Rome makes a real run at Stamford Bridge stopping with a spectacular 3-3, Chelsea's England champions traveling full-fledged in this first phase of
Champions League.
What we are witnessing is a wonderful match that will remain in the mind of Giallorossi fans, especially those present in London alongside their team, some of whom resided protagonists of pre-match disorder with the English police who took place in the High Street area Kensington and that, according to a police spokesman reported, have led to a halt.
The third day of the first group stage started with a good news for Di Francesco. Atletico Madrid had not gone beyond the 0-0 on the Qarabag field, giving the Roma a chance to keep at least unchanged the post after a day which certainly did not favor the giallorossi. And Rome has this chance to pick it up, even let's say it comes a step away from picking up the entire stake and the head of the group just at the expense of Chelsea of Conte that on occasion, rather paradoxical situation, races from the first minute 'the only Italian on the field, namely the exterior Zappacosta (during the race will enter for Rome, Pellegrini, Florenzi and El Shaarawy).
Strong blues are beginning to impose their rhythm immediately and to 10º minutes they take the lead thanks to a great conclusion from the outside area of David Luiz on which Allison can not do anything. Rome does not let it intimidate and sketch a reaction first with Nainggolan and then with Perrotti finding in both cases a careful Courtois denying the joy of the goal. At 37º, despite a great personality test by Di Francesco's men, Chelsea doubles. Hazard collects a "dirty" ball from a defender of Rome and does not forgive Allison. The Romanian reaction is vehemently and after just three minutes Kolarov, at the end of a beautiful action, accompanies a deviation over the home goalkeeper and reopens the match allowing his back to the locker room with a minor passive and with the awareness of being able to play in second half.
In fact, the second fraction of the game opens with a Chelsea that seems worried and the facts show that it has reason. Dzeko takes his hands and in just 6 minutes, from 64º to 70º, signs the draw network with a spectacular goal at the invitation of Fazio and even overtaking thanks to a header that allows him to "punish", between another with a double, "even the Chelsea" team to which he had never scored. Just the time to caress the idea of a business to be written in the annals that the usual Hazard, also the head, mitigates a party that still remains as beautiful as perhaps unexpected on the eve. It ends 3-3, a result that allows Roma to stabilize in second place in the group standings, maintaining as said, after a shift far from favorable 3 points of advantage over Atletico Madrid and remaining at -2 by leaders Chelsea.
Markers
11 'David Luiz (C), 37' and 75 'Hazard (C), 40' Kolarov (R), 64 'and 70' Dzeko (R)
The Tablet
Chelsea (3-5-2): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta (77 'Ruediger), Bakayoko, David Luiz (58' Pedro), Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard (80 'Willian), Morata.
Count
Rome (4-3-3): Alisson; Bruno Peres, Fazio, Jesus, Kolarov; Nainggolan, Gonalons, Strootman (83 ′ Florenzi); Gerson (75 ′ Pellegrini), Dzeko, Perotti (89 ′ El Shaarawy).
All of Francesco
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