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61% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 39% Ball Possession PESCARA
AS Roma 3 – 2 Pescara 
7′ Edin Dzeko 60′ Ledian Memushaj
10′ Edin Dzeko 74′ Gianluca Caprari
71′ Diego Perotti (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 3rd position with 26 points and a positive goal difference of +16
Pescara, 18th position with 7 points and a negative goal difference of -14
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 30:14 | 16 | 26 |
| 18 | Pescara | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9:23 | -14 | 7 |
AS Roma winning the match against Pescara jumping to the 2nd position in a duel with AC Milan also with 29 points. Roma having a better goal difference of +17 while AC Milan +7. Pescara in deep trouble battling for survival. Pescara down in the relegation zone with only 1 win this season.
A special match for iconic AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi making his 400 appearance in Serie A with the Roman gladiators.
It’s AS Roma to open the score in the 7th minute following a corner conceded by Pescara defender Cristian Biraghi. Forward Edin Dzeko defeating Pescara goalkeeper Albano Bizzarri with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Diego Perotti. This is the 11th goal of the season by Dzeko becoming the top scorer of the Serie A.
Photo: twitter.com/ASRomaEN
Things not working out for Pescara. It’s just a nightmare for goalkeeper Bizzarri defeated again by Dzeko in the 10th minute!!! Hello, are you kidding me…. Dzeko now scoring 12 goals this season and it seems pulling the bandwagon by itself to battle for the Scudetto.
Photo: twitter.com/ASRomaEN
Pescara shortening the distance in the 60th minute. It is Ledian Memushaj to defeat AS Roma goalkeeper Szczęsny with a left-footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Francesco Zampano.
Photo: twitter.com/PescaraCalcio
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Bruno Peres, Rüdiger, Fazio, Emerson; Gerson, Strootman; Salah, Nainggolan, Perotti; Džeko.
Here is PESCARA official starting lineup by coach Massimo Oddo:
PESCARA (3-4-2-1): Bizzarri; Vitturini, Župarić, Biraghi; Zampano, Memushaj, Brugman, Crescenzi; Benali, Pepe; Bahebeck.
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Click the video to watch AS Roma 3 – 2 Pescara highlights including all goals. Sunday 27 November 2016
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 10 goals
Top scorer of PESCARA: Rey Manaj with 2 goals
| AS ROMA | GOALS | GOALS | PESCARA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dzeko, Edin | 10 | 2 | Manaj, Rey |
| Salah, Mohamed | 8 | 1 | Caprari, Gianluca |
| Perotti, Diego | 4 | 1 | Bahebeck, Jean Christophe |
| Totti, Francesco | 2 | 1 | Aquilani, Alberto |
| El Shaarawy, Stephan | 2 | 1 | Campagnaro, Hugo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 24/11/16 | UELG | Roma – Viktoria Plzen | 4:1 | 5 | |||
| 20/11/16 | SA | Atalanta – Roma | 2:1 | 13 | |||
| 06/11/16 | SA | Roma – Bologna | 3:0 | 12 |
Here are the last 3 games of PESCARA: 3 lost
| 19/11/16 | SA | Juventus – Pescara | 3:0 | 13 |
| 06/11/16 | SA | Pescara – Empoli | 0:4 | 12 |
| 30/10/16 | SA | Milan – Pescara | 1:0 | 11 |
Photos of the match AS Roma vs Pescara courtesy by facebook.com/officialasroma
AS Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi and Captain Francesco Totti
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 14
AS Roma 3 – 2 Pescara
Sunday 27 November 2016
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: LONGO – PAGANESSI
Fourth Official: PASSERI
ADD1: CELI
ADD2 MANGANIELLO
Goals: 7′ Edin Dzeko (R), 10′ Edin Dzeko (R), 60′ Ledian Memushaj (P), 71′ Diego Perotti (R)(pen), 74′ Gianluca Caprari (P)
Official lineups – formations:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Bruno Peres, Rüdiger, Fazio, Emerson; Gerson, Strootman; Salah, Nainggolan, Perotti; Džeko.
Subs: Allison, Crisanto, Seck, Jesus, Vermaelen, Marchizza, De Rossi, Iturbe, Totti, Soleri.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
PESCARA (3-4-2-1): Bizzarri; Vitturini, Župarić, Biraghi; Zampano, Memushaj, Brugman, Crescenzi; Benali, Pepe; Bahebeck.
Subs: Aldegani, D’Angelo, Mele, Maloku, Pettinari, Murić, Forte, Cristante, Verre, Caprari.
Coach.: Massimo Oddo.