Italian Serie A

AS Roma vs Fiorentina 2021-22 Italian Serie A

  • 26': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • Red Card 52': Nicolò Zaniolo
  • 64': Jordan Veretout
  • 79': Jordan Veretout
FT
3 - 1
  • Red Card 17': Bartlomiej Dragowski
  • 60': Nikola Milenkovic

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

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 26,997

Italian Serie A Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+42 Internazionale 28 67 5
+24 AC Milan 28 60 2
+14 Napoli 28 56 6
+25 Como 28 51 5
Full Table

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

Line-Ups

ROMA 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 Yellow Card
17 Jordan Veretout
4 Bryan Cristante
9 Tammy Abraham
77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
22 Nicolò Zaniolo Yellow Card

FIO Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) Red Card
98 Igor Julio
4 Nikola Milenkovic
3 Cristiano Biraghi
23 Lorenzo Venuti
15 Erick Pulgar Yellow Card
14 Youssef Maleh
5 Giacomo Bonaventura Yellow Card
9 Dusan Vlahovic
22 Nicolás González
7 José Callejón

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