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37% Ball Possession GENOA ad 63% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Genoa 2 – 3 AS Roma 
13′ Panagiotis Tachtsidis 6′ Mohamed Salah
65′ Leonardo Pavoletti 77′ Francesco Totti
. 87′ Stephan El Shaarawy
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 12th position with 43 points and a negative goal difference of -4
AS Roma, 3rd position with 71 points and a positive goal difference of +36
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Roma | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 74:38 | 36 | 71 |
| 12 | Genoa | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 39:43 | -4 | 43 |
The Roman gladiators battling to keep at least the third position. Roma being only -2 points below Napoli.
It is Roma to open the score in the 6th minute. It is forward Mohamed Salah to score defeating Genoa goalkeeper Eugenio Lamanna with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by forward Diego Perotti. This is the 13th goal by Salah this season.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Genoa equalizing the score in the 13th minute. It is midfielder Panagiotis Tachtsidis to equalize defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Diego Laxalt.
Things complicating for Roma as Genoa increase the score. In the 65th minute, Leonardo Pavoletti to score defeating goalkeeper Szczęsny with a right footed shot in the top left corner. The assist is by midfielder Tomás Rincón. Pavoletti scoring his 12th goal this season.
Well, well, well, it is King of Roma to save Roma from falling… Yep, Captain Francesco Totti equalizing for the 2-2 in the 77th minute. Totti smacking a powerful right footed shot all the way to the bottom right corner forcing goalkeeper Lamanna to a super stretch, yet, unable to stop the missile. The assist is by midfielder and “Capitan futuro” Daniele De Rossi. Totti came as a substitute in the 59th minute replacing forward Diego Perotti.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
A slap for Genoa! Roma taking the lead again in the 87th minute It is forward Stephan El Shaarawy, the ex Genoa player, to score the winning goal. El Shaarawy defeating goalkeeper Lamanna with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by forward Edin Dzeko. This is the 7th goal by El Shaarawy this season.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
- There are 48 precedents between GENOA vs AS ROMA at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Stats showing Genoa with 25 wins, 15 draws, and AS Roma with 8 wins. Genoa scoring 73 goals and Roma 48 goals.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
GENOA (3-5-1-1): Lamanna; Muñoz, Burdisso, Izzo; Fiamozzi, Rincón, Tachtsidis, Dzemaili, Laxalt; Suso; Pavoletti.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Maicon, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; De Rossi, Strootman, Nainggolan; Salah, Perotti, El Shaarawy.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Leonardo Pavoletti with 11 goals
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Mohamed Salah with 12 goals
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | AS ROMA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 11 | 12 | Salah, Mohamed |
| Suso | 4 | 9 | Pjanic, Miralem |
| Cerci, Alessio | 4 | 8 | Dzeko, Edin |
| Gakpe, Serge | 3 | 7 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
| Rincon, Tomas | 3 | 6 | El Shaarawy, Stephan |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 24/04/16 | SA | Bologna – Genoa | 2:0 |
Round 35 |
| 20/04/16 | SA | Genoa – Inter | 1:0 | Round 34 |
| 16/04/16 | SA | Carpi – Genoa | 4:1 | ROund 33 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 25/04/16 | SA | Roma – Napoli | 1:0 | Round 35 | |||
| 20/04/16 | SA | Roma – Turin | 3:2 | Round 34 | |||
| 17/04/16 | SA | Atalanta – Roma | 3:3 | Round 33 |
Photos of the match Genoa vs AS Roma courtesy by facebook.com/officialasroma
Genoa and AS Roma lineups before the match
AS Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy and Genoa defender Ezequiel Muñoz
AS Roma forward Mohamed Salah
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
Genoa official starting lineup against AS Roma
2015– 2016 Italian Serie A Week 36
Genoa 2 – 3 AS Roma
Monday 2 May 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
19:00
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: PRETI – POSADO
Fourth Official: RANGHETTI
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: DI BELLO
Goals: 6′ Mohamed Salah (R), 13′ Panagiotis Tachtsidis (G), 65′ Leonardo Pavoletti (G), 77′ Francesco Totti (R), 87′ Stephan El Shaarawy (R)
GENOA (3-5-1-1): Lamanna; Muñoz, Burdisso, Izzo; Fiamozzi, Rincón, Tachtsidis, Dzemaili, Laxalt; Suso; Pavoletti.
Subs: Ansaldi, De Maio, A. Donnarumma, Gabriel Silva, Lazović, Marchese, Matavž, Ntcham, Pandev, Rigoni, Sommariva, Capel.
Coach: Gian Piero Gasperini.
AS ROMA (4-2-3-1): Szczęsny; Maicon, Manolas, Rüdiger, Digne; De Rossi, Strootman, Nainggolan; Salah, Perotti, El Shaarawy.
Subs.: Leandro, De Sanctis, Džeko, Gyömbér, Keita, Emerson, Totti, Sadiq, Vainqueur, Zukanović.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
Match Stats
| Genoa | Match Stats | AS Roma |
| 2 | Goal | 3 |
| 14(5) | Shots (on goal) | 20(8) |
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 7 |
| 37% | Ball Possession | 63% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |