In another friendly match, Olympiacos showed a positive performance with a 1-1 draw against Roma in Italy. This match concluded their series of friendlies in Italy. They will now face Nottingham Forest on the 8th of the month at “G. Karaiskakis” Stadium.
Olympiacos managed to control the pace of the game for most of the match, playing the style of football that coach José Luis Mendilibar desires. However, it was the Italians who took the lead with Pellegrini’s penalty in the 17th minute. The “red and whites” equalized with a penalty by Rodinei in the 22nd minute. It is also worth noting that Velde hit the post in the 74th minute.
Roma (D. De Rossi): Svilar, Celik (46′ Sangare), Mancini (46′ Smalling), Ndicka (69′ Kumbulla), Angelino (81′ Dahl), Cristante (46′ Bove), Le Fee (82′ Graziani), Pellegrini (46′ El Shaarawy), Soule (69′ Pisilli), Zalewski (46′ Dybala), Abraham (46′ Dovbyk).
OLYMPIACOS (Jose Luis Mendilibar): Tzolakis, Ortega, Pirola (76′ Retsos), Biancone, Rodinei, Ntoi, Bakoulas (88′ Mouzakitis), Chiquinho, Biel, Velde, Kostoulas.
