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40% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 60′ Ball Possession AS ROMA
Hellas Verona 1 – 3 AS Roma 
49′ Emil Hallfredsson 45′ Adem Ljajic
60′ Gervinho
82′ Francesco Totti (pen)
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 7th position with 32 points and a positive goal difference of +1
AS Roma, 2nd position with 50 points and a positive goal difference of +34
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 45:11 | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Verona | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 35:34 | 1 | 32 |
Great victory for AS Roma at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium defeating Hellas Verona. Roma shortening the gap with Juventus from 8 to 6 points after the draw of Juventus with Lazio. Roma keeping the second position and gaining momentum while Verona go down from the 6th to the 7th position.
Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3)
Rafael; A. Gonzalez, Marques, Maietta,
Cacciatore; Romulo, Donati, Hallfredsson; Iturbe,
Toni, J. Gomez
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3)
De Sanctis; Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Torosidis; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Gervinho, Destro, Ljajic
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 9 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Alessandro Florenzi, Kevin Strootman, Gervinho, Adem Ljajic, and Medhi Benatia with 5 goals each
| Hellas Verona | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni, Luca | 9 | 5 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
| Jorginho, Frelio Filho | 7 | 5 | Strootman, Kevin |
| Iturbe, Juan Manuel | 5 | 5 | Benatia, Medhi |
| Romulo | 4 | 5 | Gervinho |
| Juanito | 3 | 5 | Ljajic, Adem |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 19/01/14 | SA | Milan – Verona |
1:0 | Round 20 |
| 12/01/14 | SA | Verona – Napoli |
0:3 | Round 19 |
| 06/01/14 | SA | Udinese – Verona |
1:3 | Round 18 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 3 wins
| 21/01/14 | CI | Roma – Juventus |
1:0 | Quarterfinals |
| 18/01/14 | SA | Roma – Livorno |
3:0 | Round 20 |
| 12/01/14 | SA | Roma – Genoa |
4:0 | Round 19 |
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Click the video to watch the highlights of the game HELLAS VERONA vs AS ROMA, Sunday 26 January 2014, Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium, Verona, Italy, Serie A Week 21
Photos courtesy of asroma.it
Italian Serie A Week 21
Hellas Verona 1 – 3 AS Roma
Sunday 26 January 2014
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy
12:30
Referee: MAZZOLENI
Assistants: PAGANESSI – IORI
Fourth Official: IANNELLO
ADD1: ROCCHI
ADD2: PINZANI
Attendance: 7,727
Goals:
Official formations – lineups:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3)
Rafael; A. Gonzalez, Marques, Maietta (39′ Donadel),
Cacciatore; Romulo, Donati (83′ Longo), Hallfredsson; Iturbe,
Toni, J. Gomez (68′ Martinho).
Subs not used: (Nicolas, Borra, Cacia,
Jankovic, Cirigliano, Donsah, Sala).
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini.
AS ROMA (4-3-3)
De Sanctis; Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Torosidis; Nainggolan (60′ Pjanic), De Rossi, Strootman; Gervinho, Destro (76′ Totti), Ljajic (64′ Florenzi).
Subs not used: (Lobont, Skorupski, Dodò,
Marquinho, Jedvaj, Romagnoli, Taddei, Mazzitelli, Ricci).
Coach: Rudi Garcia.
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Hellas Verona 1 – 3 AS Roma 12:30 Referee: MAZZOLENI |
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| Hellas Verona |
Match Stats |
AS Roma |
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 6(3) | Shots (on goal) | 19(5) |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 40% | Ball Possession | 60% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
What do you think of the result? Agree? Disagree? Best and worst player?