By Anna Italia
55% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 45% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Fiorentina 0 – 1 AS Roma 
26′ Radja Nainggolan
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Fiorentina, 4th position with 58 points and a positive goal difference of +18
AS Roma, 2nd position with 82 points and a positive goal difference of +50
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 69:19 | 50 | 82 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56:38 | 18 | 58 |
Fiorentina wasting a precious time to win this home game. It’s a great victory for AS Roma still believing in the Scudetto. The gap between Juventus and Roma are of -8 points. Fiorentina risking to lose the 4th position in the next week. Fiorentina having now 58 points keeping a +2 lead over Inter with 56 points and +7 ahead of Parma and AC Milan having 51 points each.
Surprise at the Artemio Franchi! Roma silencing the stadium when opening the score in the 26th minute. The assist by forward Adem Ljajic, the ex Fiorentina player, towards the center to midfielder Radja Nainggolan defeating Fiorentina goalkeeper Norberto Neto in the bottom left corner.
First half ending with fans whistling and protesting against Referee Mazzoleni for a penalty not conceded. The first half ends with 46% ball possession Fiorentina and 54% ball possession Roma.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella.
Fiorentina: Neto, Tomovic, Gonzalo, Savic, Pasqual, Aquilani, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Cuadrado, Ilicic, Matos.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS Roma: De Sanctis, Dodò, Toloi, Castan, Maicon, Nainggolaan, De Rossi, Pjanic, Ljajic, Gervinho, Totti.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Forward Giuseppe Rossi with 14 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Mattia Destro with 13 goals
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossi, Giuseppe | 14 | 13 | Destro, Mattia |
| Cuadrado, Juan | 7 | 9 | Gervinho |
| Aquilani, Alberto | 6 | 8 | Totti, Francesco |
| Valero, Borja | 6 | 6 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Vargas, Juan Manuel | 4 | 6 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 13/04/14 | SA | Verona – Fiorentina |
3:5 | Round 33 |
| 06/04/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Udinese |
2:1 | Round 32 |
| 30/03/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Fiorentina |
0:0 | Round 31 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 3 wins
| 12/04/14 | SA | Roma – Atalanta |
3:1 | Round 33 |
| 06/04/14 | SA | Cagliari – Roma |
1:3 | Round 32 |
| 30/03/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Roma |
0:2 | Round 31 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match Fiorentina vs AS Roma, Saturday 19 April 2014, Artemio Franchi Stadium, Florence, Italy, Serie A Week 34
Italian Serie A Week 34
Fiorentina 0 – 1 AS Roma
Sunday 19 April 2014
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Florence, Italy
21:00
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: NICOLETTI – TONOLINI
Fourth Official: LIBERTI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2: RUSSO
21:00
Goals: 26′ Radja Nainggolan (R)
Official formations – lineups:
Fiorentina: Neto, Tomovic, Gonzalo, Savic, Pasqual, Aquilani, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Cuadrado, Ilicic, Matos.
Subs: Rosati, Lupatelli, Roncaglia, Compper, Bakic, Joaquin, Anderson, Vargas, Wolski, Ambrosini, Matri, Diakite.
Coach:. Vincenzo Montella.
AS Roma: De Sanctis, Dodò, Toloi, Castan, Maicon, Nainggolaan, De Rossi, Pjanic, Ljajic, Gervinho, Totti.
Subs: Lobont, Skorupski, Romagnoli, Jedvaj, Torosidis, Taddei, Bastos, Ricci, Florenzi, Mazzitelli, Marin.
Coach:. Rudi Garcia.
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21:00 Referee: MAZZOLENI |
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| Fiorentina | Match Stats |
AS Roma |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 24 (3) | Shots (on goal) | 11(4) |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 55% | Ball Possession | 45% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?