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61% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 39% Ball Possession PALERMO
AS Roma 5 – 0 Palermo 
30′ Edin Dzeko
52′ Seydou Keita
60′ Mohamed Salah
62′ Mohamed Salah
89′ Edin Dzeko
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +20
Palermo, 15th position with 26 points and a negative goal difference of +-15
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Roma | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 47:27 | 20 | 47 |
| 15 | Palermo | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 27:42 | -15 | 26 |
Mission accomplished. AS Roma archived the defeat in Champions League against Real Madrid and returned to win at the Olimpico with a mega goleada against Palermo. Roma practically crushing Palermo without even giving them to chance to react. There are 26 precedents between AS Roma vs Palermo at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Stats showing AS Roma with 17 wins, 4 draws, and Palermo with only 5 wins. Out of the 80 goals, Roma scoring 54 goals and Palermo scoring 26 goals.
Roma opening the score in the 30th minute. It’s forward Edin Dzeko to score defeating Palermo goalkeeper Fabrizio Alastra with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by midfielder Miralem Pjanic.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Roma returning in the second half determined to win the match. There you go, in the 52nd minute the goal by Seydou Keita with a right footed shot.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Somebody help Palermo! Roma are just crushing Palermo at the Olimpico. In the 60th minute the goal by forward Mohamed Salah defeating goalkeeper Alastra with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Edin Dzeko.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Say what! Not even 2 minutes, and Salah scoring again! Yep, in the 62nd minute, there he is again. Salah with a left footed shot and this time the assist is by midfielder Radja Nainggolan.
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And adding the final nail to the coffin….. another goal in the 89th minute. It’s Edin Dzeko to give the final headache to Palermo goalkeeper Alastra with a headed shot in the high center. The assist is by forward Diego Perotti.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-3-2-1): Szczęsny; Maicon, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Florenzi, Pjanić, Keita; Salah, Nainggolan; Džeko.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giusepe Iachini:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Alastra; Struna, González, Andelković; Morganella, Hiljemark, Brugman, Jajalo, Pezzella; Vázquez, Gilardino.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 8 goals
Top scorer of PALERMO: Alberto Gilardino with 7 goals
| AS ROMA | Goals | Goals | PALERMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pjanic, Miralem | 8 | 7 | Gilardino, Alberto |
| Salah, Mohamed | 7 | 4 | Hiljemark, Oscar |
| Gervinho | 6 | 4 | Vazquez, Franco |
| Florenzi, Alessandro | 5 | 2 | Goldaniga, Edoardo |
| Dzeko, Edin | 4 | 2 | Djurdjevic, Uros |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 17/02/16 | UCLK | Roma – Real Madrid | 0:2 | Round of 16 | |||
| 12/02/16 | SA | Carpi – Roma | 1:3 | Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria | 2:1 | Round 24 |
Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 14/02/16 | SA | Palermo – Turin | 1:3 | Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Palermo | 2:2 | Round 24 | |||
| 03/02/16 | SA | Palermo – Milan | 0:2 | Round 23 |
Photo: facebook.com/palermocalcioit
Palermo official starting lineup against AS Roma. The team playing with a black armband in memory of defender Edoardo Goldaniga’s father who died in a car crash.
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2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 26
AS Roma 5 – 0 Palermo
Sunday 21 February 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: TEGONI – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: MUSOLINO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: CHIFFI
Goals: 30′ Edin Dzeko (R), 52′ Seydou Keita (R), 60′ Mohamed Salah (R), 62′ Mohamed Salah (R), 89′ Edin Dzeko (R)
Official lineup – formations:
AS ROMA (4-3-2-1): Szczęsny; Maicon, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; Florenzi, Pjanić, Keita; Salah, Nainggolan; Džeko.
Subs: De Sanctis, Castán, Zukanović, Emerson Palmieri, Vainqueur, Strootman, Uçan, Nura, Perotti, Iago Falque, El Shaarawy, Sadiq.
Coach.: Spalletti.
PALERMO (3-5-2): Alastra; Struna, González, Andelković; Morganella, Hiljemark, Brugman, Jajalo, Pezzella; Vázquez, Gilardino.
Subs.: Posavec, Cionek, Vitiello, Rispoli, Chochev, Cristante, Maresca, Quaison, Trajkovski, Bentivegna, Balogh, Djurdjević.
Coach: Iachini.
Match Stats
| AS Roma | Match Stats | Palermo |
| 5 | Goals | 0 |
| 25(5) | Shots (on goal) | 4(1) |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Offsides | 4 |
| 61% | Ball Possession | 39% |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 0 |