
AS Roma vs Juventus 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Juventus produce stunning fightback to beat Roma in seven-goal thriller
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Juventus scored three goals in seven second-half minutes to complete an astonishing comeback and beat AS Roma 4-3 on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 11': Goal! Roma 1, Juventus 0. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
- 18': Goal! Roma 1, Juventus 1. Paulo Dybala (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
- 32': Substitution, Juventus. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Federico Chiesa because of an injury.
- 45'+3': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Roma 1, Juventus 1.
- 48': Goal! Roma 2, Juventus 1. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 50': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 53': Goal! Roma 3, Juventus 1. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 63': Substitution, Juventus. Álvaro Morata replaces Moise Kean.
- 64': Substitution, Juventus. Arthur replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
- 65': Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Goal! Roma 3, Juventus 2. Manuel Locatelli (Juventus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Felix Afena-Gyan.
- 72': Goal! Roma 3, Juventus 3. Dejan Kulusevski (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 76': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Goal! Roma 3, Juventus 4. Mattia De Sciglio (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 78': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 81': Second yellow card to Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) for hand ball.
- 82': Substitution, Juventus. Giorgio Chiellini replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 83': Penalty saved! Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 87': Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini because of an injury.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 33,178
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+5 | Internazionale | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Napoli | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Como | 1 | 3 | 0 |
+2 | Juventus | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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ROMA![]() |
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---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
4 | Saves | 1 |
47.7 | Possession | 52.3 |
14 | SHOTS | 19 |
5 | ON GOAL | 7 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
327 | Accurate Passes | 338 |
388 | Passes | 420 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
8 | Crosses | 20 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
57 | Long Balls | 39 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
9 | Tackles | 20 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
11 | Interceptions | 7 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
14 | Clearances | 14 |
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
3 | Ibañez ![]() |
6 | Chris Smalling |
5 | Matías Viña |
15 | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
17 | Jordan Veretout |
4 | Bryan Cristante ![]() |
9 | Tammy Abraham |
64 | Felix Afena-Gyan |
77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
Juventus (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
24 | Daniele Rugani |
4 | Matthijs de Ligt ![]() |
2 | Mattia De Sciglio |
11 | Juan Cuadrado ![]() |
30 | Rodrigo Bentancur |
27 | Manuel Locatelli ![]() |
22 | Federico Chiesa |
14 | Weston McKennie |
18 | Moise Kean |
10 | Paulo Dybala |
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