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% Ball Possession AS ROMA and % Ball Possession CESENA
AS Roma 2 – 0 Cesena 
8′ Mattia Destro
81′ Daniele De Rossi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game: AS Roma, 2nd position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +10 Cesena, 17th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14:4 | 10 | 19 |
| 17 | Cesena | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6:13 | -7 | 6 |
The Roman gladiators conquered Cesena! It’s a super important victory for Roma because they reached Juventus also with 22 points! Genoa defeated Juventus at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium and now the race for the Scudetto wis neck-to-neck!!!!!
Roma opening the score in the 8th minute with forward Mattia Destro defeating Cesena goalkeeper Federico Agliardi with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Gervinho.
It’s party time at the Olimpico with Roma increasing the score! Int the 81st minute it is “Capitan Futuro” midfielder Daniele De Rossi to defeat Cesena goalkeeper Agliardi with a right footed shot in the high center. The goal is following a corner conceded by goalkeeper Agliardi . The headed shot assist is by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
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Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS Roma (4-3-3): Skorupski; Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Keita, De Rossi, Pjanić; Gervinho, Destro, Iturbe.
Here is CESENA official starting lineup by coach Pierpaolo Bisoli:
Cesena (5-3-2): Agliardi; Capelli, Volta, Lucchini, Renzetti; Magnússon; Giorgi, De Feudis, Coppola, Marilungo; Djurić.
After the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 4 goals
Top scorer for CESENA: Alejandro Rodriguez with 2 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Cesena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destro, Mattia | 4 | 2 | Rodriguez, Alejandro |
| Ljajic, Adem | 2 | 1 | Marilungo, Guido |
| Florenzi, Alessandro | 2 | 1 | Succi, Davide |
| Totti, Francesco | 2 | 1 | Defrel, Gregoire |
| Nainggolan, Radja | 1 | 1 | Cascione, Emmanuel |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match AS ROMA vs CESENA, Wednesday 30 October 2014, Olimpico di Roma Stadium, Rome, Italy
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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 9
AS Roma 2 – 0 Cesena
Wednesday 29 October 2014
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: TOMMASI
Assistants: COSTANZO – SCHENONE
Fourth Official: LA ROCCA
ADD1: GERVASONI
ADD2: MERCHIORI
Goals: 8′ Mattia Destro (R), 81′ Daniele De Rossi (R)
Official formations – lineups:
AS Roma (4-3-3): Skorupski; Torosidis, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Keita, De Rossi, Pjanić; Gervinho, Destro, Iturbe.
Subs.: De Sanctis, Lobonț, Holebas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Somma, Uçan, Paredes, Sanabria, Emanuelson, Nainggolan, Florenzi, Ljajić, Totti.
Coach.: Rudi Garcia.
Cesena (5-3-2): Agliardi; Capelli, Volta, Lucchini, Renzetti; Magnússon; Giorgi, De Feudis, Coppola, Marilungo; Djurić.
Subs.: Iglio, Bressan, Mazzotta, Valzania, Carbonero, Krajnc, Succi, Perico, Hugo Almeida, Garritano, Zé Eduardo, Defrel.
Coach.: Pierpaolo Bisoli.
Match Stats