THE WOLF'S DEN - Tana dei Lupi II

[p_maldini_3]

ok thatclears it up for me, thanks. so far mexes hasnt said anything, is there reason for concern for you guys? iprobably think so.

[Giacomo]

[Italiamia]

[Giacomo]

It can be done perfectly legitimately, and we know that because of scarcity (i.e. availability of excellent players at a reasonable price) clubs would not hesitate to enter into a contract with a player like Mexes a few months in advance of it actually commencing. There is no law to prevent this because the two contracts would not be operative similtaneously.

It would be to Mexes's advantage to secure a contract for next season as early as possible, especially because if, say, he sustained a serious injury between now and the end of the season it would deter clubs from offering him a contract, something he would not want to risk.

I am not claiming he has already signed for another club, but when - of if - he does, he will not disclose it to anyone else until the last possible moment, that is only sensible on his part.

[Italiamia]

As I said, it is not something that is generally done for a variety of reasons, including, the risk of injury. A contract is not a one way street. Why would Milan obligate themselves to pay Mexes when he could injure himself. Of course, a physical exam is always part of these deals as they are loaded with contingencies. Nevertheless, I highly doubt a contract with a term to begin July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2015 has been, in fact, executed.

[Giacomo]

I think you are right and I doubt he has signed anything, however Mexes might well have given his word to another team which is almost as good as a contractual obligation.

I still believe CL will be the main factor in his decision: he won't accept to play EL for the forseeable future as Roma is destined to.

[ASR1927]

As per forzaroma.info:

PROBABILI FORMAZIONI

Lecce (4-4-1-1): 22 Rosati, 2 Donati, 4 Gustavo, 14 Fabiano, 28 Brivio, 8 Munari, 18 Giacomazzi, 20 Vives, 11 Mesbah, 10 Olivera, 27 Jeda.
A disp.: 81 Benassi, 40 Tomovic, 19 Piatti, 21 Grossmuller, 89 Bertolacci, 9 Corvia, 23 Chevanton.
All.: De Canio.

Roma (4-2-3-1): 32 Doni, 77 Cassetti, 5 Mexes, 29 N. Burdisso, 17 Riise, 7 Pizarro, 16 De Rossi, , 20 Perrotta, 11 Taddei, 9 Vucinic, 22 Borriello.
A disp.: 27 Julio Sergio, 4 Juan, 3 Castellini, 23 Greco, 33 Brighi, 30 Simplicio, 94 Menez.
All.: Montella.

Arbitro: Damato di Barletta.

[ASR1927]

Lecce 1 - 2 Roma
Vucinic 32 (R), Giacomazzi 75 (L), Pizarro pen 90 (R)
Stadio Via Del Mare


Mirko Vucinic and a last-gasp David Pizarro penalty gave Roma the 2-1 victory away to Lecce. However, there was tension, as 'Il Pek' shoved Marco Borriello off the spot.

Vincenzo Montella hoped to maintain his unbeaten run on the Giallorossi bench after a win and a draw, but was without the suspended Francesco Totti and Aleandro Rosi. Lecce were missing David Di Michele, Alberto Giuliatto, Edward Ofere and Stefano Ferrario, but welcomed back Guillermo Giacomazzi and Giuseppe Vives from their bans.

The home side had never won this Serie A fixture, managing only six draws and seven defeats. During that time, the Salentini scored just six goals.

Lecce had the first real chance after eight minutes when Ruben Olivera flashed a free kick just over the bar. At the other end, Mirko Vucinic set up Marco Borriello with a through ball, but the Italian blasted off target.

Marco Cassetti almost scored against his former club. He ran on to a smart Rodrigo Taddei slide-rule pass and pulled the angled drive across the face of goal with his right foot, skimming the base of the far post.

Brivio did very well to rob Taddei in the box as he tried to get a Vucinic cross under control from eight yards. Roma were forced into a change, as Casseetti pulled up with a muscular problem to make way for Juan, moving Nicolas Burdisso to right-back.

The visitors did take the lead with Vucinic, who refused to celebrate against the club where he started his Serie A career. He started from the centre-circle, shrugging off an Andrea Rispoli challenge and running towards three defenders inside the box, then picked his spot to toe-poke it through the gap into the far bottom corner.

Lecce fought back as Olivera whipped a cross to the back post for a strange Giacomazzi looping header, which Alexander Doni fingertipped out from under the crossbar. From the corner, Rispoli's volley was deflected over by David Pizarro.

Gianni Munari got to the by-line and managed to pull back for Olivera, but teammate Carlos Grossmuller got in the way to accidentally block the shot. Grossmuller had already been disappointing and was substituted straight after that incident, replaced by ex-Roma striker Daniele Corvia. It transformed the side into a 4-4-2 system.

After the restart Borriello drilled wide after combining with Vucinic, but a splendid Olivera right-foot volley from the edge of the box skimmed the crossbar by a matter of inches.

Lecce had a fantastic opportunity just shy of the hour mark, as Giacomazzi's cross found a diving Corvia header from six yards that forced Doni into a stunning reaction save. On the resulting corner, Corvia felt he deserved a penalty for both a Burdisso handling offence and a push from Borriello.

Corvia was having a fine game against the club where he grew up as part of their youth academy and hit a fierce half-volley wide of the near post.

Lecce were pushing hard throughout the second half and earned a deserved equaliser with captain Giacomazzi. Munari got down the right and whipped in a cross for Giacomazzi's looping header that sailed over a helpless Doni into the top corner.

Once again, the curse of the last half-hour hit Roma, who have conceded 25 goals in this period. Gigi De Canio wasn't sitting back on this point either, as he introduced striker Javier Chevanton for defender Rispoli.

Lecce were dangerous in the air and clipped the crossbar from a Chevanton header. Matteo Brighi was booked and will be suspended for the Rome derby next week.

However, in the final minute, Borriello got to the by-line to pull back with nobody there, but the move continued and his header from a Simone Perrotta cross was charged down by Gianni Munari's very high and obvious handling offence. Munari lifted his hand above his head to block, so the penalty was inevitable.

There was some debate between teammates on who would take the spot-kick, as Pizarro took it forcibly from Borriello, who was led away by Daniele De Rossi, and buried the penalty for his first goal of the season. This also confirmed another negative trend, as Lecce have conceded 17 goals in the final 15 minutes.
Lecce: Rosati; Rispoli (Chevanton 78), Gustavo, Fabiano, Brivio; Munari, Giacomazzi, Vives, Grossmuller (Corvia 42), Olivera; Jeda

Roma: Doni; Cassetti (Juan 29), Mexes, N Burdisso, Riise; Pizarro, De Rossi; Taddei (Brighi 68), Perrotta, Vucinic (Menez 80); Borriello

Ref: Damato

[ASR1927]

Borriello explains penalty row
Marco Borriello explains why he had a strange row with David Pizarro over the Roma penalty. “He changed his mind!”

There were odd scenes when the Giallorossi were awarded a last-minute spot-kick in their 2-1 victory at Lecce this evening.

Borriello was preparing to take the kick when Pizarro pushed him aside, prompting Daniele De Rossi to lead the striker away.

“Pizarro is the designated penalty taker, chosen by the Coach. He gave me the ball and asked if I wanted to take it instead,” explained Borriello.

“I was happy to do it, as a forward always wants the opportunity to score more goals. So I was getting ready, but then he suddenly changed his mind and felt ready to take it again. Anyway, the important thing is that we won.

“This victory means a lot, as in other games we tended to lose in the final 20 minutes, whereas this time round we fought back to get all three points. It signifies our growth.”

Roma will now make their Champions League debut under new Coach Vincenzo Montella, as Claudio Ranieri oversaw a 3-2 home defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk.

“We’ve got to take it one game at a time. There is a very important match on Tuesday, which is crucial for Roma’s future. We’ll give it our all and believe we can win,” said Borriello.

[Lupa]

Typical Roma. We can't even a game against Lecce without there being some controversy.

At least the penalty wasn't a dubious call at all. If games were only 60 minutes, we'd have a great record ...

[RomaShield27]

I don't think that penalty issue was much of a big deal. Pizarro changed his mind, ok, maybe he should be more decisive, but he and Borriello celebrated after he scored it. Very important win, crucial three points.

Full game available for download in the .

[Italiamia]

[maro]

I wasn't totally untroubled by it. I do think Borriello is too big for his boots and should show a bit more humility in his relations with his team-mates.

[Italiamia]

[maro]

That is certainly one explanation.

[Lupa]

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
SHAKTHAR DONESK-AS ROMA

Martedì 8 marzo 2011 ore 21:45 (ora locale)
Donbass Arena- Donesk



1 BOGDAN LOBONT
3 PAOLO CASTELLINI
4 JUAN SILVEIRA DOS SANTOS
5 PHILIPPE MEXES
7 DAVID PIZARRO
9 MIRKO VUCINIC
10 FRANCESCO TOTTI
11 RODRIGO FERRANTE TADDEI
15 SIMONE LORIA
16 DANIELE DE ROSSI
17 JOHN ARNE RIISE
20 SIMONE PERROTTA
22 MARCO BORRIELLO
23 LEANDRO GRECO
25 GUILLERMO BURDISSO
27 JULIO SERGIO BERTAGNOLI
29 NICOLAS BURDISSO
30 SIMPLICIO FABIO HENRIQUE
32 DONIEBER ALEXANDER MARANGON (DONI)
33 MATTEO BRIGHI
45 STEFANO PETTINARI
47 GIANLUCA CAPRARI
49 STEFANO SABELLI
87 LEANDRO ROSI

[RomaShield27]

Just in reply to Lupa's shout: Caprari is a primavera midfielder, attacking centre mid with a lot of pace I believe. Very highly rated. Not sure about Sabelli. I like the way Monty is calling up our youth.

On the subject of our youth, here's a link watch the entire match (online) between Roma (primavera) and FC Midtjylland in the recent Torneo di Viareggio, good to watch Caprari and Sabelli:

http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/me ... t.html#p=0

[ASR1927]

Well according to that bastion of fine journalism the Mirror, Carlo Ancellotti has pledged that he won't leave Chelsea to coach Roma. He has one year left on his contract and plans to honour* it.

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Ca ... 10772.html




*Note spelling of honour Tom.

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