On a night where Roma and Juventus traded control, chaos and late‑game drama, Giacomo Cosua moved along the touchline with the intuition of someone who knows the story is always seconds from rewriting itself. Welcome to the latest instalment of our Framed series, bringing you the game day experience in the most candid fashion.
Rome under floodlights has a way of intensifying everything – colour, noise, tension, emotion. Six goals and 90 plus minutes of absolute carnage, encapsulated by the words of one of the most famous Romans of all time, Russell Crowe (wasn't he Spanish?) echoing in the collective consciousness: are you not entertained?? Oh, absolutely.
For the first forty minutes, the match simmered rather than boiled. Both sides pushed without breaking, probing for openings that never quite arrived. Then, in the 39th minute, Roma found clarity. Wesley França bent a curling finish into the top corner, a strike that ignited the home crowd and shifted the night’s momentum into a deeper shade of red and gold.
Half time, 1-0, and a respectful – if not overly exciting – game of footy. Then it just went nuts for the second half.
Juventus responded almost immediately after the restart before Roma regained control swiftly thereafter, restoring the lead, before Donyell Malen stretched it further with a composed one‑on‑one finish in the 65th. Roma 3–1. The Olimpico roared again, convinced this was the moment Juventus would fold. But the visitors clearly hadn’t read the script.
The Old Lady clawed one back in the 78th minute, Jérémie Boga arriving at the far post to hammer home after a failed clearance.
And then, the sting in the tail for Roma fans.
A flicked set‑piece, chaos in the six‑yard box, and Federico Gatti arriving with the decisive touch in the 93rd minute. From the brink of defeat to salvaging a point, Juventus dragged themselves level in the dying seconds – a comeback carved from stubbornness as much as skill.
And that’s why we love this game.
Photography by Gicomo Cosua.
