
AS Roma vs Fiorentina 2021-22 Italian Serie A
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Veretout double helps Roma to get off to winning start under Mourinho
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Jordan Veretout's double helped AS Roma to earn a 3-1 victory over his former club Fiorentina in their season opener on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Bartlomiej Dragowski (Fiorentina) is shown the red card.
- 20': Substitution, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano replaces José Callejón.
- 26': Goal! Roma 1, Fiorentina 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 44': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Youssef Maleh.
- 52': Second yellow card to Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) for a bad foul.
- 53': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Goal! Roma 1, Fiorentina 1. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Goal! Roma 2, Fiorentina 1. Jordan Veretout (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 69': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Tammy Abraham because of an injury.
- 74': Substitution, Fiorentina. Marco Benassi replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
- 79': Goal! Roma 3, Fiorentina 1. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov with a through ball.
- 84': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Nicolás González.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 84': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara replaces Lorenzo Venuti.
- 84': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 87': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Jordan Veretout.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 26,997
Italian Serie A Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Como | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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ROMA![]() |
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---|---|---|
15 | Fouls | 12 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 1 |
2 | Offsides | 4 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 7 |
58.3 | Possession | 41.7 |
11 | SHOTS | 11 |
8 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
460 | Accurate Passes | 301 |
515 | Passes | 365 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
14 | Crosses | 11 |
0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
50 | Long Balls | 59 |
40 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
12 | Tackles | 13 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
13 | Interceptions | 11 |
5 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
5 | Clearances | 16 |
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 ![]() |
Fiorentina (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
69 | Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) ![]() |
98 | Igor Julio |
4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
3 | Cristiano Biraghi |
23 | Lorenzo Venuti |
15 | Erick Pulgar ![]() |
14 | Youssef Maleh |
5 | Giacomo Bonaventura ![]() |
9 | Dusan Vlahovic |
22 | Nicolás González |
7 | José Callejón |
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