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35% Ball Possession CROTONE and 65% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Crotone 0 – 2 AS Roma 
. 40′ Radja Nainggolan
. 77′ Edin Dzeko
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Crotone, 19th position with 13 points and a negative goal difference of -20
AS Roma, 3rd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +27
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 48:21 | 27 | 50 |
| 19 | Crotone | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20:40 | -20 | 13 |
AS Roma keeping up the race for the Scudetto claiming this away victory reaching 53 points. Crotone succumbing to the pressure to win the home game. Crotone winning only 3 games this season while losing 17 games seeing their chances to remain in Serie A next season seeming a mirage.
Roma had the chance to open the score in the 17th minute after Referee Carmine Russo gave a penalty. The penalty was conceded by Crotone defender Gianmarco Ferrari following a foul on Roma midfielder Mohamed Salah. The bad moment for Roma when forward Edin Dzeko failed to convert the penalty missing the target to the left.
The situation changing. It is AS Roma to open the score in the 40th minute. Midfielder Radja Nainggolan defeating Crotone goalkeeper Alex Cordaz with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Mohamed Salah.
AS Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan celebrating his goal against Crotone
Chaos for Crotone! The Roman gladiators increasing the score in the 77th minute. It is forward Edin Dzeko to deliver a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist again is by Mohamed Salah. Way to go. This is the 18th goal of the season by Dzeko being the top scorer of the Serie A.
Photo: twitter.com/ASRomaEN
Here is CROTONE official starting lineups – formations by coach Davide Nicola:
CROTONE (3-4-3): Cordaz; Ceccherini, Dussenne, Ferrari, Rosi, Mesbah, Acosty, Capezzi, Crisetig, Tonev, Falcinelli.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Szczesny; Manolas, Fazio, Rüdiger; Peres, Paredes, Strootman, Emerson; Nainggolan, Salah; Dzeko.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of CROTONE: Diego Falcinelli with 8 goals
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 17 goals
| Crotone | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcinelli, Diego | 8 | 17 | Dzeko, Edin |
| Stoian, Adrian | 2 | 8 | Salah, Mohamed |
| Palladino, Raffaele | 2 | 6 | Perotti, Diego |
| Ferrari, Gianmarco | 2 | 5 | Nainggolan, Radja |
| Trotta, Marcello | 2 | 3 | El Shaarawy, Stephan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CROTONE: 1 win, 2 lost
| 08/02/17 | SA | Crotone – Juventus | 0:2 | 18 | |||
| 05/02/17 | SA | Palermo – Crotone | 1:0 | 23 | |||
| 29/01/17 | SA | Crotone – Empoli | 4:1 | 22 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 07/02/17 | SA | Roma – Fiorentina | 4:0 | 23 | |||
| 01/02/17 | CI | Roma – Cesena | 2:1 | Q | |||
| 29/01/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Roma | 3:2 | 22 |
Photos of the match Crotone vs AS Roma courtesy by facebook.com/officialasroma
AS Roma players congratulating midfielder Radja Nainggolan after his goal against Crotone
Photo: facebook.com/F.C.Crotone
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 24
Crotone 0 – 2 AS Roma
Sunday 12 February 2017
Adriatico Stadium
Crotone, Italy
12:30
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: PAGANESSI – ALASSIO
Fourth Official: VALERIANI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: SACCHI
Goals: 40′ Radja Nainggolan (R), 77′ Edin Dzeko (R)
Official lineups – formations:
CROTONE (3-4-3): Cordaz; Ceccherini, Dussenne, Ferrari, Rosi, Mesbah, Acosty, Capezzi, Crisetig, Tonev, Falcinelli.
Subs: Festa, Viscovo, Claiton, Barberis, Sampirisi, Martella, Sulijc, Nalini, Kotnik, Trotta, Simy.
Coach: Davide Nicola
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Szczesny; Manolas, Fazio, Rüdiger; Peres, Paredes, Strootman, Emerson; Nainggolan, Salah; Dzeko.
Subs: Alisson, Lobont, Juan Jesus, Grenier, Perotti, Vermaelen, De Rossi, Mario Rui, Gerson, El Shaarawy.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti