Turkish forward reaps rewards from Eusebio Di Francesco’s new tactical approach with four goals in three games
Udinese were served with ample notice of Cengiz Under’s threat. The Roma forward had scored three times in two games leading into his visit to the Stadio Friuli on Saturday but more explicit were the words of his manager. “He has this great quality of being able to line up his shot while still hiding it,” explained Eusebio Di Francesco. “Just like [Vincenzo] Montella used to do.”
Forewarned but not forearmed. How does anyone prepare for something they cannot see coming? There were just under 70 minutes on the clock when Under took a pass a few yards outside the area, turned, glanced and in an instant fizzed an outside-of-the-boot shot into the far bottom corner.
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Udinese 0-2 Roma, Chievo 2-1 Cagliari, Genoa 2-0 Inter, Torino 0-1 Juventus, Benevento 3-2 Crotone, Bologna 2-1 Sassuolo, Napoli 1-0 Spal, Atalanta 1-1 Fiorentina, Milan 1-0 Sampdoria. Monday fixture Lazio v Verona.
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