Roma vs Razgard: Did Nicolo Zaniolo score?

Nicolò Zaniolo is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.

In June 2018, it was reported that Zaniolo and Davide Santon had joined Roma as a part of the deal moving Radja Nainggolan to Inter. Zaniolo completed his medical on 25 June, and signed a five-year contract with the club, for a fee of €4.5 million plus 15% resell revenue.

Zaniolo missed the entire 2020–21 season due to another anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in September 2020 over the international break. He returned to the pitch in July 2021 during pre-season, under newly appointed coach José Mourinho.

Zaniolo scored his first goal since his return from his second knee injury in the 3–0 win over Trabzonspor in the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League. On 25 May 2022, he scored the only goal as Roma beat Feyenoord in the final to win the Europa Conference League.

Roma vs Razgrad: Did Nicolo Zaniolo score?

Nicolò Zaniolo came off the bench and changed the game, winning two penalties converted by Lorenzo Pellegrini and scoring the third, but Ludogorets can feel hard done by for their disallowed equaliser.

Zaniolo wreaked havoc in the Bulgarian defence and was barged in the back by Verdon after he sprung the offside trap to run into the box, providing another penalty. Pellegrini changed corners and still sent the goalkeeper the wrong way.

Zaniolo forced another save at the near post, but Rui Patricio used his legs to parry Matias Tissera’s daisy-cutter on the counter-attack.

Ludogorets did get an equaliser when Tissera’s effort bounced off the back of Matias Vina and turned into an accidental assist for Gustavo Nonato. However, the referee disallowed it after a VAR on-field review for a very, very soft Rick arm catching Ibanez in the face in the build-up.

They survived that huge let-off and added a third, as Bryan Cristante won it back in midfield, Zaniolo squirmed between two defenders, shrugged off a third and prodded the finish through the legs of the on-rushing goalkeeper. He took off his shirt to celebrate under the Curva Sud, so was inevitably booked.