Roma also showed two versions of themselves at Old Trafford: the first, dominant, took a 2-0 lead ( Soulé, Malen) and the second, which collapsed after suffering a comeback from a Manchester United side in dire straits, capable of overturning the result by scoring three goals (Bruno Fernandes, Cunha brace).
Several statistics confirm the disparity in performance between the Giallorossi's half-time and half-time performances this early in the season. Too often, the Romans emerged from the locker room feeling sluggish, thus leaving themselves at the mercy of an opponent they had previously annihilated.
Roma, less dangerous up front and 15 goals conceded out of 18: here's the drop in form between the first and second half.
In the first half, Roma had 130 shots on goal, 20 more than in the second half . As reported by Corriere dello Sport, the expected goals also inevitably dropped (16,73 vs. 12,41), revealing a less effective team.
The Giallorossi also recover fewer balls after leaving the locker room (393 vs. 373) and enter the opponent's penalty area less often (231 vs. 204). Their manner of conceding goals is indicative of the decline in performance between the first and second halves: three goals conceded in the first 45 minutes and a whopping 15 in the second half of their respective matches, six of which came in the first 15 minutes and nine in the final . After the so-called hot tea and shortly before the end of the matches, some mechanisms in Roma jammed.
