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46% Ball Possession FIORENTINA and 54% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Fiorentina 1 -1 AS Roma 
19′ Mario Gomez 49′ Adem Ljajic
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Fiorentina, 2nd position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +18
AS Roma, 6th position with 30 points and a positive goal difference of +9
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 32:14 | 18 | 41 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27:18 | 9 | 30 |
It’s an emotional game for the ex AS Roma player Vincenzo Montella now coaching Fiorentina. Great friendship gesture before the game seeing Roma Captain Francesco Totti walking towards Montella on the bench to greet his ex teammate.
Fiorentina opening the score in the 19th minute with forward Mario Gomez defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder David Pizarro. De Sanctis protests, but the goal is valid and celebration at the Artemio starting….
Things changing in the second half. AS Roma returning to equalize the score in the 49th minute. It is the ex Fiorentina forward Adem Ljajic to equalize with a right footed shot. Ljajic not celebrating the goal as he mentioned before the game for respect to the team that brought him to play in Italy. It’s the 7th goal this season for Ljajic
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Here is FIORENTINA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
FIORENTINA (3-5-2): Tatarusanu, Tomovic, Gonzalo, Basanta, Joaquin, Mati Fernandez, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Pasqual, Cuadrado, Gomez.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis, Florenzi, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas, Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman, Totti, Ljajic, Iturbe
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for FIORENTINA: Khouma Babacar with 5 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 7 goals
| Fiorentina | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babacar, Khouma | 5 | 7 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Cuadrado, Juan | 4 | 5 | Destro, Mattia |
| Rodriguez, Gonzalo | 3 | 4 | Totti, Francesco |
| Savic, Stefan | 2 | 3 | Nainggolan, Radja |
| Fernandez, Matias | 2 | 3 | Pjanic, Miralem |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of FIORENTINA: 3 wins
| 21/01/15 | CI | Fiorentina – Atalanta | 3:1 | Round 1/8 | |||
| 18/01/15 | SA | Chievo – Fiorentina | 1:2 | Round 19 | |||
| 11/01/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Palermo | 4:3 | Round 18 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 20/01/15 | CI | Roma – Empoli | 2:1 (OT) | Round 1/8 | |||
| 17/01/15 | SA | Palermo – Roma | 1:1 | Round 19 | |||
| 11/01/15 | SA | Roma – Lazio | 2:2 | Round 18 |
Photos of the match Fiorentina vs AS Roma courtesy of asroma.it
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 20
Fiorentina 1 – 1 AS Roma
Sunday 25 January 2015
Artemio Franchi Stadium
Rome, Italy
15:00
Referee: BANTI
Assistants: FAVERANI – PASSERI
Fourth Official: COSTANZO
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: GERVASONI
Goals: 19′ Mario Gomez (F), 49′ Adem Ljajic (R)
Official formations – lineups:
FIORENTINA (3-5-2): Tatarusanu, Tomovic, Gonzalo, Basanta, Joaquin, Mati Fernandez, Pizarro, Borja Valero, Pasqual, Cuadrado, Gomez.
Coach.: Vincenzo Montella.
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis, Florenzi, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas, Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman, Totti, Ljajic, Iturbe.
Coach.: Rudi Garcia
Match Stats
| Fiorentina | Match Stats | AS Roma |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 18(3) | Shots (on goal) | 15(6) |
| 19 | Fouls | 17 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 46% | Ball Possession | 54% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |