AS Roma vs Sassuolo 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 22': Manu Koné (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Mario Hermoso (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Evan Ferguson because of an injury.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Sassuolo 0.
- 59': Arijanet Muric (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Roma. Wesley replaces Kostas Tsimikas.
- 72': Substitution, Sassuolo. Aster Vranckx replaces Luca Lipani.
- 73': Substitution, Sassuolo. Walid Cheddira replaces Alieu Fadera.
- 76': Goal! Roma 1, Sassuolo 0. Manu Koné (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matías Soulé with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Goal! Roma 2, Sassuolo 0. Matías Soulé (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 83': Substitution, Sassuolo. Luca Moro replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 83': Substitution, Sassuolo. Edoardo Iannoni replaces Ismaël Koné.
- 83': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nicholas Pierini replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 85': Nemanja Matic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Roma. Devyne Rensch replaces Zeki Çelik.
- 88': Substitution, Roma. Alessandro Romano replaces Matías Soulé.
- 88': Substitution, Roma. Jan Ziólkowski replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Sassuolo 0.
Game Information
Venue: Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 60,713
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 29 | 68 | 5 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 29 | 60 | 3 |
| +15 | Napoli | 29 | 59 | 6 |
| +26 | Como | 29 | 54 | 5 |
Statistics
SAS |
ROMA![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.7 | Possession | 64.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 248 | Accurate Passes | 518 |
| 329 | Passes | 588 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 5 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 43 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 20 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 28 | Clearances | 12 |
AS Roma (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Mile Svilar (GK) |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 87 | Daniele Ghilardi |
| 17 | Manu Koné |
| 61 | Niccolò Pisilli |
| 18 | Matìas Soulè |
| 12 | Kostas Tsimikas |
| 19 | Zeki Çelik |
| 11 | Evan Ferguson |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Arijanet Muric (GK) |
| 80 | Tarik Muharemovic |
| 21 | Jay Idzes |
| 3 | Josh Doig |
| 6 | Sebastian Walukiewicz |
| 18 | Nemanja Matic |
| 90 | Ismaël Koné |
| 35 | Luca Lipani |
| 99 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 20 | Alieu Fadera |
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