Roma go 2nd in league; win Coppa Semifinal (leg 1)

Feb 05, 2010 12:55

See I knew being third in the table wasn't gonna last long! Roma are no longer in third... Why? Because they are now in joint second place in Serie A (tied with Milan) after defeating Siena 2-1 with just 3 minutes remaining on the clock. PHEW!

More recently though-- yesterday to be precise-- Roma defeated Udinese 2-nil on the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final, thanks to goal-scorers Vucinic and Mexes.

The AggrOTP reppin' hard:


Get it, Daniele!


(Yes, I passed out when that happened, I'm breathing again now, thanks)



This picspam covers three separate matches: Coppa QF's last week v. Catania, Sunday's win vs. Siena and yesterday's Coppa Semi v. Udinese-- all of which Roma won.

Just gonna kick off with some pics from last week's Coppa QF match vs. Catania, which Roma won 1-0 thanks to a screamer scored by Capitan Futuro:


The screamer was scored right around the penalty area, and was assisted by fellow Roman, Okaka:


Daniele De Rossi demonstrating how well-endowed he is:


(I believe him.)

"This big!"


Roma seal the win with that lone goal and are through to the semi-final to face Udinese:




Yes, yes, we get it, you're packin' in the shorts. (Don't make me provide proof. Coz I have it.)


Here comes Philou:


(Ro)manpile:


DDR hugging the diminutive Brazilian, Cicinho:


DDR hugging the diminutive Chilean, Pizarro:


(Yeah, DDR clearly has a type: midgets.)

Someone asked me before if DDR was gonna shave his head off again-- looks like he hasn't:




Roma defense held strong and conceded zero goals. Thanks, Nico!


Alright- let's get to Serie A proper. Here's Supah-fly Frenchie:


Luca didn't make the call sheet since he's still out injured:


...so he sat out last Sunday's home game against Siena, and chilled with Android:


Wait. So robots can be emo? The more you know.

First goal was scored by JAR


The goal was almost identical to the one he scored last week vs. Juve-- same spot, same distance, same long-shot assist from across right-midfield:


The Captain was exceptionally ecstatic:




Get it, Juanito! <-- Didn't know he had a chest fetish.




Frenchie needs an appointment with his hair colorist. Them roots are showing:


High fives from the Captain:



Roma had a lot of half-chances, but ex-Romanista Freddie Prinze Jr. Gianluca Curci was giving his old team a hard time, blocking all the shots and being a showoff:


Don't worry homeboy, we'll hire you back. Ranieri loves him some born-and-bred Romani.

Then Siena equalized and just as I was resigning myself to a 1-1 draw, Okaka scored with only 3 minutes left in regular time-- with a dummy backheel flick that caught the goalie offguard:


DDR: *chases*
Okaka: Eww DNW!

Okaka climbed the Curva Sud cage, and the Roman koala climbed Okaka lol


lol now that's what I call "staying power"


Crazy tifosi ♥


Pit, don't fall!


"GUISE, WE'RE SECOND PLACE NAOOOW!"


LOL Motta's gonna behead someone:


Marcolino, don't break Danielino's neck!


Here comes Frenchie again:



Roma are now unbeaten in 17 matches altogether (12 in Serie A). Keep the streak goin' boys:


The winning goal was scored by Roman-born Stefano Okaka (pictured left), who played his last game of the season for Roma on Sunday. He has since been loaned out to Fulham, but will return in the summer (because DDR is all emo about it- no really, he said he was sad losing Stefano lol)


DDR: RAWR!
Okaka: Is he still yelling?
Cerci: Hold me, I'm scurred.

Alright, now let's get to the Coppa Italia Semifinal (first leg) match v. Udinese (played yesterday):


Fra and Mirko were back in the lineup after missing the Siena match on Sunday.

Mirketto scored the opener off a De Rossi long-ball assist launched from like the halfway line lol


...which explains this over-ecstatic aerial chest bump between Danielino and Mirketto:




High-fives between scorer and assister:


Yeah, they're not done. More hugs:


Eventually, they let others in on the hug, too:


Within the first half, Roma managed a second goal through Mexes's towering header scored off Pizarro's brilliant FK:


"Can't hear you, bitches. Lemme hear you SCREAAAAM!"


"Check out my new earrings, y'all! They're ~Chanel~"


(I miss his guido-ass Chanel earrings, NGL.)

DOSE WRINKLES! *ships him a lifetime supply of Oil of Olay facial moisturizers*


Yo, Luca called. He wants his ear-celebratory gesture back. Jussayin'

Oh God, creepy stalker right behind you! ♥


lol DDR♥


Philou: Hold up now, Simone. Only Daniele gets to chase me.
DDR: Wee! I'm coming. (Ahem)

Watch out, Philippe. Someone's after you.


And there's the hug from behind:


Get it, Daniele!

AggrOTP:


Now I know who tops and who bottoms.

Beat it, Simone. Philippe ain't interested:


OK that was a pity hug.


Mexes: Did y'all see the samba-like move I did after I scored?
Perrotta: What, you're Brazilian now? I thought you said you're from Trastevere. Boy, you got some serious identity issues.


The celebrations went on after the final whistle:


For the Nico-DDR shippers:


And this one's for the AggrOTP shippers:


Daniele, them hands.

And speaking of hands...

This post was brought to you by the AggrOTP ~holding hands~

match photos, 'mexes', coppa italia, 'vucinic', team: roma, 'de rossi', 'riise'

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