Why did you score this one goal, Shomurodov!

The 24th round of the Italian Serie A continues. Roma, where Eldor Shomurodov plays, will be the guest of Venice this time.

The two clubs worked hard on the Uzbek striker during the winter transfer window. The Venetians agreed to accept all the demands made by the capital club's officials in order to acquire the 29-year-old forward.

Corriere dello Sport, citing authoritative sources, reported on the failed transfer of Eldor Shomurodov, taking into account the confrontation between the two teams.

- Shomurodov will come to Venice, but as an opponent. The Uzbek player was one step away from moving to Laguna.

The former Cagliari player has unexpectedly become an important figure for the Wolves coach. Despite the difficulties at the beginning of the season, Shomurodov has a chance to start for the third time in a row against Venezia. This is largely due to Artem Dovbik not being in top form.

If Eldor plays from the first minute, this will be his personal record. Because he has never started three games in a row in the main squad since he moved to Roma in 2021 for 19.5 million euros, - wrote the Corriere dello Sport.

It is worth noting that only recently Roma and Venezia were on the verge of signing the final agreement on the transfer of our legionnaire. According to him, the Venetians decided to rent Shomurodov for the second half of the championship with the condition of transferring him at the end of the season for 3.5 million euros. Venezia coach Eusebio Di Francesco seemed to have found the ideal striker in Eldor Shomurodov who could save the team from the fight to stay in Serie A.

However, the fact that Roma temporarily retained Shomurodov for only one match changed the situation. Since, according to UEFA rules, the Romans, who are participating in the Europa League, cannot add a new player until the end of the general stage of this competition, Claudio Ranieri brought the Uzbek student to the match against Eintracht. It was in that match that his goal significantly contributed to his team's qualification to the playoffs, which affected the future of our compatriot.

After this match, Claudio Ranieri blocked the transfer of Eldor Shomurodov to Venezia.

- Roman Yaremchuk and Eldor Shomurodov were our target strikers, and we had already agreed on a transfer with the clubs they played for. Yaremchuk's transfer fell through in early January. The Shomurodov issue was finalized around January 20.

Both players scored important goals for their teams, showed heroism, and this influenced their transfer history. We spent every opportunity to bring these two strikers to our team's head coach, - said the general manager and sports director of "Venice" Filippo Antonelli.

Meanwhile, positive changes continue in Eldor Shomurodov's career. Claudio Ranieri has put the captain of the Uzbekistan national team on the field as the main striker in the starting lineup in matches against two strong opponents - "Napoli" and "Milan".

Now most fans and experts expect the Uzbek player to become one of the main figures in the match against "Venice".

This match will start on February 9 at 16:30 Tashkent time. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”