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40% Ball Possession UDINESE and 60% Ball Possession AS ROMA
Udinese 0 – 1 AS Roma 
. 16′ Davide Astori
Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Udinese 11th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -3
AS Roma, 2nd position with 39 points and a positive goal difference of +18
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Roma | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29:11 | 18 | 39 |
| 11 | Udinese | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20:23 | -3 | 22 |
Mission accomplished. AS Roma start the New 2015 year win this away victory against Udinese to keep up the race for the Scudetto with Juventus. There are only 3 points difference with Juventus. The Roman gladiators grabbing the victory thanks to the goal by defender Davide Astori. Udinese went down from the 9th to the 11th position.
Roma opening the score in the 17th minute with Astori defeating Udinese goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis with a headed shot in the top right corner.
Stats before the match at the Friuli Stadium are in favor of Udinese. Out of the 40 precedents, Udinese winning 14, AS Roma winning 15 and 11 draws.
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 2 suspended players for UDINESE: Heurtaux (1), Pinzi (1)
No suspended players for AS ROMA.
Here is UDINESE official starting lineup by coach Andrea Stramaccioni:
UDINESE (3-5-2) Karnezis; Danilo, Domizzi, Piris; Widmer, Allan, Guilherme, Kone, Gabriel Silva; Geijo, Di Natale
Here is AS ROMA official starting lineup by coach Rudi Garcia:
AS ROMA (4-3-3) Morgan De Sanctis; Maicon, Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Miralem Pjanic, Daniele De Rossi, Kevin Strootman; Adem Ljajic, Francesco Totti, Juan Iturbe
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for UDINESE: Forward Antonio Di Natale with 8 goals
Top scorer for AS ROMA: Forward Adem Ljajic with 6 goals
| Udinese | Goals | Goals | AS Roma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Di Natale, Antonio | 8 | 6 | Ljajic, Adem |
| Thereau, Cyril | 5 | 4 | Destro, Mattia |
| Fernandes, Bruno | 2 | 3 | Pjanic, Miralem |
| Danilo | 2 | 3 | Nainggolan, Radja |
| Heurtaux, Thomas | 1 | 2 | Florenzi, Alessandro |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of UDINESE: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 21/12/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Udinese | 2:2 | Round 16 |
| 14/12/14 | SA | Udinese – Verona | 1:2 | Round 15 |
| 07/12/14 | SA | Inter – Udinese | 1:2 | Round 14 |
Here are the last 3 games of AS ROMA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 20/12/14 | SA | Roma – Milan | 0:0 | Round 16 |
| 14/12/14 | SA | Genoa – Roma | 0:1 | Round 15 |
| 10/12/14 | UCLG | Roma – Man City | 0:2 | Round 6 |
Photos Udinese vs AS Roma courtesy of asroma.it
Photo: facebook.com/UdineseCalcio1896
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 17
Udinese 0 – 1 AS Roma
Tuesday 6 January 2015
Friuli Stadium
Udine, Italy
12:30
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MARZALONI – CRISPO
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MARESCA
Attendance: 12,000 approximately
Goals: 17′ Davide Astori (R)
Official formations – lineups;
UDINESE (3-5-2) Karnezis; Danilo, Domizzi, Piris; Widmer, Allan, Guilherme (81′ Bruno Fernandes), Kone, Gabriel Silva (68′ Pasquale); Geijo, Di Natale (68′ Thereau)
Subs not used: (Brkic, Scuffet, Belmonte, Bubnjic, Hallberg, Jaadi, Jankto, Vutov).
Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.
AS ROMA (4-3-3) De Sanctis; Maicon (66′ Torosidis), Manolas, Astori, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Strootman; Ljajic (83′ Emanuelson), Totti (66′ Florenzi), Iturbe
Subs not used: (Skorupski, Yanga-Mbiwa, Cole, Somma, Nainggolan, Paredes, Verde, Borriello, Destro).
Coach: Rudi. Garcia.
Booked: Di Natale, Maicon, Pjanic, Astori, Torosidis and Emanuelson
Match Stats
| Udinese | Match Stats | AS Roma |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 8(2) | Shots (on goal) | 13(7) |
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 40% | Ball Possession | 60% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |