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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +38 | Internazionale | 24 | 58 | 4 |
| +21 | AC Milan | 23 | 50 | 1 |
| +13 | Napoli | 24 | 49 | 5 |
| +21 | Juventus | 24 | 46 | 4 |
Statistics
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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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