Ukrainian forward of “Roma” Artem Dovbik did not make it to the starting lineup of his team for yesterday’s match against “Empoli” (1:0) in the 28th round of the Italian championship. Instead, the main forward of the “wolves” this time was Eldor Shomurodov, and it was instead of him that the Ukrainian came on as a substitute in the 72nd minute of the match.
Claudio RanieriHowever, the head coach of “Roma” Claudio Ranieri criticized Dovbik's competitor in his post-match comments, who failed to take advantage of good scoring opportunities in this match.
“Missed scoring opportunities by Shomurodov? I am already of a certain age, and you can’t joke with me like that. Shomurodov is a great guy, but he is not a scorer. I already told him that the most important thing is to be in the right place at the right time,” - said Ranieri after the match with “Empoli.”
Let’s add that in the last five matches of “Roma,” Dovbik was in the starting lineup only once, in other cases Shomurodov took his place in the “starting eleven” of the Romans.
