In the 28th round of the Italian Serie A, Roma played away against Empoli and won with a narrow score of 1:0. In this match, Uzbekistan national team forward Eldor Shomurodov started in the main lineup and played for 72 minutes.
Eldor Shomurodov's statistics:
- Accurate shots on target – 1
- Blocked shots – 0
- Dribbling attempts – 2/0
- Touches on the ball – 46
- Passing accuracy – 29/33 (88%)
- Key passes – 3
- Long passes – 1/1
- Duels – 4/0
- Aerial duels – 3/2
- Ball losses – 12
- Fouls committed – 0
- Fouls suffered – 0
- Ball recoveries – 0
- Successful dribbles – 0
Shomurodov's performance was rated 6.5 by the Sofascore portal.
Team coach's thoughts
Team coach Claudio Ranieri commented on the game:
“We need to improve our game; otherwise, we might end up drawing in such matches. The second half of the season is always tough. I also put players on the field today who were eager to play. Now we will focus on the match against Athletic Bilbao and try to prepare well.
I liked the effort of the whole team. Shomurodov is a great guy; even though he hasn't scored many goals in his career, the most important thing is to be in the right place at the right time. This is one of his strongest qualities. Moreover, Eldor has scored important goals so far, and I hope he continues to do so,” said the Italian specialist.
Roma will play their next match against Spain's Athletic Bilbao on March 13 at 22:45 Tashkent time.
