The Messenger (D. Aloisi) – “There will be a happy ending”he had said Hummels yesterday at the press conference. And he was right. Because in the middle of injury time in the 91st minute he put his shin on the very tense cross of Angelino scoring a very precious 2-2. Which not only gives the Giallorossi a point for the playoff race Europa Leaguebut it also gives him that injection of positivity and confidence that was needed to get the season back on the right track. After the many benches, in the three appearances with the Roma he never managed to shine. First the unfortunate own goal by Firenzethen the error of Napoli and to finish the mess with Tottenham two minutes before kick-off. But then comes that late goal which puts to rest, for now, all the controversies about his physical state. He commits the penalty foul after a messy entry Sarr and the referee – after the VAR review – awarded the penalty. He immediately realized the mistake and shortly after stared into space for about ten seconds and put his hands on his face.
In the first half he is a negative protagonist also in other situations. A scoring opportunity arises from his wrong relaunch Son. In that case, however, he thought about it Svilar to save the door with an excellent intervention. It doesn’t work well for Mats who can’t even find the goal from a nice cross from Dybala. His header goes high over the crossbar. Then in the second half he finally shows an intervention to the Hummels and, above all, the goal. The management of Juric it didn’t help him. Sunday after the match against Napoli spoke about the Croatian coach: “He didn’t think I was suited to his style of play, but to be at 100% I need to put minutes into my legs.” The German needs to get back into match rhythm, which is why he hoped to be able to play at least against Dinamo Kiev e Union Saint-Gilloise. A gradual insertion would have allowed him to get into shape sooner. But he never had the confidence to Juric.
Now, however, he is having it Ranieri who decided from day one to give him a chance. And done well. Up until the 91st minute he was among the worst on the pitch on the cold London evening, then the goal rehabilitated him. In Germania in recent weeks there has already been talk of a possible return to Bundesligawith the Borussia Dortmund on pole. For the moment he just wants to think about Roma and says he doesn’t regret the choice he made in September. And last night he proved it.
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