In France the Giallorossi win 2-0 the most demanding of the 5 friendlies played so far. The Argentine great protagonist in front: assist and goals, before a slight ankle distortion that does not raise concern

By our correspondent Andrea Pugliese

August 2, 2025 (modification at 10:14 pm) – Lens (France)

What is good at the end is above all the result, given that Roma in the fifth seasonal commitment is in front of the first real obstacle, that Lens arrived seventh in the last Ligue 1. Certainly a more valid opponent of Trastevere and Unipomezia (both teams of our Serie D), Kaiserslautern (German Serie B) or Cannes (fourth French series). And in the end Gasperini brings home his fifth victory over 5 races, this time 2-0 (goals by Mancini and Soulé). And with the victory also comes the 1906 trophy, given that the friendly was an opportunity to celebrate the 120 years of Lens history. A cup that is worth what it is worth, it matters more that Roma too this time has not taken goals, despite some thrill (especially at the beginning) there has been.

Mancini lightning

However, Gasperini’s team still seems to be under construction, so much so that some mechanisms seem less oiled than what was hoped for. Behind the defense, it is also effort, also because the two in the middle (El Aynaoui and Koné) labor on pressure outputs and in the middle there are always holes where the Lens dives immediately. So in the first 5 minutes the Lens can score twice, but first Wesley saves on the line after Satriano had skipped out of the exit and then Guilavogui kicks on the goalkeeper face to face with the Giallorossi extreme. In short, the balances dance, Wesley has yet to have a carburet and Ferguson (a shot out of the edge) is less effective than other times. The only one who seems to have another step is Soulé, who is difficult to stem in front. And right from his foot, on punishment, the Romanist advantage was born, with Celik who extends and Mancini who beats Gurtner with a close tap-in. Mancini himself then saves on Satriano, who once again loses the right moment to score. On the other hand, however, it is still Soulé to invent for Baldanzi, which however wastes on the side.

closes Mati

In the second half the Lens immediately tries to react with a high punishment of Satriano, but almost immediately the error in the setting of Baidoo arrives immediately, which is stolen from the limit of Koné, unloading on Soulé and placed of the Argentine for the 2-0. Absolute protagonist, Soulé, even if then it hurts: slight ankle distortion that at the moment does not cause concern. The 31,628 of the boaller-deleli remain silent, but then the lens changes step. At least at the level of intensity, with the changes, also because of quality then there is little in the French eleven. Fofana, however, for a whisker does not shorten the distances from inside the area and then the home team takes even more courage. However, to Rome, just check the rhythm and sterilize the sources of the game in the middle of the field, which had succeeded less well in the first half. Hermoso takes away the whim of touching the goal on punishment, RenSch wasted the opportunity for the 3-0. He ends up with the Giallorossi to celebrate the over 300 Romanist fans, who arrived so far to slowly chase a dream. If he then he reappears, it will be up to the time to say it.



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