European Football: Ferguson Ends Goal Drought For Roma In Win Against Cremonese

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Roma gave themselves a chance of finishing nan play apical of Serie A pinch a 3-1 triumph astatine Cremonese, wherever nan Irish striker Evan Ferguson came disconnected nan chair and ended his almost 13-month extremity drought astatine nine level.

Roma are connected 27 points, 2 points up of Napoli who hit Atalanta 3-1 connected Saturday, pinch Inter 3rd connected 24 points going into their location derby pinch Milan connected Sunday night. Cremonese are 12th successful nan standings connected 14 points.

In an action-packed first half, which included a Roma extremity ruled retired for offside and a Cremonese punishment overturned, nan visitors took nan lead done Matías Soulé successful nan 17th minute.

Ferguson was introduced connected nan hr mark, and 4 minutes later netted his first extremity for Roma. Wesley França wrapped up nan triumph aft different 5 minutes, pinch Francesco Folino heading successful a stoppage-time consolation for nan hosts.

On nan changeable of half-time nan referee awarded Cremonese a punishment for a handball by Gianluca Mancini but a cheque by nan video adjunct referee led to nan determination being overturned.

Ferguson had missed nan past 3 Roma games pinch an ankle wounded which besides kept him retired of world work pinch Ireland, but while Gian Piero Gasperini did not consequence him from nan start, he was fixed his chance from nan bench. Cremonese grounded to clear nan shot from their area and erstwhile Neil El Aynaoui laid a walk disconnected to Ferguson, nan Irishman kept his cool and took a touch to power earlier bending his changeable information Mile Svilar into nan area of nan net.

Evan Ferguson scores for Roma successful their triumph against Cremonese

Ferguson’s past nine extremity came successful October 2024 for Brighton against Wolves successful nan Premier League, and nan full Roma squad raced to observe pinch nan 21-year-old.

Where Roma decorativeness nan time depends connected nan evening match, pinch Inter capable to return to apical spot, wherever they started nan weekend, by beating Milan.

Elsewhere, Real Madrid will beryllium looking to reconstruct their lead astatine nan apical of La Liga astatine Elche, successful nan aftermath of Barcelona’s 4-0 triumph against Athletic Bilbao connected Saturday in their first game astatine nan redeveloped Camp Nou. In earlier action, Atlético Madrid sojourn Getafe.

In nan Bundesliga, nan 19-year-old Assan Ouédraogo unleashed an unstoppable changeable arsenic RB Leipzig eased past Werder Bremen 2-0 to move backmost into second. The midfielder completed a memorable week aft besides scoring connected his Germany debut successful Monday’s 6-0 triumph complete Slovakia to unafraid their spot successful nan World Cup and make him nan youngest Germany subordinate to people successful a first world match.

The hosts were successful power successful nan first half but their efforts either missed nan target aliases were blocked by Mio Backhaus. The Werder keeper was helpless, however, erstwhile Ouédraogo whipped a powerful left-footed changeable into nan apical acold area successful nan 63rd infinitesimal for his 3rd convention extremity of nan season.

The substitute Xaver Schlager past turned successful nan container to drill successful Leipzig’s 2nd extremity successful nan 80th, sealing their triumph and earning their 4th triumph successful nan past 5 convention games. Leipzig, who bounced backmost from their nonaccomplishment to Hoffenheim connected nan erstwhile matchday, moved up to 25 points successful 2nd place, pinch Bayern Munich successful apical spot connected 31 pursuing their 6-2 demolition of Freiburg connected Saturday. Bayer Leverkusen, connected 23 points, driblet to third.