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It was a goalless first half and Pellegrini did a bad tackle that almost cost him a red card, but he was considered by the referee and he was booked for a yellow card.
Roma shouldn't accept a draw in this match, and should use the second half as an opportunity to score and win the match. The host seems to be very careful and they are holding their ground by not giving Roma the chance of netting the post.
Of course, a red card will be very detrimental to Roma in this match even though Salernitana is not as good as expected. I think it's a bit strange to get statistics on the games of both teams in the first half. Salernitana really made a lot of efforts to score goals and lead the match, but so far Salernitana have also failed. 10 shots and 3 of them were on target, that was good and surprising.
Roma had to do something better in the second half if they didn't want to lose maximum points. There were a lot of poor efforts in the first half and Roma didn't really establish themselves as favorites to win. Salernitana will likely still be eager to win this match, but personally I am still very confident that Roma will win 3 points in this match.