Elfsborg-Roma 1-0: first away game fatal for Juric, Giallorossi KO in Sweden

Boras 3 October 2024 - After three home games, Juric savours the bitter taste of the first defeat in yellow and red, in the first away match of his management. In Sweden the Rome falls against theElfsborg for 1-0, the penalty scored by decides baidoo, after the naive, very naive, touch of the hand Baldanzi in his own penalty area. The unbeaten run of the new Giallorossi coach thus ends after the fourth match, celebrating the first victory of this season Europa League the formation led by the former Serie A Oscar Hiljemark. 

First half

Hiljemark confirms almost entirely the formation ideas of the eve. In front of Pettersson, the three-line is composed of Buhari, henryksson e Yegbe. In midfield Grandmother e Besfort Zeneli occupy the Emdiana, supported by Hedlund right and Hult to the left. Forward baidoo is the central tip, supported by Arber Zeneli right and Qassem to the left. Juric responds with Silker between the posts, protected by the three-man line composed of Steel to the right, N'Dicka ed Beautiful. pisilli e Paredes they are the two midfielders, with Saud right and Angelino to the left. Baldanzi e Soulé it is the pair of attacking midfielders behind Shomurodov.

It starts off well Rome, immediately trying to impose their own rhythm and their greater technical quality. The Giallorossi immediately occupy the opponent's half of the field, but struggle to find precision in the final pass. Many errors in the construction phase by the team of Juric, which opens the field to the counterattacks of the yellow and blacks, who have the speed and quality to cause damage. It is not surprising that it is Silker the first goalkeeper to get his gloves dirty. In the 17th minute the Roma goalkeeper is in fact the protagonist of a very important double intervention: first he closes the goal from Arber Zeneli launched towards the goal. Then on the resulting corner, he was good at parrying the header from henryksson well directed, after the teammates had missed the jumper of theElfsborgThe yellow and red response is entrusted to Soulé with two attempts from the edge, both weak and poorly angled, blocked by Pettersson.

The goal opportunities don't arrive, but the Giallorossi are growing, gaining more and more space on the pitch and starting to look for more depth, so as to avoid any balls lost in uncomfortable positions on the pitch. The opportunities are starting to arrive more consistently, but the attempts to Baldanzi, Shomurodov e pisilli, in the central phase of the first half, they never really manage to worry PetterssonThe Swedish defence remains effective in shielding the players, but they are starting to feel tired, and so the first yellow card of the match arrives with a warning for Qassem.

On the best moment of the Rome but here comes the naivety of Baldanzi which gives toElfsborg the goal of the lead. In fact, the attacking midfielder touches the attempted backheel with his wide arm Qassem to free Zeneli. On the field Tohver he doesn't blow the whistle, but is called to the on-field review, where he is forced to award the penalty to the home team. The captain steps up to the spot baidoo, which displaces Silker and scored the goal that gave Sweden the lead in the 44th minute. The surprise Rome e Elfsborg who surprisingly ended the first half ahead, surviving the reaction of the Romans in the 4 minutes of injury time, with the score at 1-0.

Second half

No changes at half-time, the match resumes with the same 22 protagonists of the first half. The team starts off strong Rome, chasing the equaliser. abdulhamid He is one of the most proactive players on the right and often creates interesting plays for his teammates, also earning a yellow card for a foul suffered by Hult. The goal opportunities are lacking, despite the pressure being more effective. He is also cautioned Arber Zeneli, but the defense of theEflösborg he always manages to build a wall. Juric he goes hunting for solutions from the match and after the entrance of Abdullai for Arber Zeneli in the Swedish house, responds with the insertion of El Shaarawy, Dybala e Dobyk, to Saud, Soulé e Shomurodov.

The changes have an immediate impact on the Rome because in the 67th minute the cross of El Shaarawy found in the area pisilli, who kicks on the fly, but finds a great response from Pettersson, then the 2004-born player tries again on the rebound, but the Swedish defence rejects it. The quality in attack increases further Juric: within Pellegrini for Baldanzi. The Giallorossi captain immediately becomes the protagonist with several goal-scoring opportunities, where however he always lacks precision. First, in fact, the Roma captain finds himself free at the far post, but the attempt fails to find the target. Then three minutes later he tries again, at the end of a nice combination with dovbyk, but the attempt only gives the impression of a goal, ending up on the outside of the net.

However, it continues Rome to play with all his outfield players in the Swedish half of the pitch. Lots of passing, lots of build-up attempts, but few really dangerous opportunities from the guests. Again Pellegrini, to push forward in the 83rd minute: the Giallorossi playmaker in fact receives the ball on the edge of the area from El Shaarawy, takes aim and almost without thinking, kicks towards the goal, serves the crossbar to deny the captain of the Giallorossi the joy of a draw. A minute later it is Paredes looking for the solution from afar, but the ball doesn't worry Pettersson.

The last minutes are a real siege by the boys of Juric on those of Hiljemark. The yellow and blacks no longer leave their own half of the field and remain with all eleven players in their last thirty meters of the field. The yellow and reds do not lack courage, but their organization and quality of ball possession are lacking. The last changes made by the two coaches: they see the entries of Frick for baidoo in 'Elfsborg, For the Rome instead inside Crystalline for pisilliThe only great goal-scoring opportunity of the final minutes for the Capitoline team was created El Shaarawy, with a nice cross shot looking for the second post, but his attempt does not reach the goal, it just crosses the entire mirror, and then goes out. Yellow card Dybala in the end, but the game doesn't change: the Rome loses in Sweden against Elfsborg 1-0, thanks to a penalty converted by baidoo, first defeat of the management Juric in yellow and red, celebrates instead Hiljemark on the bench of the yellow and blacks, against the one who was his coach at Genoa.