Ajax – Roma 1-2

Great. great game of all. Good with the remuntada. We went behind due to a mistake by Diawara, a mistake that often makes the one of the soft pass, with the consequent goal from Klaassen. (1-0). However, apart from this mistake, Amadou played well. Mainly excellent defensive phase with Pau Lopez (man of the match) good at blocking Tadic's penalty (which could have meant 2-0 for them) and then on at least 5 other occasions. Overall we were all good at defending. And then to hit with Pellegrini's goal from a free-kick thanks to Scherpen's mistake (1-1) and with Ibanez's broadside on the development of the corner kick (1-2). Typical victory as an Italian against Dutch with a lot of defensive phase.

Sliding doors (as the always excellent Mangiante, SKY journalist said) was the penalty saved by Pau Lopez right in the stadium where Totti instead caught Van Der Sar with a spoon on penalties in the Netherlands-Italy of the 2000 European Championships. we attacked for the draw first, and then continued to defend, cornered by an excellent Ajax and overall happy with the draw at the Amsterdam Arena, but the inertia of the match had changed. And the beautiful goal from Ibanez arrived as if Agostino Di Bartolomei, our unforgettable Captain, on his birthday, wanted to lend a hand to Roma in an important moment.

We certainly know that another fiery match will be waiting for us at the second leg, but just as certainly we cannot overshadow the Serie A and we have to fight there too, starting Sunday with Bologna at the Olimpico. Daje Roma!

Giordano Sepi