Mats Wieffer took center stage after Feyenoord beat AS Roma 1-0. Not just because of his goal, but also because of his handball, which led to penalties at halftime. Lorenzo Pellegrini relieved everyone by hitting the post. A very important moment.
“I thought it was a penalty even though I never saw that moment again,” Wieffer said after the first quarter-final match of the Europa League.
“I really don’t know what I should have done differently. I think the ball has changed.”
Coach Arne Slot appealed the decision of the Spanish Court of Arbitration. “From my experience, he keeps his arm above his body. Then it’s not a penalty in the Netherlands anyway, I’m pretty sure of that. I can’t imagine the rules being different in Europe.”
Wieffer had every reason to celebrate in the second half. The 23-year-old midfielder, who made his Orange debut against Gibraltar at the end of March, scored a fantastic goal right after the break.
“I hear that I should shoot more often. At that moment I had time to think and thought: I will shoot on a train even if it goes out of the stadium. I’ve done that before and then I threw the ball there too.” , so maybe I should do it more often. It went well.”
Balance prepared in Rome
So the joy after the small victory outweighed. The first blow is worth a taler, but the balance wasn’t really established until Rome. Slot understood this very well after the tough match at De Kuip.
“We saw how difficult the next week could be, especially in the last twenty minutes. Still, it is a pleasing result” and referred to 1-0.
AS Roma coach José Mourinho made it clear after the match that he was not worried about losing, but also sarcastically:
Source: NOS
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