Torino vs AS Roma 2023-24 Italian Serie A
Lukaku strike not enough as Roma held to 1-1 draw at Torino
A late header by Duvan Zapata gave Torino a 1-1 draw at home to AS Roma on Sunday, quashing the Roman side's hopes of improving on their underwhelming start to the Serie A season.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Torino 0, Roma 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Torino 0, Roma 0.
- 55': Substitution, Torino. Nikola Vlasic replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
- 60': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Goal! Torino 0, Roma 1. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 77': Substitution, Torino. Antonio Sanabria replaces Demba Seck.
- 77': Substitution, Torino. Yann Karamoh replaces Adrien Tameze.
- 84': Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Torino. Pietro Pellegri replaces Raoul Bellanova.
- 85': Goal! Torino 1, Roma 1. Duván Zapata (Torino) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Ilic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Torino 1, Roma 1.
Game Information
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Attendance: 23,299
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +30 | Napoli | 35 | 77 | 4 |
| +40 | Internazionale | 35 | 74 | 5 |
| +40 | Atalanta | 35 | 68 | 7 |
| +20 | Juventus | 36 | 64 | 4 |
Statistics
 ROMA |
TOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 5 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 58.2 | Possession | 41.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 451 | Accurate Passes | 294 |
| 558 | Passes | 381 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 16 | Clearances | 19 |
Torino (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 4 | Alessandro Buongiorno |
| 13 | Ricardo Rodríguez |
| 3 | Perr Schuurs |
| 8 | Ivan Ilic |
| 61 | Adrien Tamèze |
| 20 | Valentino Lazaro |
| 19 | Raoul Bellanova |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 10 | Nemanja Radonjic |
| 23 | Demba Seck |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 14 | Diego Llorente |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 16 | Leandro Paredes  |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 43 | Rasmus Kristensen |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
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