Result AZ ALKMAAR 1 – 0 AS ROMA, Thursday 23 January 2025, UEFA Europa League, Matchday 7
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36% Ball Possession AZ ALKMAAR and 64% Ball Possession AS ROMA
AZ Alkmaar 1 – 0 AS Roma
80′ Troy Parrott
🏆👉 In a tightly contested UEFA Europa League Matchday 7 on January 23, 2025, Roma fell to Az Alkmaar at the AZ Stadion in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The Dutch team secured a narrow win with a decisive goal from Parrot in the closing moments. Roma had their moments of dominance, particularly at the start of the second half, but ultimately had to accept defeat. Now, they must focus on their upcoming match to prevent elimination and strive for a place in the playoffs.
What a challenging moment for Roma! AZ Alkmaar struck first in the 80th minute when Troy Parrott found the back of the net with a right-footed shot to the center. The assist came from David Møller Wolfe. It was a fantastic display of offensive skill by the home team, as Wolfe set up Parrott perfectly in the box, allowing him to skillfully push the ball past an unsuspecting Svilar.
👉🏆AZ Alkmaar 1 – 0 AS Roma 🟡🔴 80th minute ⚽️ goal by Troy Parrott for @AZAlkmaar_Eng with a right footed shot to the center. The assist is by David Møller Wolfe. https://t.co/AM9rSwvuob pic.twitter.com/QhwRLbgiwp
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 23, 2025
Instant impact 💥
Troy Parrott comes off the bench to give AZ Alkmaar the lead 🔴 pic.twitter.com/lLsmayTweQ
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) January 23, 2025
Stats before the game
AZ has remained unbeaten in all four of their home matches (3 wins, 1 draw) against Italian teams across various competitions, facing different opponents each time (Inter, Udinese, Napoli, Lazio). Roma, on the other hand, has lost just one of their last 12 encounters with Dutch teams in all competitions (5 wins, 6 draws), which was a 1-0 defeat to Feyenoord in April 2023.
This will mark their first-ever meeting with AZ. After suffering four losses in six matches (2 draws), Roma has bounced back, losing only one of their last eight games across all competitions, securing five victories (2 draws) during this stretch, matching the total number of wins they had in their previous 26 matches (10 draws, 11 losses). However, Roma has not won in their last 17 away games (10 draws, 7 losses) in all competitions, with their last away victory dating back to April 25, 2024, when they triumphed 2-1 against Udinese.
They could face the possibility of going without an away win for more consecutive matches than ever before, with the last time being a streak of 30 matches from 1950 to 1951. Including qualifying rounds, AZ has lost only two of their last 34 European home matches (22 wins, 10 draws), both against English teams in 2023 during the Conference League (1-2 to West Ham in May and 1-4 to Aston Villa in October). In their 3-0 victory over Braga on matchday six, Roma took 34 shots and had 17 on target; only three teams have attempted more shots in a single Europa League match. The 17 shots on target is only surpassed once, by Salzburg against Astra Giurgiu in December 2014, when they had 19.
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Click the video to watch AZ Alkmaar 1 – 0 AS Roma highlights on Thursday 23 January 2025
AS Roma official starting lineup against AZ Alkmaar
Via x.com/ASRomaEN
👉🏆First half is over. AZ Alkmaar 0 – 0 AS Roma 🟡🔴
⚽️ Goals: 0
🟨 Yellow Cards: 19′ Artem Dovbyk (R), 35′ Mats Hummels (R)
✅ Shots on goal: Alkmaar 0, Roma 1
✅ Corners: Alkmaar 4, Roma 0
✅ Saves: Alkmaar 1, Roma 0✍ Ball Possession: 42% @AZAlkmaar_Eng and 58%… https://t.co/J2z2O3dpqH
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 23, 2025
👉🏆 Result AZ Alkmaar 1 – 0 AS Roma 🟡🔴
⚽️ Goals: 80′ Troy Parrott (AZ)
🟨 Yellow Cards: 19′ Artem Dovbyk (R), 35′ Mats Hummels (R), 53′ Mexx Meerdink (AZ), 63′ Wouter Goes (AZ), 71′ Alexis Saelemaekers (R), 92′ Kristijan Belic (AZ)
✅ Shots on goal: Alkmaar 1, Roma 2
✅… https://t.co/b05UFDbI9o— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) January 23, 2025
2024 – 2025 UEFA Europa League
League Phase – Matchday 7
Result AZ Alkmaar 1 – 0 AS Roma
Thursday 23 January 2025
AZ Stadion
Alkmaar, Netherlands
18:45
Referee: Irfan Peljto BIH
Assistant Referee 1: Senad Ibrišimbegović BIH
Assistant Referee 2: Davor Beljo BIH
Fourth Official: Antoni Bandić BIH
VAR: Christian Dingert GER
AVAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski POL
Referee Observer: Helmut Fleischer GER
⚽️ Goals: 80′ Troy Parrott (AZ)
🟨 Booked: 19′ Artem Dovbyk (R), 35′ Mats Hummels (R), 53′ Mexx Meerdink (AZ), 63′ Wouter Goes (AZ), 71′ Alexis Saelemaekers (R), 92′ Kristijan Belic (AZ)
✅ Official Lineups – Formations – Tabellino:
Lineup AZ ALKMAAR (4-3-3): Owusu-Oduro – Maikuma, Goes, Penetra, Moller Wolfe – Clasie, Mijnans, Koopmeiners – Poku, Lahdo, Meerdink.
Subs: Addai, Belic, Buurmeester, Daal, Dekker, de Wit, Martins Indi, Parrott, Smit, Verhuist, Zoet.
Coach:
🟡🔴 Lineup AS ROMA (3-5-2): Svilar – Celik, Hummels, Ndicka – Saelemaekers, Paredes, Pisilli, Koné, Angelino – Dybala, Dovbyk.
Subs: Panchina Roma: Abdulhamid, Baldanzi, De Marzi, El Shaarawy, Hermoso, Mancini, Marcaccini, Pellegrini, Shomurodov, Soulé; Zalewski.
Coach: Claudio Ranieri
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