Roma-Dinamo Kiev: Dovbyk's penalty gives Juric his first European win

Rome, 24 October 2024 - It takes very little to achieve victory, but winning was all that mattered. Rome beats 1-0 at home Dinamo Kiev in a challenge dominated in terms of pace and dribbling, but very difficult as regards the final result. The winning goal is still signed by Artem Dovbyk, who scores the penalty won by Baldanzi. Ivan Yuric He thus celebrates his first success in a continental competition as a coach. 

First half

Juric wants to get the first European victory, but that doesn't mean he'll give up on a bit of turnover to face the Dinamo Kiev. He still goes between the posts Silker, protected by Beautiful right and Angelino on the left. There are lanes Steel e Zalewski, while Koné e La Fée It is the two midfielders who dictate the tempo of the game. pisilli e Baldanzi it's the couple behind dovbykThe Ukrainian team responds with a 3-5-2 full of surprises and many second choices on the pitch for ShovkovskiyThere is no goalkeeper Bushchan, but surprisingly the deputy is deployed, Neshcheret. In front of him the rear line is composed of Bilovar, Mykhavko e Popov. In the median Mykhaleenko, Andriyevskyi e Rubchynskyi, are supported by Tymchyk right and Vivcharenko on the right. In attack the offensive pair is made up of Guerrero e Voloshyn.

As was easily predictable, the Rome takes control of the game right from the start. Continuous possession of the ball and attempt to crush the guests in their own half of the field. The opposing team is completely at the mercy of the Giallorossi's passing, but the home team is unable to translate it into concrete opportunities to unlock the result. Despite all the good actions and combinations, the Capitoline team always lacks the necessary spark to make the attempt on goal or concretize the last pass. To see the first shot on goal of the match, you have to wait until the 20th minute of the first half, when from the developments of a corner kick, N'Dicka he tries a volley, but is unable to give power to the ball, which ends up in the center of the field in Neshcheret's arms.

Despite the difficulties in the goal area, it is a Rome proactive and a few minutes later his defender also finds the chance to unlock the match. Baldanzi works very well in one-on-one situations, overcomes Mykhavko inside the area and creates space to shoot, but fails to do so, because he is held back by the opponent who has just dribbled. The Giallorossi player falls to the ground and Gozubuyuk commands the penalty. He steps up to take the penalty dovbyk, who has no mercy for his fellow countrymen: goalkeeper wrong-footed and advantage Rome in the 23rd minute of the game. He was also cautioned on that occasion Mykhavko for committing the penalty foul.

Dinamo is not tamed, but the moment of difficulty continues and two minutes after the goal conceded they come very close to conceding the goal of doubling. This time Baldanzi he creates space to shoot at goal and tries a curling solution, but his attempt is wide. On the counterattack it is Dynamo Kiev who give the Giallorossi some worries, but the attempt Guerrero head first, at the suggestion of Vivcharenko, can't find the door mirror.

At the end of the first half, the physicality of the two teams on the pitch increases, but above all the pressure from the guests increases. First the Ukrainians create fear after the serious error in the counter-attack phase by La Fée, then after the warning for Rubchynskyi, Silker he is forced to undergo a major surgery on Tymchyk to deny the equaliser Dinamo Kiev. In truth, the equaliser would have also arrived, precisely in the 42nd minute, but the goal of Voloshyn, who had made a great run into the penalty area, was found guilty of an offside position by the centre forward himself. The goal was thus disallowed for a Giallorossi team that managed to maintain the 1-0 lead until the referee's final whistle. Before the break, the only thing to note was the warning for Angelino in the very last moments of the first half.

Second half

La Rome he starts again immediately with great conviction. Shovkovskiy he relies heavily on high pressure, but risks a lot, when at 47' Rubchynskyi, already cautioned, intervenes late in a slide tackle on ZalewskiThe Ukrainian midfielder was spared on this occasion. Juric wants to put the match on ice and manage his energy to the maximum, in the 53rd minute the first changes arrive: in Shomurodov e Crystalline, they go out dovbyk e Le Fairy.

The substitutions are good for the home team, who, after suffering at the end of the first half, are back to pressing their foot on the accelerator in search of a second goal. First it is pisilli, who after a beautiful combination on the centre-left, shoots on goal with a first intention, but the head of Popov he only gives him the corner. Then he tries Beautiful header from a corner kick Angelino, but his attempt is blocked by Neshcheret. Shovkovskiy sees the moment of difficulty of his players and tries to change something. Four substitutions for the Ukrainian coach in three minutes: first they enter Shaparenko, Brazhko e Kabaev, which they replace Rubchynskyi, Voloshyn e Andrievskyi, then it also comes out Guerrero, there is in its place Vanat. Juric responds with the inputs of Dybala e Pellegrini to detect Baldanzi e pisilli.

The guests are growing and seem to be able to put the team back in difficulty. Rome, similarly to the end of the first half, but that is not the case. The Giallorossi in fact push on the accelerator and put the guests under pressure again. Pellegrini he tries a free kick, but his attempt only gives the illusion of a goal, coming out wide. Despite the Capitoline pressing, the guests insist on making themselves dangerous in the Roma area. In the 77th minute he makes a mistake in coming out Silker, but Tymchyk he only hits the bottom, while on the next action he tries Vanat, but his attempt ends up in the arms of the Roma goalkeeper.

Shovkovskiy everything is at stake with the entry of Buyalskyi for Mykhaleenko, but this doesn't seem to change the fate of the match. Shomurodov has the ball to ice the game, but wastes it. The Uzbek is in fact served by the wonderful assist of Dybala, at the end of an excellent combination between the Jewel e Pellegrini, but the Asian centre forward closes his right foot too much and shoots out of the goal. An error that in the final stages leaves the Giallorossi a bit worried, but apart from the warnings of Kabaiev e Shaparenko, the match does not change. After four minutes of recovery, Gozubuyuk whistles three times and makes official the first European success of his career Juric as a coach. A narrow result compared to expectations, only 1-0, but potentially very important for the rest of the season.