Chai! Dis Serie A no dey play! E be like say Roma don catch fire as dem just carry Sassuolo waka go market with 2-0 win for di weekend.
Na big match for dem side, as injuries and Africa Cup of Nations don scatter dem lineup. Despite all dis wahala, Roma still find way show say dem get level with quick goals wey come from Manu Kone and Matias Soule.
For 77th minute, Kone use hin head bang goal from Soule cross, and Stadio Olimpico just scatter with cheer! Two minutes later, Soule sharp sharp tap in di second goal from Stephan El Shaarawy flick. Na so dem secure di three points wey dem need.
Soule, wey be Argentine forward, come dey joke say he go buy wine for El Shaarawy after di match. Na true friendship matter be this o! But make we no forget, El Shaarawy self almost score too, wey he hit di bar and one goal wey dem call off for offside. E be like say dem dey really engage for di pitch!
Despite di injury wahala, Roma don land for third position with 39 points, dey level with AC Milan wey still dey try secure dia position. Milan go face Fiorentina wey dey hot for dia own ground on Sunday, so make we dey watch as dem go fit match up.
Gian Piero Gasperini, di Sassuolo coach, talk say di second half be like fresh breath as dem play better. “More intensity, more quality,” he yarn. Him appreciate di players for dem effort, and na true matter as dem fit bounce back.
Milan and Inter still get game wey dem dey owe Roma because of di Super Cup wey dem participate for Saudi Arabia, and dem dey position well as Inter go face Napoli for big weekend clash. Inter go later face Lecce while Milan go waka small small to Como wey no dey so far. Na wetin dem dey call ‘rivalry on lakeside’!
Como’s own hopes for Champions League dey wobble small after dem draw with Bologna wey don get one player red card. As e be now, dem enter relegation battle just dey wait for who go jam dem leg.
Wetin go happen next? Na true Naija we go still dey follow dis matter closely as di season dey hot up, e just dey sweet for body!
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