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72% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 28% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA
AS Roma 2 – 0 Hellas Verona
75′ Alessandro Florenzi
86′ Mattia Destro
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 12 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Hellas Verona, 6th position with 8 points and a positive goal difference of +2
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Roma | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | 6 | 12 |
6 | Verona | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5:3 | 2 | 8 |
Mission accomplished for AS Roma and a perfect way to celebrate Captain Francesco Totti’s 38th Birthday with a victory against Hellas Verona. It’s a super start for Roma winning in this season all 5 games to keep up the race for the Scudetto neck to neck with Juventus having both 15 points each. Motivation for Roma is high ahead of next week Champions League match against Manchester City on Tuesday 30 September at the Etihad Stadium in England.
Fans displaying banners and waving flags to congratulate Totti for his birthday. The Olimpico was a total party for Totti and encouraging the squad to win the game, and they did. Totti played the first 65 minutes and then replaced by midfielder Alessandro Florenzi. Fans thanking Totti with a standing ovation.
The birthday boy “AS Roma Captain Francesco Totti” in action
A magic moment when Florenzi opened the score in the 75th minute defeating Hellas Verona goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist by midfielder Radja Nainggolan. It’s the second goal this season for Florenzi.
The super goal to crown the victory arriving in the 86th minute. A mega goal from about 40 yards by forward Mattia Destro defeating goalkeeper Golini with a right footed shot to the center. Party is on at the Olimpico and the objective to win the home game a success. It’s Destro’s second goal this season.
Certainly, not an ideal debut in Serie A for Verona goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini.
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Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3) Morgan De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cole;Miralem Pjanic, Keita, Daniele De Rossi, Radja Nainggolan ; Adem Ljajijc, FrancescoTotti, Mattia Destro.
Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3) Gollini; Sorensen, , Moras, Rafael Marques, Brivio; Ionita, Obbadi , Tachtsidis; J. Gomez, Nenè, Jankovic
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Before the game, top scorer for AS ROMA: Pjanic, Gervinho, Ljajic, Destro, and Florenzi with 1 goal each.
Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Artur Ionita with 2 goals.
AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Hellas Verona |
---|---|---|---|
Pjanic, Miralem | 1 | 2 | Ionita, Artur |
Gervinho | 1 | 1 | Tachtsidis, Panagiotis |
Ljajic, Adem | 1 | 1 | Toni, Luca |
Destro, Mattia | 1 | ||
Florenzi, Alessandro | 1 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 3 wins
24/09/14 | SA | Parma – Roma | 1:2 | Round 4 | |||
21/09/14 | SA | Roma – Cagliari | 2:0 | Round 3 | |||
17/09/14 | UCLG | Roma – CSKA Moscow | 5:1 | Round 1 |
Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 2 wins, 1 draw
24/09/14 | SA | Verona – Genoa | 2:2 | Round 4 | |||
21/09/14 | SA | Turin – Verona | 0:1 | Round 3 | |||
15/09/14 | SA | Verona – Palermo | 2:1 | Round 2 |
Photos of the match AS Roma vs Hellas Verona courtesy of asroma.it
AS Roma coach Rudi Garcia encouraging his players to move forward and win the game.
AS Roma midfielder Leandro Paredes replacing midfielder Radja Nainggolan in the 83rd minute.
AS Roma forward Mattia Destro embracing coach Rudi Garcia after scoring the second goal of the match to secure the victory against Hellas Verona.
Alessandro Florenzi celebrating his goal against Hellas Verona.
The Roman gladiator Captain Francesco Totti leading his team to victory and in total shape celebrating his 38th birthday.
AS Roma 2 – 0 Hellas Verona
Saturday 27 September 2014
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: RUSSO
Assistants: DI FIORE – MELI
Fourth Official: PETRELLA
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: FABBRI
Attendance: 40.432
Goals: 75′ Alessandro Florenzi (R), 86′ Mattia Destro (R)
AS ROMA (4-3-3) Morgan De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cole;Miralem Pjanic, Keita, Daniele De Rossi, Radja Nainggolan (83′ Paredes); Ljajijc (58′ Gervinho), Totti (67′ Florenzi), Destro.
Subs mot used: (Skorupski, Lobont, Torosidis, Calabresi, Somma, Holebas, Emanuelson, Verde, Sanabria).
Coach: Rudi Garcia
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3) Gollini; Sorensen, , Moras, Rafael Marques, Brivio; Ionita, Obbadi (88′ Campanharo), Tachtsidis; J. Gomez, Nenè (71′ Toni), Jankovic (83′ Valoti).
Subs not used: (Ferrari, Salvetti, Rodriguez, Luna, Gonzalez, Fares, Cappelluzzo, Saviola, N. Lopez).
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini
Booked: Manolas, Nenè
AS ROMA | Match Stats | HELLAS VERONA |
2 | Goals | 0 |
23(6) | Shots (on goal) | 9(3) |
13 | Fouls | 4 |
10 | Corner kicks | 2 |
3 | Offsides | 4 |
72% | Ball Possession | 28% |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Saves | 4 |