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48% Ball Possession EMPOLI and 52% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Empoli 1 – 3 AS Roma
22′ Ervin Zukanovic (own goal) 5′ Stephan El Shaarawy
. 27′ Miralem Pjanic
. 74′ Stephan El Shaarawy
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 4th position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +25
Empoli, 9th position with 34 points and a negative goal difference of -5
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
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4 | Roma | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 52:27 | 25 | 50 |
9 | Empoli | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32:37 | -5 | 34 |
Mission accomplished for the Roman gladiators. AS Roma win this away game to keep up the race for the 3rd position alive. There are 10 precedents between Empoli vs AS Roma at the Carlo Castellani Stadium. Stats showing Empoli with 3 wins, 2 draws, and AS Roma with 5 wins.
Roma opening the score in the 5th minute. It’s forward Stephan El Shaarawy to score defeating Empoli goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by forward Diego Perotti.
Oops…. there is an own goal by Roma defender Ervin Zukanovic in the 22nd minute.
Roma taking the lead again in the 27th minute. It is midfielder Miralem Pjanic to score with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner.
Chaos for Empoli… nothing to do but just observing … There it is again forward El Shaarawy rocking big time at the Castellani by scoring his second goal of the match in the 74th minute. El Shaarawy defeating goalkeeper Skorupski with a right footed shot in the center.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Here is EMPOLI official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Ćosić, Ariaudo, Mário Rui; Zieliński, Paredes, Croce; Krunić; Pucciarelli, Maccarone.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Maicon, Rüdiger, Zukanović, Digne; Pjanić, Keita; Salah, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Perotti.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of EMPOLI: Massimo Maccarone with 11 goals
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Mohamed Salah with 9 goals
EMPOLI | Goals | Goals | AS ROMA |
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Maccarone, Massimo | 11 | 9 | Salah, Mohamed |
Saponara, Riccardo | 5 | 8 | Pjanic, Miralem |
Pucciarelli, Manuel | 4 | 6 | Gervinho |
Zielinski, Piotr | 3 | 6 | Dzeko, Edin |
Tonelli, Lorenzo | 2 | 5 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
Stats. Here re the last 3 games of EMPOLI: 1 draw, 2 lost
21/02/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Empoli | 3:2 | Round 26 | |||
13/02/16 | SA | Empoli – Frosinone | 1:2 | Round 25 | |||
07/02/16 | SA | Atalanta – Empoli | 0:0 | Round 24 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
21/02/16 | SA | Roma – Palermo | 5:0 | Round 26 | |||
17/02/16 | UCLK | Roma – Real Madrid | 0:2 | 1/8 | |||
12/02/16 | SA | Carpi – Roma | 1:3 | Round 25 |
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Photo: facebook.com/empolifcofficialpage
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 27
Empoli 1 – 3 AS Roma
Saturday 27 February 2016
Carlo Castellani Stadium
Empoli, Italy
18:00
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: MUSOLINO – LA ROCCA
Fourth Official: POSADO
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: DI PAOLO
Goals: 5′ Stephan El Shaarawy (R), 22′ Ervin Zukanovic (own goal), 27′ Miralem Pjanic (R), 74′ Stephan El Shaarawy (R)
Official lineups – formations:
EMPOLI (4-3-1-2): Skorupski; Laurini, Ćosić, Ariaudo, Mário Rui; Zieliński, Paredes, Croce; Krunić; Pucciarelli, Maccarone.
Subs: Pugliesi, Pelagotti, Camporese, Zambelli, Bittante, Büchel, Maiello, Dioussé, Livaja, Mchedlidze, Piu.
Coach: Giampaolo.
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Maicon, Rüdiger, Zukanović, Digne; Pjanić, Keita; Salah, Nainggolan, El Shaarawy; Perotti.
Subs: De Sanctis, Lobont, Castán, Manolas, Torosidis, Palmieri, Florenzi, Vainqueur, Strootman, Totti, Iago Falque, Džeko.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
Match Stats
Empoli | Match Stats | AS Roma |
1 | Goals | 3 |
8 (3) | Shots (on goal) | 15 (6) |
12 | Fouls | 15 |
4 | Corner kicks | 4 |
1 | Offsides | 4 |
48% | Ball Possession | 52% |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Saves | 3 |