"Wolves" made a comeback against "Venice".
"Roma" of Ukrainian forward Artem Dovbyk beat "Venice" in the match 6th round of the Italian Serie A 2024/25 season. The match at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome ended with a score of 2:1.
The visitors took the lead at the end of the first half – Gianluca Busio hit the post, but Joel Pohjanpalo made a successful finish.
However, the Romans made a comeback in the second half. In the 75th minute, Bryan Cristante restored parity in the game after a pass from Lorenzo Pellegrini.
In the 83rd minute, the “wolves” snatched victory – substitute Niccolò Pizilli scored a header after a cross from a corner.
It should be noted that Dovbyk started for Roma and spent the entire match on the field.
Thus, the Ukrainian's three-match scoring streak was cut short – before the game with Venezia, he scored against Genoa and Udinese in Serie A, as well as Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League.
Review of the Roma – Venezia match
Having won their second victory in a row in the Italian championship, the Romans with 9 points climbed to ninth place in the league table. Venezia is in the relegation zone in 18th place, with 4 points.
Roma will play their next match on October 3 away against Swedish Elfsborg in the Europa League. In Serie A, Ivan Juric's team will play away against Monza on October 6, and Venezia will face Verona on October 4 away.
