By Anna Italia
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46% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 54% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Fiorentina 1 – 0 AS Roma 
82′ Milan Badelj
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +5
Fiorentina, 14th position with 3 points and a goal difference of “0”
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:4 | 5 | 7 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2:2 | 0 | 3 |
What a blow for AS Roma wasting the chance to share the first position with Napoli. Roma remaining with 7 points and going down to the 3rd position. Super victory for Fiorentina jumping now from the 14th position to the 8th position. Fiorentina and AS Roma ending with a draw in their Europa League Group Stage Matchday 1. PAOK 0 – 0 Fiorentina and Viktoria Plzen 1 – 1 AS Roma.
It’s Fiorentina to open the score in the 82nd minute. Midfielder Milan Badelj defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Tatarusanu with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by Nenad Tomovic.
Next Round, Week 5 Roma will look to win the game against Crotone at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium. Fiorentina will play against Udinese at the Friuli Stadium.
- There are 154 precedents between Fiorentina – AS Roma. Stats showing Fiorentina with 46 wins. Games at the Artemio Franchi Stadium showing Fiorentina with 32 wins, 31 draws and AS Roma with 14 wins. In the overall, AS Roma with 50 wins, and 58 draws. Fiorentina scoring 188 goals and AS Roma 193 goals.
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Paulo Sousa:
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): Tatarusanu; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Astori; Tello, Sanchez, Badelj, Milic; Borja Valero, Ilicic; Kalinic.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Bruno Peres; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Salah, Dzeko, Perotti.
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- Click the video to watch FIORENTINA vs AS ROMA highlights on Sunday 18 September 2016.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of FIORENTINA: Sanchez and Kalinic with 1 goal each
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Diego Perotti with 3 goals
| fiorentina | Goals | Goals | as roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanchez, Carlos | 1 | 3 | Perotti, Diego |
| Kalinic, Nikola | 1 | 2 | Salah, Mohamed |
| 2 | Dzeko, Edin | ||
| 1 | Totti, Francesco | ||
| 1 | Strootman, Kevin |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 15/09/16 | UELG | PAOK – Fiorentina | 0:0 | 1 | |||
| 28/08/16 | SA | Fiorentina – Chievo | 1:0 | 2 | |||
| 20/08/16 | SA | Juventus – Fiorentina | 2:1 | 1 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 15/09/16 | UELG | Viktoria Plzen – Roma | 1:1 | 1 | |||
| 11/09/16 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria | 3:2 | 3 | |||
| 03/09/16 | CFG | Roma – San Lorenzo | 2:1 |
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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 4
Fiorentina – AS Roma
Sunday 18 September
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Rome, Italy
20:45
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: MELI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: CRISPO
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: CALVARESE
Goals:
Official lineups – formations:
FIORENTINA (3-4-2-1): Tatarusanu; Tomovic, Rodriguez, Astori; Tello, Sanchez, Badelj, Milic; Borja Valero, Ilicic; Kalinic.
Subs: Lezzerini, Dragowski, De Maio, Salcedo, Diks, Olivera, Cristoforo, Chiesa, Babacar, Bernardeschi, Zarate
Coach: Paulo Sousa.
AS ROMA (4-3-3): Szczesny; Florenzi, Manolas, Fazio, Bruno Peres; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Salah, Dzeko, Perotti.
Subs: Alisson, Lobont, Jesus, Seck, Emerson, El Shaarawy, Paredes, Gerson, Iturbe, Totti
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
Referee: Rizzoli (Bologna)