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39% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 61% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Sassuolo 0 – 2 AS Roma 
16′ Mattia Destro
96′ Michel Bastos
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
AS Roma, 2nd position with 70 points and a positive goal difference of +43
Sassuolo, 19th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -32
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
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| 2 | Roma | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 58:15 | 43 | 70 |
| 19 | Sassuolo | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 29:61 | -32 | 21 |
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players for SASSUOLO
AS Roma reaching the objective winning the home game against Sassuolo securing the 2nd position because Napoli are following closely with 61 points. For Sassuolo, it is a painful defeat because the salvation seems an impossible mission. A historical victory for Roma because they reached 4,000 goals in Serie A thanks to Michel Bastos going straight to the record. A good sign ahead of the unveiling of the new Stadium plans and the Hall of Fame Class of 2013.
The Roman gladiators opening the score in the 16th minute. The aassist by midfielder Radja Nainggolan with a through ball towards the center to find forward Mattia Destro for the final right footed shot defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Pegolo in the center. It’s the 10th goal this season for Destro.
First half ending with protests and disappointment from the fans. In the 38th minute Referee Rizzoli not granting the penalty to Sassuolo. The whole action originating by Roma defender Mehdi Benatia committing a foul on Sassuolo forward Nicola Sansone. Rizzoli, at the end, after consulting with the linesman decides not to concede the penalty despite the protests by the players asking vividly for the penalty.
A perfect ending for Roma scoring the second goal of the match in the 96th minute. A magic assist by captain Francesco Totti with a through ball to midfielder Michel Bastos running fast enough to defeat goalkeeper Pegolo with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner. It’s the first goal this season for Bastos as a Roma player.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
SASSUOLO: Pegolo; Gazzola, Mendes, Cannavaro, Longhi; Biondini, Chibsah, Missiroli; Berardi, Floccari, Sansone.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA: De Sanctis; Torosidis, Benatia, Castan, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Destro, Florenzi.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Domenico Berardi with 12 goals
Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Mattia Destro with 10 goals
| AS Roma | Goals | Goals | Sassuolo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berardi, Domenico | 12 | 10 | Destro, Mattia |
| Zaza, Simone | 6 | 6 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
| Floro Flores, Antonio | 5 | 6 | Totti, Francesco |
| Marzoratti, Lino | 1 | 6 | Gervinho |
| Missiroli, Simone | 1 | 5 | Strootman, Kevin |
Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 1 win, 2 lost
| 26/03/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Sampdoria |
1:2 | Round 30 |
| 23/03/14 | SA | Udinese – Sassuolo |
1:0 | Round 29 |
| 16/03/14 | SA | Sassuolo – Catania |
3:1 | Round 28 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 3 wins
| 25/03/14 | SA | Roma – Turin |
2:1 | Round 30 |
| 22/03/14 | SA | Chievo – Roma |
0:2 | Round 29 |
| 17/03/14 | SA | Roma – Udinese |
3:2 | Round 28 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the match, Sassuolo vs AS Roma on Sunday 30 March 2014, Mapei Stadium, Sassuolo, Italy, Serie A Week 31
Photos Sassuolo vs AS Roma courtesy by asroma.it
Italian Serie A Week 31
Sassuolo 0 – 2 AS Roma
Sunday 30 March 2014
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy
12:30
Referee: RIZZOLI
Assistants: FAVERANI – NICOLETTI
Fourth Official: CARIOLATO
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: PERUZZO
Goals: 16′ Mattia Destro (R), 96′ Michel Bastos (R)
Official formations – lineups:
SASSUOLO: Pegolo; Gazzola, Mendes, Cannavaro, Longhi; Biondini, Chibsah, Missiroli; Berardi, Floccari, Sansone.
Subs: Pomini, Polito, Antei, Ariaudo, Terranova, Ziegler, Rosi, Magnanelli, Masucci, Farias, Sanabria, Zaza.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
AS ROMA: De Sanctis; Torosidis, Benatia, Castan, Romagnoli; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Pjanic; Gervinho, Destro, Florenzi.
Subs: Lobont, Skorupski; Jedvaj, Toloi, Maicon, Taddei, Bastos, Ljajic, Mazzitelli, Ricci, Totti.
Coach: Rudi Garcia.
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12:30 Referee: RIZZOLI |
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| Sassuolo | Match Stats |
AS Roma |
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 9(2) | Shots (on goal) | 15(4) |
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 3 |
| 39% | Ball Possession | 61% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
What do you think of the result? Agree? Disagree? Best and worst player?