Juventus rout Roma 4-1 to keep leading Serie A

 Juventus rout¹ Roma 4-1 to keep leading Serie A

ROME, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Juventus thrashed Roma 4-1 at home on Saturday to open up a three-point lead at the top of Italian Serie A.

The match was practically over after only 19 minutes when the home side was 3-0 up thanks to goals from Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Alessandro Matri.

Pablo Osvaldo pulled a goal back from the penalty spot for Roma, but the visitors just could not to find a way back into the game and Sebastian Giovinco added a late fourth to leave Roma eight points behind the Bianconeri in the Serie A table.

Roma head coach Zdenek Zeman conceded that Juventus were clearly a superior side.

"We tried to play our game and didn't manage it. Juventus were clearly superior for the entire match," he said.

"We didn't defend, nor attack effectively, so were always under pressure. The problem is finding the style of play, as if we don't defend together then the gaps emerge and the team gets stretched out," he added.

The first goal arrived in the 11th minute with Pirlo despatching one of his trademark² free-kicks, opting³ for a low shot which took a slight deflection off the wall on its way past Maarten Stekelenurg.

The second goal was a gift for Juve in the 16th minute as Leandro Castan handled the ball inside the area and Vidal stepped up to score from the spot.

Three minutes later, the contest was practically over as Matri broke free to meet Stekelenburg and beat him with a powerful shot which released all the pent up frustration⁴ at not having opened his account for the season - until now.

It could have turned even worse for Roma in the 36th minute when Mirko Vucinic grazed the top of the crossbar.

Perhaps with one eye already on Tuesday's Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk, Juve appeared to take it a little easier in the second half.

They conceded a goal in the 69th minute when Leonardo Bonucci shoved Mattia Destro inside the penalty area and Osvaldo converted the spot-kick.

Juve had a goal disallowed⁵ four minutes later with Bonucci in an offside position when he pounced⁶ to score after Paolo De Ceglie's shot hit the post.

Osvaldo had a shot saved by Gianluigi Buffon before Giovinco wrapped up the win in the last minute.

He raced through, nudged the ball past Stekelenburg and then slid it into the open goal to wrap up the victory in a game which ended fractionally before the 90 minutes were up.

1 rout   

n.溃退，溃败；v.击溃，打垮

参考例句：

• The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
• The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。

2 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

3 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

4 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

5 disallowed   

v.不承认（某事物）有效( disallow的过去式和过去分词 )；不接受；不准；驳回

参考例句：

• The judge disallowed that evidence. 法官驳回那项证据。 来自辞典例句
• Her claim was disallowed on the ground(s) that she had not paid her premium. 她要求赔款遭到拒绝，原因是她事先没有交纳保险费。 来自辞典例句

6 pounced   

v.突然袭击( pounce的过去式和过去分词 )；猛扑；一眼看出；抓住机会（进行抨击）

参考例句：

• As soon as I opened my mouth, the teacher pounced on me. 我一张嘴就被老师抓住呵斥了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police pounced upon the thief. 警察向小偷扑了过去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》