Italian Serie A

AS Roma vs Sassuolo 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 37': Bryan Cristante
  • 90'+1': Stephan El Shaarawy
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2 - 1
  • 57': Filip Djuricic

Roma snatch stunning late win over Sassuolo in Mourinho's 1000th game

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 29,604

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+27 Internazionale 21 49 4
+17 AC Milan 20 43 1
+14 Napoli 21 43 4
+12 AS Roma 20 39 7
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Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

ROMA AS Roma (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
3 Ibañez Yellow Card
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

SAS Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
31 Gian Marco Ferrari
21 Vlad Chiriches Yellow Card
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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