Roma Vs Juventus: Late fightback in Rome keeps Juventus in top-four hunt
Juventus recovered from two goals down to draw 3-3 in Rome, a comeback that keeps their hopes of reaching next season’s Champions League alive. The roma vs juventus fixture was settled in the third minute of stoppage time when Federico Gatti lashed in the leveller.
Federico Gatti’s stoppage-time leveller and the impact on the table
Federico Gatti’s right-footed finish from very close range, following a set-piece situation, made the score 3-3 in the third minute of stoppage time and gave the visitors a point in Rome. The draw keeps Juventus four points behind Roma, who remain in fourth. Juventus had been two goals down earlier in the match before the late revival.
How Roma built a 3-1 lead: goals from Wesley França, Evan Ndicka and Donyell Malen
Roma led 3-1 with 12 minutes remaining after goals from Wesley França, Evan Ndicka and Donyell Malen put the hosts in control. The three goals came in front of more than 65, 000 delighted fans at the stadium, a sequence that looked to have secured the win until the visitors’ late fightback.
Roma Vs Juventus: match events, substitutions and set-piece moments
The match featured a string of set-piece incidents and late substitutions. Federico Gatti replaced Bremer for Juventus and later lashed in the equaliser from a set-piece. Andrea Cambiaso won a free kick on the left wing and Pierre Kalulu won a free kick on the right wing. Edon Zhegrova’s left-footed shot from outside the box was saved by Mile Svilar. Weston McKennie had a header from the centre of the box that missed to the left after a cross from Zhegrova. Juventus conceded a corner that came off Evan Ndicka. Donyell Malen had a right-footed shot from the right side of the box blocked after a headed pass from Bryan Zaragoza. The fourth official signalled four minutes of added time. Bryan Zaragoza was later introduced for Lorenzo Pellegrini for Roma. Neil El Aynaoui won a free kick in the defensive half for Roma. Loïs Openda came on for Andrea Cambiaso for Juventus. During the decisive sequence, Gatti pounced on what had been described as a poorly defended free-kick to snatch the unlikely point.
Domestic ripples: Como, Milan and Cremonese
Roma sit four points clear of Juventus in fourth, with Como three points behind Roma in fifth and a trip to the lakeside club coming up in two weeks’ time for Gian Piero Gasperini’s men. Milan moved closer to Champions League qualification after two late goals gave them a 2-0 win at Cremonese: Strahinja Pavlovic put Milan ahead with a 90th-minute shoulder finish and Rafael Leão added a simple finish in stoppage time. Second-placed Milan are 10 points behind Inter, who beat Genoa 2-0 on Saturday, leaving next weekend’s Milan derby with little more than local pride and Inter speeding off with 11 games remaining in the league campaign. Jamie Vardy’s Cremonese have gone 13 matches without a win and are sliding towards relegation to Serie B, currently outside the drop zone on goal difference.
European round-up: Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1 and the Spanish second division
In the Bundesliga, Jamie Leweling scored twice and Deniz Undav also scored as Stuttgart cruised to a 4-0 home victory over Wolfsburg; Nikolas Nartey then scored with the final kick of the match. The German Cup holders drew level with Hoffenheim on 46 points. Wolfsburg, who have not been relegated since their promotion to the Bundesliga in 1997, have won only one of their past 10 games and now sit second bottom, three points from the last safe spot. Emre Can will miss the remainder of the season after scans confirmed he tore an anterior cruciate ligament in Saturday’s 3-2 home defeat by Bayern Munich.
