Paulo Dybala Scores Brace, AS Roma Destroys Parma

JAKARTA - Fronter Paulo Dybala scored a brace as AS Roma crushed Parma 5-0 in the Italian Serie A match at the Stadio Olimpico, Sunday. December 22, 2024 evening WIB.

Roma maintains the winning trend. After beating Italian Serie B club Sampdoria 5-0 in the Coppa Italia match, Roma won again when they returned to compete in domestic competitions.

The success of winning three points against Parma made Roma win four wins from the last five matches in various competitions. In fact, the Giallorossi won with a landslide score or at least won three goals when they beat Sporting Braga 3-1.

Victory over Parma has not fully improved Roma's position, which is still struggling on the central board of the standings. Roma only moved up to 11th place with 19 points.

Meanwhile, Parma failed to get out of the bottom and was threatened with going down to the relegation zone. Parma, which has 15 points, occupies 16. They are only one point ahead with Cagliari who are in 18th position or the relegation zone.

In that match, Roma showed dominance by suppressing Parma's defense. Striker Artem Dovbyk had threatened the opponent's goal in the early minutes of the match. But his shot did not meet the target.

However, Dovbyk did not make a mistake when giving a back-heel pass which was greeted by Dybala. Only then did he be dropped by Botond Balogh defender in the penalty box. The referee also pointed to the spot and the penalty was completed by Dybala himself when the game had only been running for eight minutes.

Winning 1-0 made Roma more aggressive when playing offensively. Claudio Ranieri's team did not give the opponent the opportunity to develop the game. Evidently, the hosts did not take long to increase their advantage.

This time, Alexis Saelemaekers, who increased his lead after welcoming Angelino's cross in the 13th minute. His shot failed to be saved by Zion Suzuki goalkeeper. Roma went 2-0 up and lasted until halftime.

Entering the second half, Roma continued to play at a high tempo. As a result, they were able to add goals in the 51st minute. Dybala scored his second goal after receiving the ball from Dovbyk.

Starting from Saelemaekers' shot which then hit Dovbyk so that the ball changed direction and was accepted by Dybala. Without any difficulties, the Argentine national team forward broke into Parma's goal.

The referee briefly reviewed the incident via VAR. As a result, Dybala was declared not offside and the goal was legal.

After winning three goals, Roma did not lower the tempo of the game. Having failed many times, Lupi finally increased the advantage from the penalty spot in the 74th minute.

Starting from Saelemaekers' action in the penalty area which was then dropped by substitute Valentin Mihaila and the referee again pointed to the spot. This time it was not Dybala but her compatriot, Leandro Paredes. The execution was completed well by Paredes.

Roma's goal party was finally closed by Dovbyk. The Ukrainian national team striker solidified the team's lead to 5-0 in the 83rd minute. The score lasted until the game was over.