Rammy Abraham's Penalty Makes AS Roma Roll Spezia 1-0
JAKARTA - AS Roma successfully rolled Spezia 1-0 in the 27th giornata Italian League match at the Stadio Alberto Picco on Monday morning WIB, according to the official Serie A website. It was Tammy Abraham who scored the goal from the penalty spot which became the winner of the I Giallorossi in the end of the match.
Thanks to this result, Roma has the right to move up to sixth place with 44 points. Meanwhile, Spezia is stuck in 14th position with 25 points.
Roma tried to step on the gas immediately since the game started. However, the opportunities that Gianluca Mancini got to Lorenzo Pellegrini still have not produced goals.
Pellegrini again spread threats to Spezia's defense. However, his shot in the 18th minute was still bounced off the post and the rebound was struck by Tammy Abraham which was countered by Ivan Provedel.
Towards the end of the first half, Spezia had to play with 10 men after Kelvin Amian got a second yellow card. The score 0-0 lasted until halftime.
After halftime, AS Roma, which is now superior in terms of the number of players, is even more in control. However, I Giallorossi still struggle to score goals.
Spezia's goalkeeper, Provedel was outstanding in this match. He had several times successfully thwarted the visitors' chances.
Roma's two chances from corners hit the crossbar, before being cleared by Spezia's players. VAR then reviewed the incident and called the referee for a replay. Penalty awarded to Roma after a foul on Zaniolo by Giulio Maggiore
Tammy Abraham stepped forward as the executor and his shot into the bottom left corner of the goal failed to reach Ivan Provedel. The score became 1-0 in the 99th minute. AS Roma closed the game with a 1-0 win.