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56% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 44% Ball Possession UDINESE
AS Roma 3 – 2 Udinese
22′ Francesco Totti 51′ Giampiero Pinzi
30′ Mattia Destro 80′ Dusan Basta
69′ Vasilis Torosidis
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +37
Udinese, 14th position with 31 points and a negative goal difference of -9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 49:12 | 37 | 58 |
| 14 | Udinese | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 30:39 | -9 | 31 |
The Roman gladiators continuing the battle for the Scudetto and claiming the full 3 points against Udinese. The gap with Juventus are 14 points considering that Roma still have a pending game against Parma it might be reduced to 11 points.
Roma opening the score in the 22nd minute with emblematic Captain forward Francesco Totti defeating Udinese goalkeeper Simone Scuffet with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Disciplinary Situation before the game. 2 suspended players for AS ROMA: De Rossi (2), Maicon (1)
1 suspended player for UDINESE: Fernandes (1)
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Benatia, Castan, Dodò; Nainggolan, Taddei, Pjanic; Gervinho, Destro, Totti.
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Francesco Guidolin:
Udinese (3-5-1-1): Scuffet; Heurtaux, Danilo, Domizzi; Widmer, Badu, Allan, Pinzi, Basta; Pereyra; Di Natale
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 7 goals
Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 8 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Udinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destro, Mattia | 7 | 8 | Di Natale, Antonio |
| Strootman, Kevin | 5 | 4 | Muriel, Luis |
| Florenzi, Alessandro | 5 | 3 | Badu, Emmanuel |
| Ljajic, Adem | 5 | 3 | Fernandes, Bruno |
| Gervinho | 5 | 3 | Heurtaux, Thomas |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 09/03/14 | SA | Napoli – Roma |
1:0 | Round 27 |
| 01/03/14 | SA | Roma – Inter |
0:0 | Round 26 |
| 22/02/14 | SA | Bologna – Roma |
0:1 | Round 25 |
Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 win, 2 lost
| 08/03/14 | SA | Udinese – Milan |
1:0 | Round 27 |
| 02/03/14 | SA | Cagliari – Udinese |
3:0 | Round 26 |
| 25/02/14 | CFG | Udinese – Gorica |
1:1 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, AS Roma vs Udinese, Monday 17 March 2014, Olimpico di Roma Stadium, Rome, Italy, Serie A Week 28
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Italian Serie A Week 28
AS Roma 3 – 2 Udinese
Monday 17 March 2014
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
21:00
Referee: TAGLIAVENTO
Assistants: PADOVAN – PASSERI
Fourth Official: DE PINTO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: TOMMASI
Goals: 22′ Francesco Totti (R), 30′ Mattia Destro (R), 51′ Giampiero Pinzi (U), 69′ Vasilis Torosidis (R), 80′ Dusan Basta (U)
Official formations – starting lineups:
AS Roma (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Benatia, Castan, Dodò; Nainggolan, Taddei, Pjanic; Gervinho, Destro, Totti.
Subs: Skorupski, Lobont, Bastos, Jedvaj, Romagnoli, Toloi, Mazzitelli, Ricci, Ljajic, Florenzi.
Coach: Rudi Garcia.
Udinese (3-5-1-1): Scuffet; Heurtaux, Danilo, Domizzi; Widmer, Badu, Allan, Pinzi, Basta; Pereyra; Di Natale.
Subs: Kelava, Brkic, Douglas, Naldo, Gabriel Silva, Bubnjic, Yebda, Lazzari, Nico Lopez, Zielinski, Muriel, Maicosuel.
Coach. Guidolin.
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21:00 Referee: TAGLIAVENTO |
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| AS Roma |
Match Stats |
Udinese |
| 3 | Goals | 2 |
| 20 (9) | Shots (on goal) | 14 (8) |
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 11 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 56% | Ball Possession | 44% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?