Chai! Na wah oh! Coppa Italia dey pepper Roma lately as Torino don knack dem 3-2 for di Round of 16. E no be small thing wey happen for Olimpico Stadium last week, and fans dey wonder wetin dey happen for dis competition wey just dey show us say anything fit happen!
Roma, dem don dey struggle since di begining of dis season, injuries don scatter dem squad, and dem miss plenty top players like Gianluca Mancini wey no fit play due to suspension. But no be everybody wey go fit talk say dem expect dis kind wahala after Torino don show dem say dem get fire for back!
Gian Piero Gasperini, di Roma coach, no too vex for di loss. E come talk say, ‘We do well so far, and we wan keep am like dat. Dis night fit have been something to celebrate, but e turn to show for Torino instead. Dem boys wey play well today, dem deserve di praise.’
Sekere don happen for di Coppa Italia, cos last year Bologna carry di title after dem beat Milan. After 50 years wey dem no win anything, dem don shock everybody. Now dem don qualify for di quarter-finals to meet Lazio on February 11. Dis year na different level o!
As we dey talk about surprises, Napoli too show say dem no be play-play team when dem need penalties to beat Cagliari. No be small wahala! Di Partenopei go now face winner of di match between Fiorentina and Como, and if dem carry am, dem go face Inter or Torino for di semi-finals. We no fit predict who go carry di trophy dis year o, but one tin sure: na real competition we dey see!
So, make we dey watch as di competition dey unfold, because e fit be anyteam wey fit surprise us as di Coppa Italia don turn to wahala for everybody. No be so we see am last last year?
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