Chievo 3-3 Roma: Pepe seals comeback point for valiant Flying Donkeys

Published on: 06 January 2016

Chievo came from behind twice in Serie A to claim a 3-3 draw with Roma on Wednesday afternoon.

In an action-packed encounter Umar Sadiq and Alessandro Florenzi put a clinical Giallorossi in front before Alberto Paloschi scrambled home Chievo’s opener.

Dario Dainelli completed the comeback on 58 minutes although Iago Falque stepped up to fire home shortly after. Substitute Simone Pepe then inched the ball over the line with minutes remaining to draw the match.

Roma converted their first chance of the match, Lucas Digne powering a header to set Gervinho on a twisting run that did for Alessandro Gamberini, crossing for 18-year-old Sadiq to net his second Lupi goal.

Chievo pressurised a visiting defence known for it’s leakiness as Lucas Castro poked a half chance off-target but Roma were fierce on the counter, Maicon shooting over after a lovely team move.

The warning signs were there when Maicon again burst forward into acres of space to be denied by Albano Bizzarri just before Sadiq stole the ball but hesitated on goal and shot a great opening wide.

In the end it was a simple error that made the second goal, Dainelli gifting Florenzi the ball as the Italian drove at goal and fired home via the far-post, although the Flying Donkeys were soon back in the game when Paloschi slid in Wojciech Szczesny’s weak parry from close range.

Bizzarri hastily denied Mohamed Salah’s sharp rebound effort early in the second half as Roma settled quickly but Rudi Garcia’s men couldn’t prevent Dainelli atoning for his earlier error by turning home Valter Birsa’s corner.

The under pressure Lupi coach threw on youngster Lorenzo Di Livio to spark his side but it was the quiet Falque who rifled home his second Roma goal from 20 yards to regain the lead but Pepe rescued a point when goal-line technology ruled his free-kick had crossed the line.

Roma lose ground on their rivals and stay fifth in the league while Rolando Maran’s team rise to 12th.

Source: forzaitalianfootball.com

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