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68% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 32% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA
AS Roma 1 – 1 Hellas Verona 
41′ Radja Nainggolan 61′ Giampaolo Pazzini (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 34 points and a positive goal difference of +14
Hellas Verona, 20th position with 8 points and a negative goal difference of -19
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Roma | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 36:22 | 14 | 34 |
| 20 | Verona | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 12:31 | -19 | 8 |
It’s the debut of AS Roma coach Luciano Spalletti returning to coach the team after the sacking of coach Rudi Garcia. There are 26 precedents between AS Roma s Hellas Verona at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Stats showing AS Roma with 18 wins, 6 draws while Hellas Verona with only 2 wins. Roma scoring 36 goals and Hellas Verona 12 goals.
We might say it is a flop for Roma because “on paper” they have a stronger team. Moreover, Hellas Verona is the last team of the table! Not an ideal debut for Spalletti.
Roma taking the lead in the 41st minute. It’s midfielder Radja Nainggolan to score defeating Hellas Verona goalkeeper Gollini with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by midfielder Daniele De Rossi.
Things complicating for Roma! Referee Massa giving a penalty to Hellas Verona in the 60th minute conceded by defender Castán after a foul on forward Pawel Wszolek. It’s forward Giampaolo Pazzini to equalize by converting the penalty with a right footed shot in the high center.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Torosidis, Manolas, Castán, Digne; Nainggolan, De Rossi; Florenzi, Pjanić, Salah; Džeko.
Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Luigi Del Neri:
HELLAS VERONA (3-4-3): Gollini; Bianchetti, Moras, Helander; Salah, Ioniță, Greco, Emanuelson; Wszołek, Pazzini, Rebic.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 7 goals
Top scorer of HELLAS VERONA: Luca Toni with 3 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Hellas Verona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pjanic, Miralem | 7 | 3 | Toni, Luca |
| Gervinho | 6 | 2 | Pisano, Eros |
| Salah, Mohamed | 5 | 1 | Gomez, Juanito |
| Florenzi, Alessandro | 4 | 1 | Helander, Filip |
| Dzeko, Edin | 3 | 1 | Ionita, Artur |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 09/01/16 | SA | Roma – Milan | 1:1 | Round 19 |
| 06/01/16 | SA | Chievo – Roma | 3:3 | Round 18 |
| 20/12/15 | SA | Roma – Genoa | 2:0 | Round 17 |
Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 10/01/16 | SA | Verona – Palermo | 0:1 | Round 19 | |||
| 06/01/16 | SA | Juventus – Verona | 3:0 | Round 18 | |||
| 20/12/15 | SA | Verona – Sassuolo | 1:1 | Round 17 |
Photo: hellasverona.it
2015 – 2016 Serie A Week 20
AS Roma 1 – 1 Hellas Verona
Saturday 17 January 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
15:00
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: POSADO – GALLONI
Fourh Offiial: STALLONE
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: SAIA
Goals: 41′ Radja Nainggolan (R), 61′ Giampaolo Pazzini (S)(pen)
Official lineups – formations:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Torosidis, Manolas, Castán, Digne; Nainggolan, De Rossi; Florenzi, Pjanić, Salah; Džeko.
Subs: De Sanctis, Lobonț, Rüdiger, Gyömbér, Emerson, Vainqueur, Iago Falque, Totti, Sadiq.
Coach. Luciano Spalletti.
HELLAS VERONA (3-4-3): Gollini; Bianchetti, Moras, Helander; Salah, Ioniță, Greco, Emanuelson; Wszołek, Pazzini, Rebic.
Subs.: Rafael, Coppola, Winck, Riccardi, Zaccagni, Checchin, Hallfredsson, Janković, Viviani, Juanito Gómez, Fares.
Coach: Luigi Delneri.
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | Hellas Verona |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 16(4) | Shots (on goal) | 10(3) |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 68% | Ball Possession | 32% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |