With Wijnaldum and Dybala, AS Roma outclass Chakhtior Donetsk
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AS Roma made short work of Chakhtior Donetsk (5-0) on Sunday in the final pre-season match before the resumption of Serie A next weekend, and allowed its recruits to show off in their new colors. The Ukrainian players, who have been training outside their country since the beginning of the Russian invasion in February, in particular to prepare for the Champions League which they will play from September, received loud applause from the 65,000 spectators present at the Olympic Stadium.
The tifosi gave very nice ovations to their summer recruits, for their first on the lawn of the Olimpico: mainly at the new local star Paulo Dybala and at Dutch midfielder “Gini” Wijnaldum, entered for twenty-five minutes in the second half two days after being loaned by PSG. The Argentinian delighted the public with some classy gestures – nice strike after a heel for himself (34th), sombrero (36th), dangerous free kick repelled by the goalkeeper (40th) – without however opening his goal counter.
The recipe paid to Chakhtior
The achievements were the work of captain Lorenzo Pellegrini after a great collective action (19th), defender Gianluca Mancini (41st), Ukrainian Yukhym Konoplya against his camp (45th), Nicolo Zaniolo launched deep (59th) and finally the young Edoardo Bove (87th). A good omen for José Mourinho a week before the resumption of Serie A, on August 14 at Salernitana.
Roma announced that the entire proceeds would be donated to Chakhtior to support refugees hosted at the stadium in the city of Lviv, Ukraine.
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