Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs AS Roma, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
FT
0 - 0
AS Roma

Roma's top-four hopes fade after Sassuolo draw

AS Roma's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League took a huge blow on Saturday when they were held to a 0-0 draw away to Sassuolo in Serie A.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 2': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
  • 2': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Offside, Sassuolo. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Jeremie Boga is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Merih Demiral (Sassuolo).
  • 5': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfred Duncan.
  • 11': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
  • 22': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jeremie Boga.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 26': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
  • 27': Alfred Duncan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Roma).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross.
  • 35': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
  • 35': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
  • 38': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
  • 38': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
  • 38': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 40': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
  • 40': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
  • 41': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Alessandro Florenzi (Roma).
  • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Offside, Roma. Aleksandar Kolarov tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Roma. Juan Jesus tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a through ball.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Antonio Mirante.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Sassuolo) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Roma 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Roma 0.
  • 47': Offside, Sassuolo. Manuel Locatelli tries a through ball, but Alfred Duncan is caught offside.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
  • 49': Federico Fazio (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 52': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
  • 52': Juan Jesus (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a headed pass.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
  • 60': Edin Dzeko (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross.
  • 61': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
  • 62': Foul by Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo).
  • 62': Juan Jesus (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Roma).
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremie Boga.
  • 64': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Merih Demiral (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
  • 65': Substitution, Roma. Javier Pastore replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
  • 65': Substitution, Roma. Justin Kluivert replaces Cengiz Ünder.
  • 66': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Javier Pastore (Roma).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Javier Pastore (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 69': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Gianmarco Ferrari.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Federico Fazio (Roma).
  • 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Enrico Brignola replaces Filip Djuricic.
  • 77': Substitution, Roma. Diego Perotti replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Enrico Brignola (Sassuolo) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pol Lirola with a cross.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Di Francesco replaces Jeremie Boga.
  • 83': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
  • 83': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
  • 85': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Roma).
  • 86': Steven Nzonzi (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Enrico Brignola (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Sassuolo. Claud Adjapong replaces Manuel Locatelli.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Roma. Justin Kluivert tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Diego Perotti (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Enrico Brignola (Sassuolo).
  • 90'+6': Juan Jesus (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Enrico Brignola (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Roma 0.
  • 90'+7': Match ends, Sassuolo 0, Roma 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 4
45.3 Possession 54.7
22 SHOTS 17
4 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
318 Accurate Passes 422
394 Passes 506
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
14 Accurate Crosses 2
28 Crosses 11
0.5 Cross % 0.2
59 Long Balls 54
38 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 13
12 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 9
22 Effective Clearances 27
22 Clearances 27

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Mapei Stadium
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 12,914

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 37 +54 86
2 Napoli 37 +21 73
3 AC Milan 37 +19 70
4 AS Roma 37 +26 70
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
31 Gian Marco Ferrari
3 Merih Demiral
6 Rogério
21 Pol Lirola
4 Francesco Magnanelli Yellow Card
32 Alfred Duncan
73 Manuel Locatelli
9 Filip Djuricic
20 Jérémie Boga
25 Domenico Berardi
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Alessandro Matri, Claud Adjapong, Gianluca Pegolo, Khouma Babacar, Marlon, Giacomo Satalino, Leonardo Sernicola, Mauricio Lemos, Enrico Brignola, Jens Odgaard, Federico Di Francesco.

ROMA AS Roma (4-3-3)

No. Name
83 Antonio Mirante (GK)
5 Juan Jesus Yellow Card
20 Federico Fazio Yellow Card
11 Aleksandar Kolarov
24 Alessandro Florenzi
42 Steven N'Zonzi Yellow Card
22 Nicolò Zaniolo Yellow Card
4 Bryan Cristante
9 Edin Dzeko
92 Stephan El Shaarawy
17 Cengiz Ünder
AS Roma Substitutes:
Davide Santon, Rick Karsdorp, Daniel Fuzato, Patrik Schick, Ante Coric, Robin Olsen, Diego Perotti, Daniele De Rossi, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Javier Pastore, Justin Kluivert, Iván Marcano.

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