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50% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 50% Ball Possession FIORENTINA
AS Roma 4 – 0 Fiorentina 
39′ Edin Dzeko
58′ Federico Fazio
75′ Radja Nainggolan
83′ Edin Dzeko
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +23
Fiorentina, 7th position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 44:21 | 23 | 47 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 38:29 | 9 | 37 |
Mission accomplished! AS Roma sending a clear message to Juventus that the race for the Scudetto is not over yet. The Roman gladiators defeated Fiorentina at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. It’s an important victory because Roma climbed from the 3rd to the 2nd position reaching 50 points. Pressure now is for Napoli to keep up the battle as they went down from the 2nd to the 3rd position.
It’s a good game for striker Edin Dzeko scoring 2 goals to become the sole Top Scorer of the Serie A with 17 goals.
Here is AS ROMA vs FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Szczęsny; Rüdiger, Fazio, Manōlas; Bruno Peres, De Rossi, Strootman, Emerson; Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Džeko.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Paulo Sousa:
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): Tătărușanu; Sánchez, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Astori; Chiesa, Vecino, Badelj, Maxi Olivera; Borja Valero, Bernardeschi; Babacar.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 15 goals
Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Nikola Kalini with 10 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Fiorentina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzeko, Edin | 15 | 10 | Kalinic, Nikola |
| Salah, Mohamed | 8 | 9 | Bernardeschi, Federico |
| Perotti, Diego | 6 | 6 | Tello |
| Nainggolan, Radja | 4 | 4 | Babacar, Khouma |
| El Shaarawy, Stephan | 3 | 4 | Ilicic, Josip |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 01/02/17 | CI | Roma – Cesena | 2:1 | Q | |||
| 29/01/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Roma | 3:2 | 22 | |||
| 22/01/17 | SA | Roma – Cagliari | 1:0 | 21 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 01/02/17 | SA | Pescara – Fiorentina | 1:2 | 19 | |||
| 29/01/17 | SA | Fiorentina – Genoa | 3:3 | 22 | |||
| 24/01/17 | CI | Napoli – Fiorentina | 1:0 | Q |
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 23
AS Roma 4 -0 Fiorentina
Tuesday 7 February 2017
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: COSTANZO – CRISPO
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: FABBRI
Goals:
Official lineups – formations:
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Szczęsny; Rüdiger, Fazio, Manōlas; Bruno Peres, De Rossi, Strootman, Emerson; Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Džeko.
Subs: Lobonț, Alisson, Perotti, Salah, Juan Jesus, Totti, Paredes, Grenier, Gerson, Mário Rui.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): Tătărușanu; Sánchez, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Astori; Chiesa, Vecino, Badelj, Maxi Olivera; Borja Valero, Bernardeschi; Babacar.
Subs: Sportiello, Satalino, De Maio, Tomovic, Salcedo, Cristóforo, Maistro, Hagi, Milić, Iličič, Tello, Mlakar.
Coach: Paulo Sousa.