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38% Ball Possession PALERMO and 62% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Palermo 1 – 1 AS Roma 
2′ Paulo Dybala 54′ Mattia Destro
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Palermo, 10th position with 25 points and a balanced goal difference of “0”
AS Roma, 2nd position with 40 points and a positive goal difference of +18
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 31:13 | 18 | 40 |
| 10 | Palermo | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30:30 | 0 | 25 |
It’s a draw, but for AS Roma it’s a major blow. Roma failing the chance to claim the full 3 points to keep up the race for the Scudetto with Juventus. The gap with Juventus now is 5 points.
It’s Palermo to open the score in the 2nd minute with forward Paulo Dybala defeating AS Roma goalkeeper Morgan De Sanctis with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. It’s the 10th goal by Dybala this season. The assist is by forward Franco Vasquez.
Roma equalizing the score in the 54th minute with forward Mattia Destro defeating Palermo goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. It’s the 5th goal by Destro this season. The headed assist is by midfielder Kevin Strootman.
Here is PALERMO official starting lineup by coach Giuseppe Iachini:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Morganella, Rigoni, Maresca, Barreto, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Holebas; Strootman, Pjanic, Paredes; Iturbe, Destro, Ljajic. A disp.: Skorupski, Cole, Borriello, Totti, Maicon, Manolas, Ucan, Somma, Pellegrini, Verde, Emanuelson, Calabrese. All. Garcia.
Photo palermocalcio.it
Palermo official starting lineup against AS Roma
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Stats AFTER the match. Top scorer for PALERMO: Forward Paulo Dybala with 10 goals
Top scorer for ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 6 goals
| Palermo | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dybala, Paulo Bruno | 10 | 6 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Vazquez, Franco | 5 | 5 | Destro, Mattia |
| Belotti, Andrea | 4 | 4 | Totti, Francesco |
| Rigoni, Luca | 4 | 3 | Nainggolan, Radja |
| Quaison, Robin | 2 | 3 | Pjanic, Miralem |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of PALERMO: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 11/01/15 | SA | Fiorentina – Palermo | 4:3 | Round 18 | |||
| 06/01/15 | SA | Palermo – Cagliari | 5:0 | Round 17 | |||
| 21/12/14 | SA | Atalanta – Palermo | 3:3 | Round 16 |
Here are the last 3 games of ROMA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 11/01/15 | SA | Roma – Lazio | 2:2 | Round 18 | |||
| 06/01/15 | SA | Udinese – Roma | 0:1 | Round 17 | |||
| 20/12/14 | SA | Roma – Milan | 0:0 | Round 16 |
Photos PALERMO vs AS ROMA courtesy of asroma.it
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 19
Palermo 1 – 1 AS Roma
Sunday 16 January 2015
Renzo Barbera Stadium
Palermo, Italy
20:45
Referee: DAMATO
Assistants: NICOLETTI – VUOTO
Fourth Official: DE LUCA
ADD1: PERUZZO
ADD2: GHERSINI
Goals: 2′ Paulo Dybala (P), 54′ Mattia Destro (R)
Official formations – lineups:
PALERMO (3-5-2): Sorrentino; Vitiello, Gonzalez, Andelkovic; Morganella, Rigoni, Maresca, Barreto, Lazaar; Vazquez, Dybala.
Subs.: Ujkani, Muñoz, João Silva, Emerson, Della Rocca, Bolzoni, Chochev, Terzi, Quaison, Feddal, Daprelà, Belotti.
Coach. Iachini.
AS ROMA(4-3-3): De Sanctis; Florenzi, Yanga-Mbiwa, Astori, Holebas; Strootman, Pjanic, Paredes; Iturbe, Destro, Ljajic.
Subs.: Skorupski, Cole, Borriello, Totti, Maicon, Manolas, Ucan, Somma, Pellegrini, Verde, Emanuelson, Calabrese.
Coach. Rudi Garcia.
Match Stats
| Palermo | Match Stats | AS Roma |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 6(3) | Shots (on goal) | 12(3) |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 38% | Ball Possession | 62% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |