AS Roma vs Spezia 2021-22 Italian Serie A

AS Roma

6': Chris Smalling
56': Ibañez
90'+3': Felix Afena-Gyan

FT
2 - 0

Spezia

Roma climb above Juventus after win over Spezia

Two goals from defenders earned AS Roma a 2-0 victory over Spezia on Monday, a result that saw Jose Mourinho's side climb above Juventus into sixth

Match Commentary

6': Goal! Roma 1, Spezia 0. Chris Smalling (Roma) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham following a corner.
17': Substitution, Spezia. Jakub Kiwior replaces Jacopo Sala because of an injury.
45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 1, Spezia 0.
45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Spezia 0.
53': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
53': Substitution, Spezia. Simone Bastoni replaces Giulio Maggiore.
53': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces David Strelec.
54': Matias Viña (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! Roma 2, Spezia 0. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
64': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Borja Mayoral.
64': Substitution, Roma. Amadou Diawara replaces Chris Smalling.
65': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Jordan Veretout.
90'+3': Second yellow card to Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) for hand ball.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 44,844

Italian Serie A Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+9	AS Roma	12	27	3
+9	AC Milan	12	25	1
+8	Napoli	12	25	3
+13	Internazionale	12	24	4

Full Table

Statistics

SPE		ROMA
7	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
4	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	2
47.8	Possession	52.2
8	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
382	Accurate Passes	421
456	Passes	501
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	5
21	Crosses	20
0.3	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	61
44	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.7	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	4
12	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	15
18	Effective Clearances	22
18	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

AS Roma (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
24	Marash Kumbulla
3	Ibañez
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
17	Jordan Veretout
4	Bryan Cristante
5	Matías Viña
2	Rick Karsdorp
9	Tammy Abraham
21	Borja Mayoral

Substitutes:

Eldor Shomurodov, Amadou Diawara, Maissa Ndiaye, Gonzalo Villar, Ebrima Darboe, Felix Afena-Gyan, Edoardo Bove, Pietro Boer, Nicola Zalewski, Riccardo Calafiori, Daniel Fuzato.

Spezia (3-5-2)

No.	Name
94	Ivan Provedel (GK)
28	Martin Erlic
43	Dimitris Nikolaou
27	Kelvin Amian
25	Giulio Maggiore
8	Viktor Kovalenko
7	Jacopo Sala
13	Arkadiusz Reca
11	Emmanuel Gyasi
9	Rey Manaj
44	David Strelec

Substitutes:

Petar Zovko, Nicolò Bertola, Kevin Agudelo, Jeroen Zoet, Simone Bastoni, Jakub Kiwior, Aimar Sher, Salvador Ferrer, Ebrima Colley, Aurelien Nguiamba, Daniele Verde, Petko Hristov.