Torino vs AS Roma, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ALukaku strike not enough as Roma held to 1-1 draw at Torino
A late header by Duvan Zapata gave Torino a 1-1 draw at home to AS Roma on Sunday, quashing the Roman side's hopes of improving on their underwhelming start to the Serie A season.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Torino) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro with a cross.
- 9': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala following a fast break.
- 18': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 18': Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nemanja Radonjic (Torino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 22': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Raoul Bellanova (Torino) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Perr Schuurs (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic.
- 25': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
- 26': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Alessandro Buongiorno (Torino).
- 30': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 30': Attempt missed. Ricardo Rodríguez (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 31': Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Duván Zapata (Torino).
- 33': Duván Zapata (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Diego Llorente (Roma).
- 35': Attempt saved. Nemanja Radonjic (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentino Lazaro.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Demba Seck (Torino).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
- 41': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Torino) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a headed pass.
- 45': Foul by Demba Seck (Torino).
- 45': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Torino 0, Roma 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Torino 0, Roma 0.
- 49': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 50': Attempt missed. Valentino Lazaro (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ricardo Rodríguez.
- 52': Attempt missed. Demba Seck (Torino) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 53': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a cross.
- 55': Substitution, Torino. Nikola Vlasic replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
- 58': Bryan Cristante (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
- 60': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
- 60': Raoul Bellanova (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 63': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 64': Foul by Duván Zapata (Torino).
- 64': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt saved. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 66': Attempt missed. Demba Seck (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raoul Bellanova.
- 68': Goal! Torino 0, Roma 1. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 71': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Rasmus Kristensen.
- 72': Foul by Raoul Bellanova (Torino).
- 72': Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Dangerous play by Rasmus Kristensen (Roma).
- 74': Nikola Vlasic (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Substitution, Torino. Antonio Sanabria replaces Demba Seck.
- 77': Substitution, Torino. Yann Karamoh replaces Adrien Tameze.
- 84': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Roma).
- 84': Yann Karamoh (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Torino. Pietro Pellegri replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 85': Goal! Torino 1, Roma 1. Duván Zapata (Torino) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 88': Attempt saved. Andrea Belotti (Roma) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski with a cross.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
- 90'+2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Perr Schuurs.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Belotti (Roma).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Diego Llorente.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Torino 1, Roma 1.
- 0': Match ends, Torino 1, Roma 1.
- 0': Match ends, Torino 1, Roma 1.
Statistics
 ROMA |
TOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 58.2 | Possession | 41.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 451 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 558 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 16 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 23,299
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 23,299
Serie A Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Torino (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 3 | Perr Schuurs |
| 8 | Ivan Ilic |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 20 | Valentino Lazaro |
| 19 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 10 | Nemanja Radonjic |
| 23 | Demba Seck |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 14 | Diego Llorente |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 16 | Leandro Paredes  |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 43 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
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