By Anna Italia
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41% Ball Possession CHIEVO VERONA and 59% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Chievo Verona 0 – 2 AS Roma 
17′ Gervinho
42′ Mattia Destro
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 16th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -18
AS Roma, 2nd position with 61 points and a positive goal difference of +38
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 52:14 | 38 | 61 |
| 16 | Chievo | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23:41 | -18 | 24 |
Roma battling at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium to keep up the race towards the Scudetto. Roma are also battling to keep the 2nd position and not lose points especially in away games. This away victory is a boost for the morale of the team.
AS Roma opening the score in the 17th minute with forward Gervinho defeating Chievo goalkeeper Michael Agazzi with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Roma increasing the score in the 42nd minute. An assist by midfielder Rodrigo Taddei to forward Mattia Destro defeating Chievo goalkeeper Agazzi with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. It’s the 8th goal of the season for Destro.
Here is CHIEVO VERONA official starting lineup by coach Eugenio Corini:
ChievoVerona (4-3-3): Agazzi; Sardo, Dainelli, Cesar, Frey; Bentivoglio, Radovanovic, Rigoni; Lazarevic, Paloschi, Stoian.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS Roma (4-3-3): De Santics; Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, Taddei, Pjanic; Gervinho, Destro, Totti.
Disciplinary Situation before the game: 1 suspended player for CHIEVO VERONA: Hetemaj (1)
1 suspended player for AS ROMA: De Rossi (1)
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for CHIEVO VERONA: Forward Alberto Paloschi with 8 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 7 goals
| Chievo Verona | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paloschi, Alberto | 8 | 8 | Destro, Mattia |
| Thereau, Cyril | 5 | 6 | Totti, Francesco |
| Rigoni, Luca | 3 | 5 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
| Lazarevic, Dejan | 1 | 5 | Strootman, Kevin |
| Bentivoglio, Simone | 1 | 5 | Ljajic, Adem |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of CHIEVO VERONA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 16/03/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Chievo |
3:1 | Round 28 |
| 09/03/14 | SA | Chievo – Genoa |
2:1 | Round 27 |
| 02/03/14 | SA | Atalanta – Chievo |
2:1 | Round 26 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win 1 draw, 1 lost
| 17/03/14 | SA | Roma – Udinese |
3:2 | Round 28 |
| 09/03/14 | SA | Napoli – Roma |
1:0 | Round 27 |
| 01/03/14 | SA | Roma – Inter |
0:0 | Round 26 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game, Chievo Verona vs AS Roma,
Saturday 22 March 2014, Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium, Verona, Italy, Serie A
Week 29
to be added
Serie A Week 29, Twenty-ninth Round
Saturday 22 March 2014,
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy
20:45
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: MELI – TONOLINI
Fourth Official: DI LI LIBERATORE
ADD1: BERGONZI
ADD2: IRRATI
Goals:17′ Gervinho (R) 42′ Mattia Destro (R)
Official formations – starting lineups:
ChievoVerona (4-3-3): Agazzi; Sardo, Dainelli, Cesar, Frey; Bentivoglio, Radovanovic, Rigoni; Lazarevic, Paloschi, Stoian.
Subs. Puggioni, Squizzi, Bernardini, Claiton, Canini, Kupisz, Obinna, Guarente, Callelo, Pellissier, Rubin, Thereau.
Coach: Eugenio Corini
Roma (4-3-3): De Santics; Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, Taddei, Pjanic; Gervinho, Destro, Totti.
Subs. Lobont, Skorupski, Toloi, Dodò, Ljajic, Bastos, Florenzi, Jedvaj, Torosidis, Ricci, Mazzitelli.
Coach. Rudi Garcia
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Saturday 22 March 2014, 20:45 Referee: MAZZOLENI |
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Match Stats |
AS Roma |
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 8(3) | Shots (on goal) | 15(3) |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 41% | Ball Possession | 59% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?