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47% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 53% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Sassuolo 0 – 2 AS Roma 
. 11′ Mohamed Salah
. 94′ Stephan El Shaarawy
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AS Roma, 5th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +15
Sassuolo, 7th position with 33 points and a positive goal difference of +2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Roma | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 40:25 | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | Sassuolo | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 26:24 | 2 | 33 |
AS Roma surviving the pressure and win this away game to catch up towards the top 3 positions. Roma are -9 points below Napoli holding the first position with 50 points. Sasssuolo succumbing the pressure to win this home game for their quest to be in the European zone. Sassuolo are now -8 points below Roma. It seems the Mapei Stadium brings luck to Roma considering now 3 victories.
Roma opening the score in the 11th minute with forward Mohamed Salah defeating Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by midfielder Miralem Pjanic.
Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
Sassuolo had the chances to equalize the score in the 87th minute. Referee Calvarese giving a penalty to Sassuolo conceded by Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan after a foul on Sassuolo midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini. Roma remaining with 10 players because Calvarese gave the second yellow card to Nainggolan making it an automatic red card. Here is the unthinkable episode! Forward Domenico Berardi having the chance of his life to equalize, sadly for Sassuolo fans, Berardi failing to convert the penalty because his left footed shot hit the bar!!
Say no more. Game over! The Roman gladiators just sealing the match in extremis with the goal by forward Stephan El Shaarawy defeating goalkeeper Consigli with a right footed shot in the center. The assist is by new Roma player Diego Perotti.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach Eusebio Di Francesco:
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Biondini, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Trotta, Sansone.
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Luciano Spalletti:
AS Roma (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Maicon, Rüdiger, De Rossi, Zukanović; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Salah, Perotti, El Shaarawy.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SASSUOLO: Sergio Floccari and Domenico Berardi with 4 goals each
Top scorer of AS ROMA: Miralem Pjanic with 8 goals
| SASSUOLO | Goals | Goals | AS ROMA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floccari, Sergio | 4 | 8 | Pjanic, Miralem |
| Berardi, Domenico | 4 | 6 | Gervinho |
| Sansone, Nicola | 3 | 5 | Salah, Mohamed |
| Acerbi, Francesco | 3 | 4 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
| Floro Flores, Antonio | 3 | 3 | Dzeko, Edin |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SASSUOLO: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 30/01/16 | SA | Atalanta – Sassuolo | 1:1 | Round 22 | |||
| 24/01/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Bologna | 0:2 | Round 21 | |||
| 20/01/16 | SA | Sassuolo – Turin | 1:1 | Round 16 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 30/01/16 | SA | Roma – Frosinone | 3:1 | Round 22 | |||
| 24/01/16 | SA | Juventus – Roma | 1:0 | Round 21 | |||
| 17/01/16 | SA | Roma – Verona | 1:1 | Round 20 |
Sassuolo official starting lineup against AS Roma
Photo: facebook.com/officialsassuolocalcio
Photos of the match Sassuolo vs AS Roma courtesy of Photo: facebook.com/officialasroma
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 23
Sassuolo 0 – 2 AS Roma
Tuesday 2 February 2016
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy
20:45
Referee: CALVARESE
Assistants: DI FIORE – LONGO
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: MASSA
ADD2: CANDUSSIO
Goals: 11′ Mohamed Salah (R), 94′ Stephan El Shaarawy (R)
Official lineups – formations:
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Cannavaro, Acerbi, Peluso; Biondini, Magnanelli, Duncan; Berardi, Trotta, Sansone.
Coach: Eusebio Di Francesco.
AS Roma (4-3-3): Szczęsny; Maicon, Rüdiger, De Rossi, Zukanović; Pjanić, Keita, Nainggolan; Salah, Perotti, El Shaarawy.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti.
Match Stats
| Sassuolo | Match Stats | AS Roma |
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 17(6) | Shots (on goal) | 12(4) |
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 47% | Ball Possession | 53% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |