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57% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 43% Ball Possession EMPOLI
AS Roma 3 – 1 Empoli 
56′ Miralem Pjanic 75′ Marcel Büchel
59′ Daniele De Rossi
68′ Mohamed Salah
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 4th position with 14 points and a positive goal difference of +8
Empoli, 16th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Roma | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17:9 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | Empoli | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7:11 | -4 | 7 |
It’s a sprint race for AS Roma towards the race for the Scudetto and Roma are in!!! Roma are now 1 point below Fiorentina holding the first position with 18 points, but Fiorentina can make it to 21 points if they defeat tomorrow Napoli. Empoli struggling this season to avoid falling in the relegation zone.
It is Roma midfielder Miralem Pjanic to open the score in the 56th minute with a right footed free kick defeating Empoli goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski in the top left corner.
Three minutes after Pjanic’s goal, there it is another goal. This time it is midfielder “Capitan Futuro” Daniele De Rossi to celebrate his 500th game with Roma by scoring witha headed shot in the bottom right corner. The goal arriving following a corner conceded by Empoli defender Marco Zambelli. The assist is by Pjanic.
Empoli in deep trouble! In the 69th minute, the Roman gladiators punishing Empoli with another goal… It is forward Mohamed Salah to defeat goalkeeper Skorupski with a left footed shot in the high center. The assist is by forward Gervinho.
Empoli scoring the “honor goal” in the 75th minute, midfielder Marcel Büchel defeating Roma goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a left footed sot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Manuel Pucciarelli.
There are 10 precedents between AS Roma vs Empoli at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Stats showing Roma with 8 wins, 2 draws. Out of the 27 goals scored, Roma scoring 19 goals while Empoli scoring 8 goals. The first game played during the 1986-87 season ending in favor of the giallorossi with Roma 2 – 1 Empoli.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Torosidis, Manolas, Castán, Digne; Florenzi, De Rossi, Pjanić; Iago Falque, Gervinho, Salah.
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Zambelli, Tonelli, Barba, Mario Rui; Paredes, Dioussé, Buchel; Krunić; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Gervinho, Salah, and Pjanic with 3 goals each
Top scorer for EMPOLI: Riccardo Saponara with 3 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Empoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gervinho | 3 | 3 | Saponara, Riccardo |
| Salah, Mohamed | 3 | 2 | Maccarone, Massimo |
| Pjanic, Miralem | 3 | 1 | Paredes, Leandro |
| Florenzi, Alessandro | 2 | 1 | Pucciarelli, Manuel |
| Manolas, Konstantinos | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 04/10/15 | SA | Palermo – Roma | 2:4 | Round 7 |
| 29/09/15 | UCLG | Bate Borisov – Roma | 3:2 | Matchday 2 |
| 26/09/15 | SA | Roma – Carpi | 5:1 | Round 6 |
Here are the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 1 win, 2 lost
| 04/10/15 | SA | Empoli – Sassuolo | 1:0 | Round 7 |
| 28/09/15 | SA | Frosinone – Empoli | 2:0 | Round 6 |
| 24/09/15 | SA | Empoli – Atalanta | 0:1 | Round 5 |
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
Photos of the match AS Roma vs Empoli courtesy of asroma.it
- AS Roma official starting lineup against Empoli
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 8
AS Roma – Empoli
Saturday 17 October 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
18:00
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: DE PINTO – GAVA
Fourth Official: DE LUCA
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MARESCA
Goals: 56′ Miralem Pjanic (R), 59′ Daniele De Rossi (R),
68′ Mohamed Salah (R), 75′ Marcel Büchel (E)
Official lineups- formations:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Torosidis, Manolas, Castán, Digne; Florenzi, De Rossi, Pjanić; Iago Falque, Gervinho, Salah.
Subs.: Lobont, De Sanctis, Rüdiger, Emerson, Gyömbér, Maicon, Uçan, Vainqueur, Nainggolan, Iturbe, Džeko, Ponce.
Coach: Rudi Garcia.
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Zambelli, Tonelli, Barba, Mario Rui; Paredes, Dioussé, Buchel; Krunić; Maccarone, Pucciarelli.
Subs.: Pugliesi, Pelagotti; Laurini, BIttante, Ronaldo, Maiello, Costa, Piu, Camporese, Livaja.
Coach.: Giampaolo.
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | Empoli |
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 9(5) | Shots (on goal) | 13(6) |
| 17 | Fouls | 9 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 57% | Ball Possession | 43% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |