consider it as a 3-0 defeat because Amadou Diawara was not named in the 25-player list that Roma presented at the start of the season, but rather in that of the U-22s despite the fact that he turned 23 in July.
Kulusevski made his debut 9 months after his signing for the Bianconeri and after having reaped good figures in his loan with Parma last season (he directly participated in 18 goals, 10 goals and 8 assists), he only needed 13 minutes against Verona to show what that can contribute to Pirlo's plans. What's more, he became the youngest player to score for Juventus on his debut since Marcelo Zavaleta in 1998 and was named the best young player in Serie A last season. Beware of the young Swede, who points out ways!
Our protagonists had a rather uneven start in Serie A. The debut of Andrea Pirlo on the Juventus bench ended with a resounding victory against Sampdoria. Ronaldo, Bonucci and rookie Kulusevski scored to give the first three points of the season to the vecchia signora.
Good evening and welcome to the premiere of the Stadio Olimpico on this second round of Serie A! Roma and Juventus face each other in a historic duel with a lot of curriculum in the Italian competition.