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60% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 40% Ball Possession PALERMO
AS Roma 4 – 1 Palermo 
31′ Mohamed Salah 80′ Robin Quaison
51′ Leandro Paredes
68′ Edin Dzeko
82′ Stephan El Shaarawy
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Palermo, 18th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -7
| POS | TEAM | P | W | D | L | DIFF | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19:10 | 9 | 16 |
| 18 | Palermo | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5:12 | -7 | 6 |
Mission accomplished for AS Roma continuing the race for the Scudeto alive. Roma keeping their high motivation high after 4 consecutive victories. Roma reaching 19 points just as AC Milan and both are only -2 points below Juventus having 21 points. For Palermo, a tough defeat remaining in the relegation zone. Palermo lost last week at home against Torino (1-4) at the Barbera Stadium.
Roma opening the score in the 31st minute. It is midfielder Mohamed Salah to defeat Palermo goalkeeper Posavec with a left-footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Edin Dzeko. It’s the 5th goal of the season by Salah.
Tough situation for Palermo! An error by goalkeeper Posavec resulting in the goal by Leandro Paredes in the 51st minute. Paredes scoring with a right-footed free kick shot in the top right corner.
It’s all party for the Roman gladiators. There you see forward Edin Dzeko scoring the third goal of the match in the 68th minute and this is his 8th goal this season remaning top scorer of the Serie A.
- Stats. Palermo defeated AS Roma at the Olimpico Stadium on May 31, 2015 with the goals by Vazquez and Belotti while for Roma the goal was by Francesco Totti.
Daniele De Rossi, captain tonight, making his 395th Serie A appearance. In total, De Rosi and Francesco Totti – on the bench tonight – have now appeared in 1000 Serie A games for the Giallorossi.
- There are 54 precedents between Roma – Palermo. Stats showing AS Roma with 27 wins including 18 at the Olimpico, 12 draws while Palermo with 15 victories with only 5 wins at the Olimpico. AS Roma scoring 99 goals and Palermo 66 goals.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Emerson, Manolas, Fazio, Jesus; De Rossi, Paredes; Salah, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Džeko
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Roberto De Zerbi:
PALERMO (3-4-2-1): Posavec; Cionek, Goldaniga, Anđelković; Morganella, Bruno Henrique, Gazzi, Aleesami; Diamanti, Chochev; Nestorovski.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 7 goals
Top scorer of PALERMO: Ilija Nestorovski with 3 goals
| AS ROMA | GOALS | GOALS | PALERMO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzeko, Edin | 7 | 3 | Nestorovski, Ilija |
| Salah, Mohamed | 4 | 1 | Chochev, Ivaylo |
| Perotti, Diego | 3 | 1 | Rispoli, Andrea |
| Totti, Francesco | 2 | ||
| El Shaarawy, Stephan | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 20/10/16 | UELG | Roma – FK Austria | 3:3 | 3 | |||
| 15/10/16 | SA | Napoli – Roma | 1:3 | 8 | |||
| 02/10/16 | SA | Roma – Inter | 2:1 | 7 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO 1 draw, 2 lost
| 17/10/16 | SA | Palermo – Turin | 1:4 | 8 | |||
| 02/10/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Palermo | 1:1 | 7 | |||
| 24/09/16 | SA | Palermo – Juventus | 0:1 | 6 |
Palermo dressing room before the match against AS Roma
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 9
AS Roma 4 – 1 Palermo
Sunday 23 October 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: POSADO – CARBONE
Fourth Official: FIORITO
ADD1: PAIRETTO
ADD2: PINZANI
Goals: 31′ Mohamed Salah (R), 51′ Leandro Paredes (R), 68′ Edin Dzeko (R), 80′ Robin Quaison (P), 82′ Stephan El Shaarawy (R)
Official lineups – formations:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Emerson, Manolas, Fazio, Jesus; De Rossi, Paredes; Salah, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Džeko.
Subs: Alisson, Lobont; Florenzi, Strootman, De Santis, Grossi, Gerson, Totti, Iturbe, Soleri
Coach: Spalletti
PALERMO (3-4-2-1): Posavec; Cionek, Goldaniga, Anđelković; Morganella, Bruno Henrique, Gazzi, Aleesami; Diamanti, Chochev; Nestorovski.
Subs:Marson, Fulignati, Vitiello, Rispoli, Hiljemark, Embalo, Sallai, Quaison, Bouy, Jajalo, Pezzella, Lo Faso.
Coach: De Zerbi