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47% Ball Possession GENOA and 53% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Genoa 0 – 1 AS Roma 
. 36′ Armando Izzo (own goal)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +21
Genoa, 12th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of-1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39:18 | 21 | 38 |
| 12 | Genoa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21:22 | -1 | 23 |
AS Roma with mission accomplished at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Roma obtaining the victory with an involuntarily help by Genoa defender Armando Izzo scoring an own goal in the 37th minute. This victory helps Roma to remain in the second position reaching 41 points.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Ivan Juric:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, Munoz; Lazovic, Rigoni, Cofie, Laxalt; Ninkovic, Simeone, Ocampos.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti.
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Szczęsny; Rüdiger, Fazio, Juan Jesus; Peres, De Rossi, Strootman, Emerson; Nainggolan, Perotti; Džeko.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Giovanni Simeone with 6 goals
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Edin Dzeko with 13 goals
| GENOA | GOALS | GOALS | AS ROMA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeone, Giovanni | 6 | 13 | Dzeko, Edin |
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 3 | 8 | Salah, Mohamed |
| Rigoni, Luca | 2 | 6 | Perotti, Diego |
| Ninkovic, Nikola | 2 | 3 | El Shaarawy, Stephan |
| Ocampos, Lucas | 2 | 3 | Nainggolan, Radja |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 3 lost
| 22/12/16 | SA | Turin – Genoa | 1:0 | 18 |
| 18/12/16 | SA | Genoa – Palermo | 3:4 | 17 |
| 11/12/16 | SA | Inter – Genoa | 2:0 | 16 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 22/12/16 | SA | Roma – Chievo | 3:1 | 18 |
| 17/12/16 | SA | Juventus – Roma | 1:0 | 17 |
| 12/12/16 | SA | Roma – Milan | 1:0 | 16 |
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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 19
Genoa 0 – 1 AS Roma
Sunday 8 January 2017
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
15:00
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: PASSERI – TEGONI
Fourth Official: TASSO
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: CELI
Goals: 37′ Armando Izzo (own goal)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-4-3): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, Munoz; Lazovic, Rigoni, Cofie, Laxalt; Ninkovic, Simeone, Ocampos.
Subs: Lamanna, Zima, Gentiletti, Biraschi, Edenilson, Fiamozzi, Quaini, Orbán, Beghetto, Morosini, Pinilla, Pandev.
Coach: Ivan Juric
AS ROMA (3-4-2-1): Szczęsny; Rüdiger, Fazio, Juan Jesus; Peres, De Rossi, Strootman, Emerson; Nainggolan, Perotti; Džeko.
Subs: Alisson, Lobonț, Manōlas, Mário Rui, Seck, Paredes, Gerson, Tumminiello, El Shaarawy, Totti
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.