Everything was easy, a comfortable match, an absolutely deserved passage to the next round. There Rome by Claudio Ranierifresh from the bad defeat in the championship in Como, immediately got back up in the Italian Cup and beat Leonardo Semplici’s Sampdoria 3-0, earning the quarter-finals with Milan. The Giallorossi close the game already in the first half, scoring twice with bombers Dovbyk and with Baldanzi within 24 minutes. The Blucerchiati try to shake themselves up in the second half, but only manage to score a goal Yepes. The signature of Shomurodov the final 4-1. On Sunday the Giallorossi will dive back into the championship with the lunch match against Parma, while Sampdoria will face the very strong Cremonese.
Dovbyk celebrates the goal in Roma-Sampdoria – Italian Cup 2024/2025
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ROMA-SAMPDORIA 4-1 (first half 3-0)
ROMA (3-4-2-1) -Ryan; Celik, Ndicka, Hermoso; Saelemaekers (63′ Soule), Pisilli (63′ Le Fee), Paredes (70′ Pellegrini), Angelino; Zalewski (70′ Dahl), Baldanzi; Dovbyk (78′ Shomurodov). All. Ranieri.
SAMPDORIA (4-3-3) – Vismara; Venuti, Meulensteen, Vulikic, Veroli (46′ Ioannou); Akinsanmiro (78′ Bellemo), Yepes, Vieira (62′ Benedetti); Borini, Leonardi (69′ Sekulov), Pedrola (46′ Depaoli). Simple annexes
REFEREE – Federico Dionisi of L’Aquila
GOL – 9′ e 19′ Dovbyk, 24′ Baldanzi, 61′ Yepes, 79′ Shomurodov
WARNED – Small, Vulikic, Borini
The news in 6 key moments
09′- GOOOOOOOL DELLA ROMA! DOVBYK! Simply perfect cut cross from Saelemaekers and winning tap-in from Dovbyk, who scores the 1-0 with the left foot
19′- GOOOOOOOL DELLA ROMA, DOVBYK! The Giallorossi striker scores another by taking advantage of Meulensteen’s clumsy intervention, who in an attempt to return Saelemakers’ cross throws the ball onto the crossbar. Dovbyk finds himself in the lead after the rebound and practically with an empty net he makes it 2-0 with his head
24′- GOOOOOOOOOOL OF ROMA! BALDANZI! Personal action from number 35, who receives it in the centre, turns, reaches the edge of the area and puts it into the bottom corner with his left foot. It is a total domination of the Giallorossi
61′- GOOOOOOOOL OF SAMPDORIA! YEPES! Cross to the center of the area by Depaoli, sensational hole by Hermoso and Paredes, the Spaniard finds himself all alone at the spot and beats Ryan with his right foot
64′- SOULE CROSSBALL! Spectacular left-footed shot from the Argentine talent from the edge of the area: only the crossbar denied him the joy of scoring
79′- GOOOOOOOOL DELLA ROMA! SHOMURODOV! Cross to the kiss by Angelino from the left, Shomurodov breaks away alone in the penalty area and heads it under the crossbar
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BEST – Artem DOVBYK – Old style striker’s brace. In the penalty area. One touch and away you go. He needed these goals so much, he hadn’t scored since November 3rd. Found again.
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