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58% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 42% Ball Possession JUVENTUS
AS Roma 1- 1 Juventus  
78′ Seydou Keita                      64′ Carlos Tevez.

 

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 49 points and a positive goal difference of +19
Juventus, 1st position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +58

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
1	Juventus	25	17	7	1	52:14	38	58
2	Roma	25	13	10	2	38:19	19	49

 

 

Status quo with this draw remain the same while for Roma it might be considered as a defeat.   The objective for the Roman gladiators was to win the game and shorten the gap with Juventus, yet, mission failed.   Roma also ended the game with 10 players since the 62nd minute after Referee Orsato gave the red card to defender Vasilis Torosidis for a second yellow card.

Juventus silenced the Olimpico Stadium in the 64th minute.  It is forward Carlos Tevez to defeated Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a direct right footed free kick in the bottom left corner.  Tevez scoring his 15th goal this season becoming the sole leader in the Top Scorer Table.

Roma saving at least 1 point.  In the 78th minute, midfieler Seydou Keita defeating Juventus goalkeeper Gigi Buffon with a headed shot in the center.

Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:

AS ROMA (4-2-3-1) De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; De Rossi, Keita; Gervinho, Pjanic, Ljajic; Totti

Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Massimiliano Allegri:

JUVENTUS (3-5-2) Buffon; Caceres, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Pereira, Claudio Marchisio, Arturo Vidal, Evra; Morata, Carlos Tevez

 

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Stats AFTER the game.  Top scorer for AS ROMA: Midfielder Adem Ljajic with 8 goals

Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 15 goals

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	Juventus
Ljajic, Adem	8	15	Tevez, Carlos
Totti, Francesco	5	6	Morata, Alvaro
Destro, Mattia	5	6	Vidal, Arturo
Pjanic, Miralem	3	6	Pogba, Paul
Nainggolan, Radja	3	5	Llorente, Fernando

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:  1 win, 2 draws

02/03/15	SA	Roma – Juventus			1:1	Round 25
26/02/15	UELK	Feyenoord – Roma			1:2	Round 1
22/02/15	SA	Verona – Roma			1:1	Round 24

 

Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS:  2 wins, 1 draw

02/03/15	SA	Roma – Juventus			1:1	Round 25
24/02/15	UCLK	Juventus – Dortmund			2:1	Round 1/8
20/02/15	SA	Juventus – Atalanta			2:1	Round 24

 

Photos AS Roma vs Juventus courtesy of asroma.it

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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 25

AS Roma 1 – 1 Juventus
Monday 2 March 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

21:00

Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: TONOLINI – MANGANELLI
Fourth Official: NICOLETTI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: BANTI

Goals: 64′ Carlos Tevez (J), 78′ Seydou Keita (R)

Attendance: 55,651

Official formations – lineups:

AS ROMA (4-2-3-1) De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; De Rossi (72′ Nainggolan), Keita; Gervinho, Pjanic, Ljajic (65′ Florenzi); Totti (71′ Iturbe)

Subs not used: (Skorupski, Curci, Astori, Spolli, Cole, Paredes, Uçan, Verde, Sanabria).

Coach.  Rudi Garcia.

JUVENTUS (3-5-2) Buffon; Caceres, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner (90′ Padoin), Pereira, Claudio Marchisio, Arturo Vidal, Evra; Morata (83′ Coman), Carlos Tevez

Subs not used: (Storari, Rubinho, Barzagli, Ogbonna, De Ceglie, Pogba, Pepe, Llorente, Matri).

Coach:  Massimiliano Allegri.

Sent off:  62′  Torosidis after getting a second  yellow card

Booked: Daniele De Rossi, Evra, Morata, Miralem Pjanic, Yanga-Mbiwa, Claudio Marchisio, Giorgio Chiellini, Nainggolan and Arturo Vidal

Match Stats

AS Roma	Match Stats	Juventus
1	Goals	1
8(3)	Shots (on goal)	10(1)
11	Fouls	16
1	Corner kicks	5
0	Offsides	1
58%	Ball Possession	42%
4	Yellow Cards	5
1	Red Cards	0
0	Saves	2