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23% Ball Possession HELLAS VERONA and 77% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Hellas Verona 1 – 1 AS Roma 
38′ Seydou Keita (own goal) 26′ Francesco Totti
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Hellas Verona, 16th position with 24 points and a negative goal difference of -16
AS Roma, 2nd position with 47 points and a positive goal difference of +19
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 36:17 | 19 | 47 |
| 16 | Verona | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26:42 | -16 | 24 |
AS Roma failing to win the game to keep up the race for the Scudetto and grabbed only 1 point. The victory was needed to keep the -7 gap with Juventus having 57 points, now the gap is -9.
AS Roma opening the score in the 26th minute with Captain Francesco Totti defeating Verona goalkeeper Benussi with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfieler Miralem Pjanic.
Hellas Verona equalizing in the 38th minute with the own goal by Seydou Keita.
There are 25 precedents at the Bentegodi Stadium between Hellas Verona vs AS Roma. Stats showing 7 wins for Verona, 8 wins for Roma, and 10 draws.
Here is HELLAS VERONA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): Benussi; Pisano, Moras, Márquez, Brivio; Tachtsidis, Ionita, Hallfredsson; Juanito, Toni, Janković.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Totti, Ljajić.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for HELLAS VERONA: Forward Luca Toni with 9 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 8 goals
| Hellas Verona | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toni, Luca | 9 | 8 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Lopez, Nicolas | 4 | 5 | Destro, Mattia |
| Tachtsidis, Panagiotis | 3 | 4 | Totti, Francesco |
| Ionita, Artur | 2 | 3 | Nainggolan, Radja |
| Valoti, Mattia | 1 | 3 | Pjanic, Miralem |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of HELLAS VERONA: 3 lost
| 15/02/15 | SA | Genoa – Verona | 5:2 | Round 23 | |||
| 07/02/15 | SA | Verona – Turin | 1:3 | Round 22 | |||
| 01/02/15 | SA | Palermo – Verona | 2:1 | Round 21 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 19/02/15 | UELK | Roma – Feyenoord | 1:1 | Round of 32 | |||
| 15/02/15 | SA | Roma – Parma | 0:0 | Round 23 | |||
| 08/02/15 | SA | Cagliari – Roma | 1:2 | Round 22 |
Disciplinary situation BEFORE the game. No suspended players
Photo: Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Roma players congratulating Captain Francesco Totti after his goal against Hellas Verona
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 24
Hellas Verona 1 – 1 AS Roma
Sunday 22 February 2015
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy
15:00
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: COSTANZO – DE LUCA
Fourth Official: MELI
ADD1: RUSSO
ADD2: DI PAOLO
Goals: 26′ Francesco Totti (R), 38′ Seydou Keita (own goal)
Official formations – lineups:
HELLAS VERONA (4-3-3): Benussi; Pisano, Moras, Márquez, Brivio; Tachtsidis, Ionita, Hallfredsson; Juanito, Toni, Janković.
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini.
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Manolas, Astori, Cole; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Gervinho, Totti, Ljajić.
Coach.: Garcia.
Match Stats
| Hellas Verona | Match Stats | AS Roma |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 8 (2) | Shots (on goal) | 16 (7) |
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 23% | Ball Possession | 77% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |