Just over a week after his own goal in the draw against Borussia Dortmund, Leipzig attacker Romulo has made a successful comeback. In the Saxons' 2:1 (1:1) draw with HSV in Hamburg, the 24-year-old scored a dream equalizer and later set up Yan Diomande's opening goal. But it didn't all work out: Romulo missed a penalty and missed the 3:1.
Coach Ole Werner joked after the game: "I told him after the last game. The good thing is, he still knows where the goal is. He just has to remember that it's the other side at half-time. Then we laughed together and today he scored a wonderful goal."
RB Leipzig's victory keeps them in sight of the top quartet in the Bundesliga. The gap between the fifth-placed team and fourth place is just two points.
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