AS Roma vs Sassuolo, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ANicolo Zaniolo's first-ever Serie A goal caps Roma win over Sassuolo
Nicolo Zaniolo scored his first-ever Serie A goal in style on Wednesday with a stunning solo effort to cap AS Roma's win over Sassuolo.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 2': Offside, Roma. Bryan Cristante tries a through ball, but Patrik Schick is caught offside.
- 3': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Cristian Dell'Orco (Sassuolo).
- 4': Federico Fazio (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo).
- 4': Penalty Roma. Patrik Schick draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 4': Penalty conceded by Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 5': Delay in match (Sassuolo). Video Review.
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7': VAR: Penalty Kick. Referee decision on field stands.
- 8': Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Goal! Roma 1, Sassuolo 0. Diego Perotti (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Enrico Brignola (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 11': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Diego Perotti (Roma).
- 11': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
- 15': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 15': Offside, Roma. Aleksandar Kolarov tries a through ball, but Patrik Schick is caught offside.
- 16': Diego Perotti (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Enrico Brignola (Sassuolo).
- 17': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cristian Dell'Orco.
- 18': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 18': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
- 20': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Perotti with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 23': Goal! Roma 2, Sassuolo 0. Patrik Schick (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a through ball.
- 26': Cristian Dell'Orco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
- 27': Cristian Dell'Orco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Roma).
- 27': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 30': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrik Schick with a through ball.
- 31': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 31': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 33': Steven Nzonzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Cristian Dell'Orco (Sassuolo).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi.
- 38': Hand ball by Patrik Schick (Roma).
- 39': Attempt missed. Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Djuricic.
- 40': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 40': Mauricio Lemos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 42': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
- 42': Francesco Magnanelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mauricio Lemos.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Diego Perotti (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Fazio.
- 45'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 45'+2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marlon Santos.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 2, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 2, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pol Lirola replaces Mauricio Lemos.
- 47': Foul by Patrik Schick (Roma).
- 47': Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
- 48': Foul by Patrik Schick (Roma).
- 48': Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 51': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo).
- 53': Foul by Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 53': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Gianmarco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
- 54': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Patrik Schick (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
- 56': Offside, Sassuolo. Pol Lirola tries a through ball, but Khouma Babacar is caught offside.
- 57': Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Federico Fazio (Roma).
- 58': Substitution, Sassuolo. Federico Di Francesco replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 59': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 59': Goal! Roma 3, Sassuolo 0. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 63': Substitution, Sassuolo. Manuel Locatelli replaces Enrico Brignola.
- 64': Substitution, Roma. Javier Pastore replaces Nicolò Zaniolo because of an injury.
- 65': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma).
- 65': Attempt missed. Pol Lirola (Sassuolo) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli.
- 66': Cristian Dell'Orco (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Javier Pastore (Roma).
- 67': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
- 67': Attempt missed. Cristian Dell'Orco (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mehdi Bourabia with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Javier Pastore.
- 68': Attempt missed. Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Roma. Justin Kluivert replaces Diego Perotti.
- 69': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
- 71': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
- 73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Gianmarco Ferrari.
- 74': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 76': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Federico Fazio.
- 76': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 76': Substitution, Roma. Edin Dzeko replaces Patrik Schick.
- 77': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Justin Kluivert with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 79': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 80': Offside, Roma. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 80': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
- 82': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 83': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Kluivert with a cross.
- 85': Attempt saved. Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a through ball.
- 87': Offside, Roma. Javier Pastore tries a through ball, but Alessandro Florenzi is caught offside.
- 88': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Sassuolo).
- 90': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
- 90': Goal! Roma 3, Sassuolo 1. Khouma Babacar (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mehdi Bourabia (Sassuolo).
- 90'+2': Foul by Javier Pastore (Roma).
- 90'+2': Manuel Locatelli (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 3, Sassuolo 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Roma 3, Sassuolo 1.
Statistics
 SAS |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 8 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.1 | Possession | 50.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 313 | Accurate Passes | 331 |
| 390 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 15 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 35,893
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 35,893
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 38 | +54 | 87 |
| 2 | Napoli | 38 | +22 | 76 |
| 3 | AS Roma | 38 | +28 | 73 |
| 4 | Como | 38 | +36 | 71 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 20 | Federico Fazio |
| 44 | Kostas Manolas |
| 11 | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| 24 | Alessandro Florenzi  |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
| 42 | Steven N'Zonzi |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 14 | Patrik Schick |
| 8 | Diego Perotti |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder |
Sassuolo (4-2-2-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 5 | Mauricio Lemos |
| 39 | Cristian Dell'Orco |
| 2 | Marlon |
| 4 | Francesco Magnanelli |
| 68 | Mehdi Bourabia |
| 30 | Khouma Babacar |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
| 9 | Filip Djuricic |
| 99 | Enrico Brignola |
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