Italian Serie A

AS Roma vs Sassuolo, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AS Roma
  • 50': Lorenzo Pellegrini
FT
1 - 0
Sassuolo

    About

    AS Roma are hosting Sassuolo at Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie A.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
    • 6': Delay in match (Roma).
    • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 7': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
    • 7': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
    • 9': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 13': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
    • 13': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
    • 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
    • 18': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Grégoire Defrel (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Uros Racic.
    • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
    • 24': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
    • 27': Foul by Rick Karsdorp (Roma).
    • 27': Mattia Viti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Offside, Roma. Houssem Aouar is caught offside.
    • 31': Foul by Houssem Aouar (Roma).
    • 31': Mattia Viti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo).
    • 32': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Substitution, Roma. Angeliño replaces Leonardo Spinazzola because of an injury.
    • 38': Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Foul by Grégoire Defrel (Sassuolo).
    • 40': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 41': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Romelu Lukaku.
    • 42': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
    • 42': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Sassuolo).
    • 44': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Diego Llorente (Roma) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Uros Racic (Sassuolo).
    • 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mattia Viti.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
    • 45'+4': Grégoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Roma 0, Sassuolo 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Sassuolo 0.
    • 48': Offside, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
    • 49': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
    • 50': Goal! Roma 1, Sassuolo 0. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
    • 55': Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Foul by Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
    • 56': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
    • 57': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Angeliño.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Armand Laurienté with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
    • 59': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
    • 59': Grégoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
    • 63': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
    • 63': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Offside, Roma. Houssem Aouar is caught offside.
    • 65': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
    • 66': Attempt saved. Diego Llorente (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Pedro Obiang (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Uros Racic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrea Pinamonti.
    • 69': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
    • 70': Substitution, Roma. Zeki Çelik replaces Rick Karsdorp.
    • 70': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Houssem Aouar.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Cristian Volpato replaces Pedro Obiang.
    • 73': Substitution, Sassuolo. Daniel Boloca replaces Grégoire Defrel.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a through ball.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
    • 76': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
    • 76': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samuele Mulattieri replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
    • 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami replaces Uros Racic.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Mattia Viti (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 86': Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Romelu Lukaku.
    • 86': Substitution, Roma. Dean Huijsen replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
    • 86': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan Tressoldi replaces Mattia Viti.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zeki Çelik.
    • 89': Foul by Sardar Azmoun (Roma).
    • 89': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Sardar Azmoun (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Angeliño.
    • 90': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
    • 90': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
    • 90': Sardar Azmoun (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Hand ball by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Cristian Volpato (Sassuolo).
    • 90'+3': Sardar Azmoun (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Sassuolo 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Roma 1, Sassuolo 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    7 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 3
    36.7 Possession 63.3
    8 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    285 Accurate Passes 552
    349 Passes 611
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 8
    14 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    45 Long Balls 37
    21 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    15 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 4
    20 Effective Clearances 19
    20 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie A

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico
    Location: Roma, Italy
    Attendance: 66,871

    Serie A Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Napoli 2 +3 6
    2 Juventus 2 +3 6
    3 Cremonese 2 +2 6
    4 AS Roma 2 +2 6
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ROMA AS Roma (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    99 Mile Svilar (GK)
    14 Diego Llorente
    23 Gianluca Mancini
    37 Leonardo Spinazzola
    2 Rick Karsdorp
    16 Leandro Paredes
    7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
    4 Bryan Cristante
    90 Romelu Lukaku
    92 Stephan El Shaarawy
    22 Houssem Aouar
    AS Roma Substitutes:
    Niccolò Pisilli, Edoardo Bove, Dean Huijsen, Tommaso Baldanzi, Sardar Azmoun, Nicola Zalewski, Tammy Abraham, Rui Patrício, João Costa, Zeki Çelik, Pietro Boer, Evan Ndicka, Angeliño.

    SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
    13 Gian Marco Ferrari
    5 Martin Erlic Yellow Card
    21 Mattia Viti
    3 Marcus Pedersen
    14 Pedro Obiang
    7 Matheus Henrique
    6 Uros Racic
    9 Andrea Pinamonti
    45 Armand Laurienté
    92 Grégoire Defrel
    Sassuolo Substitutes:
    Filippo Missori, Samuele Mulattieri, Marash Kumbulla, Alessio Cragno, Emil Konradsen Ceïde, Cristian Volpato, Daniel Boloca, Nedim Bajrami, Luca Lipani, Gianluca Pegolo, Ruan.

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