Tottenham-Roma 2-2: Hummels at the last gasp gives a golden point to the Giallorossi

London 28 November 2024 – On paper it was one of the most interesting challenges of this fifth day of Europa League and on the pitch he did not disappoint expectations. Tottenham e Rome they draw 2-2 in a very adrenaline-filled match where the Capitoline team sees three goals disallowed, but still manages to come back twice against the Londoners. Its he unlocked it with a penalty after just 2 minutes, but N'Dicka manages to restore balance to the match, before the goal of Johnson which makes the home team close the first half ahead. In the second half the boys of Ranieri they create so many goal-scoring opportunities and only in injury time do they find the equaliser thanks to Hummels. A precious point that allows the Capitoline team to continue to grind out points in Europe, while the Tottenham he is unable to immediately find the three points, after the last defeat against Galatasaray.

First half

For the match against the Giallorossi Postecoglu entrust the door to Forster and in front of him in defense he lines up Visit e Gray on the wings, with the central players Dragusin e Davies. In the median Kulusevsky acts as a raider alongside Bentancur and Sarr. Forward Salt pans is the central reference with Johnson on the right and Son on the opposite flank. Ranieri back to the three-man line, ready Mancini, Hummels e N'Dicka before Silker. Koné e Paredes they are the two midfielders flanked by Steel e Angelino, while behind dovbyk, in the three-quarter line, they act Dybala ed El Shaarawy.

Ready, steady, go, the Rome He didn't even have time to realise that the race was starting at New White Hart Lane, before he found himself having to chase his opponents. After just two minutes in fact Hummels lands in the penalty area Sarr. There is contact, but it is not noticed during the action, but the Var's call for an on-field review leaves no doubts. After reviewing the action in fact Nyberg he has no doubts and commands the penalty. From the spot Its it's cold: disoriented Silker and Spurs took the lead after just 5 minutes of play.

The cold shower seems to wake up the Rome, who reacted greatly on the pitch, trying to put the Londoners under great pressure. Dybala begins to spread panic in the opposing defense, with low passes to open up the field El Shaarawy or intoxicating dribbles on the defenders. The hosts are worried and at the 20th minute they capitulate. On the free kick on the left of the offensive front, softly taken by the Joya, in fact he takes off perfectly N'Dicka, who wins the aerial duel with his defender and puts the ball behind him Forster for the 1-1 goal for the Capitoline team. 

The game is very entertaining and the Rome three minutes the equaliser also comes within a few centimetres of doubling. On the freeing touch of Dybala in fact it coordinates El Shaarawy, which fishes the far bottom corner on the left of Forster, but the VAR cancels the Giallorossi's goal for offside. A huge scare for the Tottenham, which ignites immediately after the decision to disallow the visitors' goal. The long throws from the London defenders always open up the pitch very well and so it is in these spaces that Kulusevsky can create a lot of headaches for the Roma defence. In the 26th minute, for example, it was his suggestion that led to the failed exit of Silker, then somehow saved by the rearguard first with a wall on the line of Angelino followed by the parade of Silker su Salt pans.

However, the competitive spirit is very high: the London stadium is a real spectacle, because the competitive spirit of the protagonists increases and coincides with the first yellow cards of the match for Paredes e Kulusevsky. However, Spurs increase the pace and the Rome begins to suffer: the opportunity of Sarr, well saved by Silker on the ground is a prelude to what happens five minutes later. It is in fact the 34th minute when Kulusevsky breaks through the defensive line on the left, puts the ball into the area and finds the cut very well Johnson, who anticipates his marker and makes it 2-1 for the Tottenham.

The new advantage seems to give the home team more control, and they come close to scoring a third goal on several occasions in the last ten minutes. First it is Its to shoot high, then the Korean himself finds a great response from Silker at 40'. Roma goalkeeper still protagonist on Peter Porro, with an excellent save on the ground to close the goal to the Spanish player. The last chance of the first half, however, is in favor of the Capitoline team, with the header of Hummels on the cross once again Dybala, but the German's attempt is wide, for a first half of the game, which ends 2-1 in favour of the Tottenham on Rome.

Second half

A substitution is made at half time Ranieri to try to keep up the pace of his team: he then enters Soulé, which he notes Dybala. The intensity of the Giallorossi seems to give the Rome a good chance of a comeback in the first minutes of the match. The Argentine born in 2003 works very well in tandem with Steel, putting many inviting balls into the area. In the 53rd minute one of these crosses from the Turk finds the touch of dovbyk, which then serves the assist for Koné: for the Giallorossi it would have been the equaliser, but the linesman disallowed the goal for offside. Three minutes later another attack on the edge of offside by the Ukrainian striker Rome, this time it is his touch that transforms into a goal, the low cross from the right back, but once again the flag goes up to signal offside and the VAR confirms the decision on the field.

Once again the Giallorossi are pushing on the accelerator of a very entertaining challenge. The minute is 60 and once again the duo Soulé e Steel breaks through the opposing defensive line and puts a delicious ball into the area for the cutback Angelino, who coordinates very well and shoots first time on the fly, but hits the crossbar. The Giallorossi despair at the attempt they have just failed. Two minutes later, however, the Spurs return the scare they have just suffered, with the free kick of Visit, which chips the top of the door jamb. The Rome but he insists and continues to believe in the hope of a comeback and Ranieri pushes even more on the accelerator, playing the card Zalewski for Steel. The answer of Postecoglu a few minutes later with the entrances of Maddison e Bissouma, to Johnson, author of the 2-1 goal, and Sarr. Ranieri in turn chooses Saelemaekers to replace El Shaarawy.

Il Tottenham However, he doesn't want to be crushed by the guests and tries to react in this truly wide open challenge. At 71' he tries Salt pans, thrown very well in depth, but Silker closes his post very well. The competitive spirit on the pitch increases again, and the yellow cards return, the first one is directed towards betancur, for a very hard sliding tackle on the new arrival Saelemaekers. Due to the warning received, the South American was substituted a few minutes later, together with Its, they enter in their place Bergvall e Werner. In the meantime the match goes through ten minutes of confusion, where the Tottenham, with the beautiful cross of Gray, for the header in a twist of Salt pans, but the woodwork once again denied the hosts a third goal.

The game enters its final minutes with everything still up in the air, while every action seems to have the potential to change the outcome. As the score suggests, it is the Rome to push on the accelerator in the five minutes of recovery time granted by Nyberg. In the first round of extra time Mancini hits the gloves of Forster, who with a sensational intervention deflects the perfect shot from the Roma captain into a corner in the London area. However, the Giallorossi do not despair on the developments of the subsequent corner and on the low counter-cross from Angelino after the first English disengagement, comes the deflection of Hummels which is worth 2-2 for the Giallorossi. A well-deserved goal for the Rome, after a very long siege in the second half.