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67% Ball Possession AS ROMA and 33% Ball Possession UDINESE
  AS Roma 2 – 1 Udinese 
45′ Radja Nainggolan                    19′ Stipe Perica
65′ Vasileios Torosidis

 

Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Udinese 15th position with 41 points and a negative goal difference of -11
AS Roma, 2nd position with 67 points and a positive goal difference of +23

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	DIFF	Points
2	Roma	36	18	13	5	51:28	23	67
15	Udinese	36	10	11	15	40:51	-11	41

 

 

Great victory for AS Rom. Mission accomplished as the objective was to twin to keep the 2nd position and guarantee a spot in the Champions League next season.  Roma are +1 point ahead of Lazio holding the 3rd position with 66 points.

Surprisingly, it is Udinese to open the score while temporarily silencing the Olimpico Stadium.  In the 19th minute midfielder Stipe Perica defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.

The Roman gladiators reacting equalizing before ending the first half in the 45th minute.  It is midfielder Radja Nainggolan to defeat Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a right footed shot in the top left corner.  The assist is by Captain Francesco Totti.

Finally, the winner goal arriving in the 65th minute and the assist again by Totti!   This time the goal is by  defender Vasilis Torosidis with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner.

 

 

Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:

AS ROMA  (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanić, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Iturbe, Totti, Ibarbo

Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Andrea Stramaccioni:

UDINESE (4-3-1-2): Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Heurtaux, Piris; Pinzi, Allan, Badu; Guilherme; Perica, Thereau.

 

AS Roma official starting lineup against Udinese

 

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Stats AFTER the game.  Top scorer of AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals

Top scorer of UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 14 goals

 

AS Roma	Goals	Goals	Udinese
Ljajic, Adem	8	14	Di Natale, Antonio
Totti, Francesco	7	9	Thereau, Cyril
Florenzi, Alessandro	5	2	Danilo
Nainggolan, Radja	5	2	Wague, Molla
Destro, Mattia	5	2	Widmer, Silvan

 

Stats.  Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA:  2 wins, 1 lost

17/05/15	SA	Roma – Udinese				2:1	Round 36
09/05/15	SA	Milan – Roma				2:1	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Roma – Genoa				2:0	Round 34

 

Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE:  1 win, 2 lost

17/05/15	SA	Roma – Udinese				2:1	Round 36
10/05/15	SA	Udinese – Sampdoria				1:4	Round 35
03/05/15	SA	Verona – Udinese				0:1	Round 34

 

Photos  of the match AS Roma vs Udinese courtesy of asroma.it

 

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2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 36

AS Roma 2 – 1 Udinese
Sunday 17 May 2015
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy

20:45

Referee: BANTI
Assistants: TONOLINI – CRISPO
Fourth Official: PETRELLA
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: DI PAOLO

Attendance: 8.066,

Goals: 19′ Stipe Perica (U), 45′ Radja Nainggolan (R), 65′ Vasilis Torosidis (R)

Official formations – lineups:

AS ROMA (4-3-3) De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanic (dal 42′ s.t. Ljajic), De Rossi, Nainggolan; Iturbe (dal 37′ s.t. Doumbia), Totti (dal 30′ s.t. Keita), Ibarbo.

Subs not used: (Skorupski, Cole, Balzaretti, Astori, Spolli, Ucan, Paredes, Verde, Sanabria).

Coach: Rudi Garcia.

UDINESE (4-3-1-2) Karnezis; Widmer, Heurtaux, Danilo, Piris; Allan, Pinzi (dal 28′ s.t. B. Fernandes), Badu; Guilherme (dal 37′ s.t. Geijo); Perica (dal 21′ st Kone), Thereau.

Subs not used: (Scuf­fet, Meret, Bub­n­jic, Domizzi, Neu­ton, Gui­lher­me, Ga­briel Silva, Pa­squa­le, Aguir­re).

Coach: Andrea  Stramaccioni.

Booked:   Piris, Heurthaux, Ljajic,  Nainggolan

Match Stats

AS Roma	Match Stats	Udinese
2	Goals	1
19(6)	Shots (on goal)	8(3)
13	Fouls	12
10	Corner kicks	5
2	Offsides	3
67%	Ball Possession	33%
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Saves	4