They were teammates in recent days in the French team. Lucas Da Cunha and Manu Koné were opponents, face to face, during the great display of the 6th day of Serie A between Como and AS Roma, where two other Tricolores were starters on the Lombard side (Jean Butez and Maxence Caqueret).
The match promised to be enticing, between two Champions League teams, renowned for the quality of their play. Oddly enough, the meeting ended in a 0-0, the very first of the season in Serie A, after the 54th match.
The two midfielders of the Blues played in fairly classic roles. Lucas Da Cunha, often with his foot on the ball, stood out in particular with a magnificent opening for Assane Diao (45th), stopped while he was heading towards goal, without the referee saying anything. Manu Koné did not hesitate to go very high in his pressing. To his credit, too, a nice delivery for Lorenzo Pellegrini, whose shot found the post (10th).
And now Real for Koné
After the direct red card received by Donyell Malen (53rd), for a dangerous tackle, Roma were mainly content to defend, but Como failed to find the fault. Captain of his team, Lucas Da Cunha gave way to a more offensive player, Martin Baturina (78th), for the end of the match. Manu Koné, for his part, was relayed by Niccolo Pisilli (89th) for the last minutes.
In the standings, Roma leaves Inter alone in the lead with two points ahead, while Como remains in ambush in the standings (6th). In the Champions League, Cesc Fabregas’ men will travel to Feyenoord while AS Roma will host Real Madrid. The opportunity for Manu Koné to meet Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga…
