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UEFA网站预测 Roma win leaves bittersweet taste
Monday, 20 February 2006
AS Roma and Club Brugge KV both earned important one-goal victories to keep their domestic ambitions intact, but the Giallorossi's landmark win against Empoli FC came at a huge cost. Talismanic captain Francesco Totti suffered a broken leg which could rule him out for a season and gives Club Brugge some hope of overturning a 2-1 first-leg deficit to book a place in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup. AS Roma 1-0 Empoli FC
Roma experienced a bittersweet weekend in Serie A as their record-equalling tenth successive league victory was tempered by an injury to talismanic captain Francesco Totti. The Giallorossi overcame Empoli courtesy of a goal from Simone Perrotta to move above ACF Fiorentina and into fourth in the Serie A standings. However, moments before the strike Totti was carried off with a fractured fibula that is likely to keep him out for at least two months. With Shabani Nonda still out with a knee problem, Vincenzo Montella is expected to take Totti's place in attack on Thursday. Roma coach Luciano Spalletti reflected: "We cannot celebrate this record because we are too worried about Totti. We knew immediately that his injury was serious and we just hope to have him back as soon as possible because Roma and Italian football in general need players like Totti." Club Brugge KV 1-0 KSK Beveren
Club Brugge could afford a missed penalty and hitting the woodwork three times as a 17th-minute Kevin Roelandts volley proved good enough to guide Club Brugge to victory against Beveren on Sunday. "I lost count of the number of chances," coach Jan Ceulemans said. "It was a pity because we would have made it 2-0 and seal the match. It's great that we played well and created so many chances, the problem is that we missed so many of them". The victory sees the side keep apace with RSC Anderlecht at the Belgian First Division summit, and was achieved without the suspended Boško Balaban. Veteran Gert Verheyen was rested on the substitutes' bench so Nigerian striker Manasseh Ishiaku started, as did goalkeeper Stijn Stijnen, who replaced the injured Tomislav Butina. The Croatian tore his hamstring in the first leg against Roma, and right-back Günther Vanaudenaerde is out of the second encounter after picking up a similar injury. ©uefa.com 1998-2006. All rights reserved. | 
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