
AS Roma vs Sassuolo 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Roma snatch stunning late win over Sassuolo in Mourinho's 1000th game
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Jose Mourinho's 1,000th game as a manager ended with a trademark celebratory sprint down the touchline as Roma beat Sassuolo.
Match Commentary
- 36': Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Roma 1, Sassuolo 0. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 43': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 57': Goal! Roma 1, Sassuolo 1. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 66': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Traore replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kaan Ayhan replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 89': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Reynolds replaces Rick Karsdorp.
- 90'+1': Goal! Roma 2, Sassuolo 1. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 29,604
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+3 | Napoli | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+2 | Cremonese | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+2 | AS Roma | 2 | 6 | 0 |
+5 | Internazionale | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Statistics
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ROMA![]() |
|
---|---|---|
11 | Fouls | 7 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
6 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
5 | Saves | 6 |
50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
14 | SHOTS | 17 |
7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
403 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
458 | Passes | 445 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
11 | Crosses | 15 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
42 | Long Balls | 45 |
28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
9 | Tackles | 8 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
12 | Interceptions | 3 |
11 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
11 | Clearances | 19 |
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
3 | Ibañez ![]() |
23 | Gianluca Mancini |
5 | Matías Viña |
2 | Rick Karsdorp |
7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
17 | Jordan Veretout |
4 | Bryan Cristante |
9 | Tammy Abraham |
77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
21 | Vlad Chiriches ![]() |
6 | Rogério |
22 | Jeremy Toljan |
10 | Filip Djuricic |
8 | Maxime López |
16 | Davide Frattesi |
18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
7 | Jérémie Boga |
25 | Domenico Berardi |
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