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69% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 31% Ball Possession CARPI
– AS Roma 5 – 1 Carpi 
24′ Kostas Manolas 34′ Marco Borriello
28′ Miralem Pjanic
31′ Gervinho
51′ Mohamed Salah
68′ Lucas Digne
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 9th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Carpi, 19th position with 2 points and a negative goal difference of -5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Roma | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8:6 | 2 | 8 |
| 19 | Carpi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5:10 | -5 | 2 |
Roma passing the test in big style! Pressure was for the Roman gladiators to win the home game against Carpi to keep up the race for the Scudetto. Carpi are in the 19th position and so far conceding 15 goals while scoring only 6.
There are no precedents for AS Roma vs Carpi at the Olimpico Stadium. It’s the first time that Carpi will play against Roma after being promoted from Serie B.
It is Roma to open the score in the 24th minute following a corner conceded by Carpi goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic. Defender Kostas Manolas defeating Brkic with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by defender Lucas Digne.
The Roman gladiators delighting their fans as there comes the second goal of the match. In the 28th minute, midfielder Miralem Pjanic defeating goalkeeper Brkic with a right footed free kick shot in the bottom left corner.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Carpi in deep trouble now. Roma scoring the third goal of the match! The action started by defender Maicon, but goalkeeper Brkic saved his right footed shot. Immediately, there it is ready for the action forward Gervinho to smack a right footed shot in the bottom right corner!
The honor goal for Carpi arriving in the 34th minute. The ex Roma player forward Marco Borriello shortening the distance! Borriello defeating Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Gabriel Silva.
In the 51st minute, an action started by Captain Francesco Totti seeing his right footed shot saved by goalkeeper Brkic! The ball still in the area and it is midfielder Salah to smack a right footed shot from close range defeating Brkic in the bottom right corner.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Roma are just rocking at the Olimpico, practically crushing Carpi! Imagine, the 5th goal for the Roman gladiators in the 68th minute. This time it is defender Lucas Digne scoring with a headed shot in the top left corner! The assist is by Maicon. This is the first goal as a Roma player by Digne.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Paulo Sousa:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, De Rossi, Digne; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Salah, Džeko, Gervinho.
Here is CARPI official starting lineup by coach Fabrizio Castori:
CARPI (3-5-2): Brkić; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Gagliolo; Letizia, Bianco, Cofie, Fedele, Silva; Matos, Borriello.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Mohamed Salah with 2 goals
Top scorer for CARPI: Borriello, Lazzari, Di Gaudio, and Ryder with 1 goal each
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Carpi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 2 | 1 | Marco Borriello |
| Francesco Totti | 1 | 1 | Lazzari, Andrea |
| Iago Falque | 1 | 1 | Di Gaudio, Antonio |
| Miralem Pjanic | 1 | 1 | Ryder |
| Edin Dzeko | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 23/09/15 | SA | Sampdoria – Roma | 2:1 | Round 5 | |||
| 20/09/15 | SA | Roma – Sassuolo | 2:2 | Round 4 | |||
| 16/09/15 | UCLG | Roma – Barcelona | 1:1 | Round 1 |
Here are the last 3 games of CARPI: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 23/09/15 | SA | Carpi – Napoli | 0:0 | Round 5 | |||
| 20/09/15 | SA | Carpi – Fiorentina | 0:1 | Round 4 | |||
| 13/09/15 | SA | Palermo – Carpi | 2:2 | Round 3 |
Photos of the match AS Roma vs Carpi courtesy of asroma.it
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 6
AS Roma 5 – 1 Carpi
Saturday 26 September 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
18:00
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: TEGONI – MUSOLINO
Fourth Official: DI LIBERATORE
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: CHIFFI
Goals: 24′ Kostas Manolas (R), 28′ Miralem Pjanic (R), 31′ Gervinho (R), 34′ Marco Borriello (C), 51′ Mohamed Salah (R), 68′ Lucas Dign(R)
Official lineups – formations:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, De Rossi, Digne; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Salah, Džeko, Gervinho.
Subs.: Lobont, Pop, Torosidis, Castán, Gyömbér, Emerson, Uçan, Vainqueur, Di Livio, Totti, Iturbe, Ponce.
Coach: RudiGarcía.
CARPI (3-5-2): Brkić; Zaccardo, Romagnoli, Gagliolo; Letizia, Bianco, Cofie, Fedele, Silva; Matos, Borriello.
Subs: Belec, Liotti, Wallace, Bubnjić, Gino, Pasciuti, Martinho, Lazzari, Di Gaudio, Lasagna, Iñíguez.
Coach: Castor
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | Carpi |
| 5 | Goals | 1 |
| 17(10) | Shots (on goal) | 13(6) |
| 13 | Fouls | 14 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 69% | Ball Possession | 31% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 5 |
