Italian Serie A

Genoa vs AS Roma 2021-22 Italian Serie A

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  • 82': Felix Afena-Gyan
  • 90'+4': Felix Afena-Gyan

Felix Afena-Gyan, 18, hits brace as Jose Mourinho's Roma sinks Andriy Shevchenko's Genoa

Ghanaian teenage substitute Felix Afena-Gyan's first senior goals earned Jose Mourinho's AS Roma a 2-0 victory at Genoa in Serie A on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 32': Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Milan Badelj (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Genoa. Hernani replaces Goran Pandev.
  • 74': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
  • 78': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Goal! Genoa 0, Roma 1. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
  • 84': Substitution, Genoa. Paolo Ghiglione replaces Stefano Sabelli because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Genoa. Flavio Junior Bianchi replaces Davide Biraschi.
  • 87': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Marash Kumbulla because of an injury.
  • 89': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90': Substitution, Genoa. Aleksander Buksa replaces Stefano Sturaro.
  • 90': Substitution, Genoa. Pablo Galdames replaces Milan Badelj.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Genoa 0, Roma 2. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Genoa 0, Roma 2.

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 14,667

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
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Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
7 Corner Kicks 2
1 Saves 2
59 Possession 41
19 SHOTS 1
4 ON GOAL 1
0.2 On Target % 1.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
489 Accurate Passes 324
557 Passes 388
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
11 Accurate Crosses 3
26 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 67
41 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
7 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 13
10 Effective Clearances 17
10 Clearances 17

Line-Ups

GEN Genoa (3-5-2)

No. Name
57 Salvatore Sirigu (GK)
5 Andrea Masiello
15 Johan Vásquez
14 Davide Biraschi
65 Nicolò Rovella
27 Stefano Sturaro
47 Milan Badelj Yellow Card
50 Andrea Cambiaso Yellow Card
2 Stefano Sabelli Yellow Card
20 Caleb Ekuban
19 Goran Pandev

ROMA AS Roma (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
24 Marash Kumbulla
3 Ibañez
23 Gianluca Mancini
17 Jordan Veretout Yellow Card
77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
92 Stephan El Shaarawy
2 Rick Karsdorp
14 Eldor Shomurodov
9 Tammy Abraham

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