AS Roma vs Fiorentina, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AS Roma

45': Jordan Veretout (P)
87': Jordan Veretout (P)

FT
2 - 1

Fiorentina

54': Nikola Milenkovic

Roma get another win on Veretout's two penalties

Henrikh Mkhitaryan of AS Roma [1296x729]

AS Roma midfielder Jordan Veretout converted two penalties to give them a 2-1 win over his former club Fiorentina.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Roma. Aleksandar Kolarov tries a through ball, but Leonardo Spinazzola is caught offside.
2': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
2': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma).
9': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
9': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
17': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
19': Attempt missed. Amadou Diawara (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout following a corner.
20': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
21': Attempt missed. Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
23': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
24': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
24': Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
25': Attempt blocked. Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Kouamé.
30': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
30': Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
32': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
33': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
34': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina).
35': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
38': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a through ball.
39': Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
40': Offside, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé tries a through ball, but Rachid Ghezzal is caught offside.
40': Attempt blocked. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Chiesa.
41': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
41': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Franck Ribéry.
42': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a headed pass following a corner.
44': Penalty Roma. Bruno Peres draws a foul in the penalty area.
44': Penalty conceded by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
45': Goal! Roma 1, Fiorentina 0. Jordan Veretout (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45'+1': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
45'+1': Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Erick Pulgar following a set piece situation.
45'+2': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina).
45'+3': Offside, Roma. Aleksandar Kolarov tries a through ball, but Gianluca Mancini is caught offside.
45'+4': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
45'+4': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Roma 1, Fiorentina 0.
45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Fiorentina 0.
45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Christian Kouamé.
45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Patrick Cutrone replaces Franck Ribéry.
49': Attempt blocked. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Cutrone.
49': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
50': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
50': Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
53': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
53': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
53': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
54': Goal! Roma 1, Fiorentina 1. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
55': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
60': Substitution, Roma. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini because of an injury.
63': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63': Foul by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina).
65': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
66': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachid Ghezzal.
67': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
67': Offside, Fiorentina. Joseph Alfred Duncan tries a through ball, but Patrick Cutrone is caught offside.
68': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Peres.
68': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
69': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina).
71': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
72': Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
73': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
76': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
76': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Amadou Diawara.
77': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
78': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
80': Attempt missed. Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Erick Pulgar.
81': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Erick Pulgar.
82': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
82': Substitution, Fiorentina. Lorenzo Venuti replaces Federico Chiesa.
84': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
84': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
85': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
85': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a headed pass.
85': Penalty Roma. Edin Dzeko draws a foul in the penalty area.
85': Penalty conceded by Pietro Terracciano (Fiorentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
85': Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card.
87': Goal! Roma 2, Fiorentina 1. Jordan Veretout (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
89': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
89': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Carles Pérez (Roma).
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a through ball.
90'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
90'+2': Foul by Carles Pérez (Roma).
90'+2': Rachid Ghezzal (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
90'+4': Foul by Carles Pérez (Roma).
90'+4': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
90'+4': Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+6': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
90'+6': Germán Pezzella (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Fiorentina 1.
0': Match ends, Roma 2, Fiorentina 1.

Statistics

FIO		ROMA
14	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	0
40.1	Possession	59.9
10	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
272	Accurate Passes	437
337	Passes	510
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	3
11	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	24
23	Accurate Long Balls	13
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	9
11	Effective Tackles	11
17	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
13	Interceptions	13
17	Effective Clearances	8
17	Clearances	8

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	34	+49	79
2	Napoli	34	+19	69
3	AC Milan	34	+21	67
4	Juventus	34	+28	64

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Pau López (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
11	Aleksandar Kolarov
23	Gianluca Mancini
21	Jordan Veretout
42	Amadou Diawara
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
33	Bruno Peres
9	Edin Dzeko
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini

AS Roma Substitutes:

Gonzalo Villar, Daniel Fuzato, Bryan Cristante, Javier Pastore, Nikola Kalinic, Justin Kluivert, Mert Çetin, Davide Zappacosta, Federico Fazio, Carles Pérez, Diego Perotti, Nicolò Zaniolo.

Fiorentina (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Pietro Terracciano (GK)
20	Germán Pezzella
22	Martín Cáceres
4	Nikola Milenkovic
88	Alfred Duncan
18	Rachid Ghezzal
78	Erick Pulgar
21	Pol Lirola
25	Federico Chiesa
7	Franck Ribéry
9	Christian Kouamé

Fiorentina Substitutes:

Dusan Vlahovic, Dalbert, Federico Ceccherini, Patrick Cutrone, Niccolò Chiorra, Federico Brancolini, Igor Julio, Lorenzo Venuti, Kevin Agudelo, Riccardo Sottil, Aleksa Terzic, Milan Badelj.

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