Serie A: AS Roma vs Juventus player ratings as the Bianconeri win 3-4 in an incredible comeback

AS Roma vs Juventus: AS Roma host Juventus at the Stadio Olimpico on Matchday 21 of the ongoing edition of the Serie A.

Juventus come out on top after being behind in an intense back-and-forth game in Rome. Roma started off strongly, putting pressure and attacking aggressively, also scoring an early goal in the process. Juventus answered back immediately though as they equalised courtesy of a beautiful finish from Dybala. Roma scored two more in the space of five minutes in the second half and it looked as if they were about to run away with it when Locatelli pulled one back for Locatelli. They scored another two goals to tie the game and then take the lead in the space of three minutes but it wasn’t the end as Matthijs de Ligt conceded a red card and a penalty. Roma, unfortunately, came up short as Szczesny guessed the right way and Juventus persevered through to the end to grab all three points from the Eternal City.

Let’s take a look at the player ratings for the match:-

AS Roma vs Juventus Player Ratings

AS Roma

Rui Patrício (GK) (6.5/10): A nightmare for Rui Patricio as evidenced by the scoreline. He could’ve positioned himself better to save a couple of shots.

Matías Viña (7.5/10): Vina covered his lines well and contributed to the attack too. A decent performance.

Roger Ibañez (4.5/10): An awful performance from Ibanez as he got skipped past by Morata with relative ease which led to a goal for Juventus and also received a yellow card resulting in him receiving a suspension for Roma’s next fixture.

Chris Smalling (7/10): Chris Smalling was excellent defensively and did not let Moise Kean have an inch of space.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6/10): Maitland-Niles didn’t have the debut he would’ve hoped for as a momentary lapse in concentration from him, let Juventus back in the game.

Bryan Cristante (6/10): An average performance from Cristante who passed the ball well but was left ball-watching while Locatelli met with Morata’s cross to score a second goal for Juventus. Also received a yellow card which suspends him for Roma’s next fixture too.

Felix Afena-Gyan (5.5/10): A quiet evening from Afena-Gyan as he lost the ball a bunch of times and was wasteful on counterattacks.

Lorenzo Pellegrini (8/10): A finish from the top-drawer by Lorenzo Pellegrini as he curled the ball in the top corner from a direct freekick that doubled Roma’s lead. He also did well to find Mkhitaryan in space for Roma’s second goal. However, the prince quickly turned into a pauper as he missed a crucial penalty and was subbed out soon after due to a head injury.

Jordan Veretout (7/10): Incredible awareness from Jordan Veretout as he picked out Abraham with a brilliant corner kick and grabbed himself an assist. He saw his name enter the referee’s book as he dragged Locatelli to the ground who skipped past him relatively easily. He eventually got subbed out for Carles Perez.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan (7.5/10): Henrikh Mkhitaryan took a shot that deflected off of De Sciglio and with a bit of luck, saw the ball loop over the Juventus goalkeeper and into the net.

Tammy Abraham (7.5/10): The English youngster leapt like a salmon and nodded one past Szczesny off a great corner from Veretout to give Roma the lead, early in the game. He ended up missing a golden opportunity right on the cusp of half-time as he skied the ball from a couple of yards out which came to haunt Roma in the end.

Substitutes:

Eldor Shomurodov (6.5/10): Shomurdov ran the channels well and tried to cause problems for the Juventus backline.

Carles Pérez (6.5/10): Perez passed the ball well and controlled the tempo of the game.

Borja Mayoral (N/A)

 

Juventus

Wojciech Szczęsny (GK) (7/10): The Polish international played a major part in the Old Ladies victory tonight as he saved a penalty from Pellegrini to hold onto the lead in the dying moments of the game.

Juan Cuadrado (6.5/10): Some good crossing on display by Cuadrado as he linked up well with the attack with the only chink in his armour being a yellow card which `suspends him for Juventus’ next game in the Super Cup.

Matthijs de Ligt (5/10): De Ligt wouldn’t want to watch that one back as he received a yellow card for a rash challenge and just a few minutes later, conceded a penalty and a red card due to handling the ball in the Bianconeri box.

Daniele Rugani (6/10): Daniele Rugani got outmuscled relatively easily which left the Roma attackers unobstructed during set-pieces a couple of times.

Mattia De Sciglio (7.5/10): An unfortunate deflection off of De Sciglio resulted in the ball ending up in the back of his own net but the Italian defender redeemed himself as he found himself in the right place at the right time to fire home the winner for Juventus.

Weston McKennie (6/10): McKennie had a subpar evening as he attempted a lot of shots from long-range which amounted to nothing.

Manuel Locatelli (7.5/10): Locatelli was brilliant in midfield and found himself on the end of Morata’s cross as he nodded the ball past Rui Patricio to pull a goal back for Juventus. Also, saw his name enter the referee’s book as he received a yellow card.

Rodrigo Bentancur (6/10): Bentancur passed the ball well but missed the ball completely as he tried to get his head to Vertout’s corner which allowed Abraham to score the opener for Roma. He was subbed out around the hour mark for Arthur.

Paulo Dybala (8/10): A stunning goal from La Joya as he curled a beautiful shot in the bottom corner to equalise the game for Juventus. He was subbed out late in the game Chiellini as Juventus went down to 10 men.

Moise Kean (5.5/10): A quiet evening from Moise Kean as he couldn’t get on the end of crosses and also got caught stranded alone multiple times.

Federico Chiesa (7/10): Federico Chiesa did well to pick out Dybala in space out of a throng of players, grabbing himself an assist. Unfortunately, he was subbed on soon after due to an injury.

Substitutes:

Dejan Kulusevski (7.5/10): Not trusted by his manager to start, Kulusevski once again scored the all-important goal to level things up for Juventus.

Álvaro Morata (7.5/10): An excellent performance from Morata with his injection of pace and aggression paying of for Juventus as he played a vital role and even got an assist.

Arthur (6.5/10): Arthur controlled the tempo of the game well after being subbed on.

Giorgio Chiellini (7/10): Chiellini put in some strong challenges and managed the game well for Juventus.

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