Verona vs AS Roma 2021-22 Italian Serie A
3 - 2
Mourinho suffers first defeat as Roma boss in loss to Verona
Jose Mourinho suffered his first defeat since returning to coach in Italy as his AS Roma side were beaten 3-2 by Hellas Verona.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 17': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 30': Marco Faraoni (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Goal! Verona 0, Roma 1. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Giangiacomo Magnani replaces Federico Ceccherini.
- 49': Goal! Verona 1, Roma 1. Antonin Barak (Verona) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 51': Antonin Barak (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Goal! Verona 2, Roma 1. Gianluca Caprari (Verona) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Ilic.
- 58': Own Goal by Ivan Ilic, Verona. Verona 2, Roma 2.
- 63': Goal! Verona 3, Roma 2. Marco Faraoni (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 64': Substitution, Verona. Nikola Kalinic replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 65': Substitution, Verona. Adrien Tameze replaces Daniel Bessa.
- 65': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 65': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 66': Substitution, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
- 71': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 78': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Rick Karsdorp.
- 78': Substitution, Verona. Martin Hongla replaces Gianluca Caprari.
- 83': Substitution, Verona. Nicolò Casale replaces Darko Lazovic.
- 83': Martin Hongla (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Nicolò Casale (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Verona 3, Roma 2.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Location: Verona, Italy
Attendance: 10,148
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +42 | Internazionale | 29 | 68 | 5 |
| +16 | Napoli | 30 | 62 | 6 |
| +23 | AC Milan | 29 | 60 | 3 |
| +26 | Como | 29 | 54 | 5 |
Statistics
ROMA |
VER![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 342 |
| 385 | Passes | 440 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 19 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 19 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 11 | Clearances | 23 |
Hellas Verona (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 96 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 21 | Koray Günter |
| 17 | Federico Ceccherini |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 14 | Ivan Ilic |
| 24 | Daniel Bessa |
| 8 | Darko Lazovic |
| 5 | Davide Faraoni |
| 99 | Giovanni Simeone |
| 10 | Gianluca Caprari |
| 7 | Antonín Barák |
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 13 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 14 | Eldor Shomurodov |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
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