Coach Mourinho kept his pre-match promise when he selected Dybala and Lukaku as the striker pair for AS Roma against Udinese. Playing right behind this duo were Lorenzo Pellegrini, Bryan Cristante and Paredes - players who are in extremely good form after a period of concentration with the national team.
The home advantage helped AS Roma dominate the game from the start with dangerous opportunities. Dybala was the player who shone in the first half with many brilliant passes to his teammates, one of which was used by Bryan Cristante to put AS Roma ahead in the 20th minute. Although Florian Thauvin brought the equalizer to 1-1 for Udinese in the second half, Dybala himself brought the goal to make it 2-1 in the 81st minute. In the final minutes, El Shaarawy scored another goal to help the maroon team win 3-1.
Notably, Dybala's goal was the 4,500th goal in AS Roma's history. After scoring, Dybala could not hide his emotions and celebrated, angering Udinese fans. The Argentine player ran to the Udinese stands, put his hand over his mouth and shouted loudly.
The player born in 1995 explained his actions to DAZN: “Someone of them talks too much for no reason. I always try to give my best to my team. I am very happy and try to repay all the love these people give me. I want to go down in history with a trophy. It was a great night, the important thing was to win. Me and Lukaku, we understand each other, this is the secret. We always try to have an important connection and we are doing very well.”
Dybala celebrates provoking Undinese fans
The 3-1 victory over Udinese helped AS Roma gain 21 points and only 3 points behind 4th place Napoli. At the end of the match, Coach Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief, ran onto the field and celebrated excitedly with his students.
“I felt like we were trying to break the record for goals scored in the last minutes. I celebrated because it was the final goal. With the substitutions, we lost our defensive intensity and I didn’t feel very secure. When I realised that goal had decided the game, I relaxed and hugged a kid near the bench. I had to hug the first person I saw, luckily it wasn’t a policeman or anything.”
Coach Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief after the match ended
The highlight match of Serie A round 13 between Juventus and Inter Milan that took place afterwards ended in a 1-1 draw. Both teams chose a cautious style of play and did not have many scoring opportunities. Dusan Vlahovic helped the "Old Lady" take the lead in the 27th minute, but Inter Milan captain Lautaro Martinez quickly equalized the score 5 minutes later. The draw did not affect the positions of the two teams much as Inter Milan still led with 32 points and Juventus ranked 2nd (30 points).
Dusan Vlahovic scored the opening goal in the highlight match between Juventus and Inter Milan
In La Liga, Real Madrid (35 points) temporarily rose to the top of the table after an easy 3-0 victory at Cadiz. Rodrygo became the hero of the "White Vultures" when he contributed a double. Jude Bellingham also marked his return from injury by scoring the decisive goal in the 74th minute. This was Jude Bellingham's 11th goal in La Liga and helped him continue to lead the list of top scorers.
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