- Ex-Roma star Salah bags 42nd, 43rd of season
- Picks up two assists as well
- Firmino also has two and two
Liverpool’s trident impaled its visitors again and again, as the Premier League side took a 5-2 first leg lead over AS Roma in the UEFA Champions League semifinal at Anfield on Tuesday.
Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino braces bookended a Sadio Mane marker as the front three ran riot on Roma ahead of May 2’s second leg in Italy.
Roma’s only consolation comes in the form of two goals in the final 10 minutes; The first was an Edin Dzeko marker in the final 10 minutes. The second a penalty given for a James Milner handball that Diego Perotti converted for a second away goal.
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Roma will carry the same hopeful message as it did in the first leg against Barcelona, down three but this time with a pair of away markers.
Salah scored the first two goals, and the opener was a precise finish for the Egyptian wonder.
Pick that one out!
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 24, 2018
Absolutely nothing Alisson can do on this inch-perfect shot from Mohamed Salah. 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/zn2OjWMhzb
An offside but uncalled Salah worked a 1-2 with Firmino to add to his total before finding Mane to make it 3-0 with a tap-in.
Trent-Alexander Arnold sent Salah down the right side for the fourth goal, his 62nd minute pass reaching Firmino for an attempt he’ll finish 95 times out of 100.
It was simply calamity off a corner for the fifth goal, a disheartened Roma offering little as Firmino completed his brace.
Sorry, did we say the Mo Salah Show? We meant 'The Salah and Firmino Show.'
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 24, 2018
Make it 2 goals and 2 assists for the Brazilian as well! pic.twitter.com/w5vJO4DE57