AS Roma vs Sampdoria, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AS Roma

64': Edin Dzeko
85': Edin Dzeko

FT
2 - 1

Sampdoria

11': Manolo Gabbiadini

Dzeko brace gives AS Roma late win over Sampdoria

AS Roma's Bosnian forward Edin Dzeko [1296x729]

AS Roma forward Edin Dzeko scored two similar, superbly-taken goals to give his side a 2-1 win at home to struggling Sampdoria.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Hand ball by Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria).
2': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
3': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
4': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
4': Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
5': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
5': Attempt blocked. Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
6': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
6': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Emil Audero.
7': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
10': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
10': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Emil Audero.
10': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
11': Goal! Roma 0, Sampdoria 1. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner.
12': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
12': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
13': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
15': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
18': Attempt saved. Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
18': Attempt missed. Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.
19': Offside, Sampdoria. Albin Ekdal tries a through ball, but Manolo Gabbiadini is caught offside.
19': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
21': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
22': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Antonio Mirante.
23': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jakub Jankto with a cross.
26': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
26': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Amadou Diawara (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Karol Linetty (Sampdoria).
27': Attempt saved. Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
28': Attempt saved. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
28': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Antonio Mirante.
28': Attempt saved. Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli with a cross.
30': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
30': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
31': Hand ball by Carles Pérez (Roma).
31': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Jordan Veretout (Roma) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
32': VAR Decision: No Goal Roma 0-1 Sampdoria.
33': Attempt saved. Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Karol Linetty.
36': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
38': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Foul by Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria).
38': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Amadou Diawara with a cross.
41': Foul by Karol Linetty (Sampdoria).
41': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt saved. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli with a cross.
43': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
44': Amadou Diawara (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria).
45': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
45'+2': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
45'+2': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 0, Sampdoria 1.
45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Sampdoria 1.
47': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross.
48': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
48': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Diawara.
49': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross.
50': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
50': Manolo Gabbiadini (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
53': Attempt saved. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabio Depaoli.
54': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
54': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
58': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria).
58': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
60': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Amadou Diawara.
61': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Javier Pastore.
61': Substitution, Roma. Davide Zappacosta replaces Bruno Peres.
61': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
61': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mehdi Léris replaces Jakub Jankto.
63': Substitution, Sampdoria. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
64': Goal! Roma 1, Sampdoria 1. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
66': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
66': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
67': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria).
67': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
69': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
70': Substitution, Sampdoria. Gastón Ramírez replaces Karol Linetty.
72': Substitution, Roma. Cengiz Ünder replaces Carles Pérez.
72': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
72': Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Offside, Roma. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Davide Zappacosta is caught offside.
75': Federico Bonazzoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
77': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
78': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
79': Attempt blocked. Federico Bonazzoli (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Augello.
79': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Ibañez.
80': Federico Bonazzoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
81': Substitution, Sampdoria. Nicola Murru replaces Tommaso Augello.
81': Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
81': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
83': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
85': Substitution, Roma. Nikola Kalinic replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
85': Goal! Roma 2, Sampdoria 1. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante with a through ball.
86': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
86': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Attempt missed. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez with a cross following a set piece situation.
88': Offside, Roma. Nikola Kalinic tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
89': Hand ball by Federico Bonazzoli (Sampdoria).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+1': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria).
90'+1': Nikola Kalinic (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov.
90'+3': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Edin Dzeko.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Sampdoria 1.
0': Match ends, Roma 2, Sampdoria 1.

Statistics

SAM		ROMA
14	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	10
7	Saves	9
38.3	Possession	61.7
15	SHOTS	24
9	ON GOAL	9
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
268	Accurate Passes	494
331	Passes	557
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	7
27	Crosses	23
0.1	Cross %	0.3
43	Long Balls	54
18	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	8
6	Effective Tackles	2
6	Tackles	2
1.0	Tackle %	1.0
12	Interceptions	4
26	Effective Clearances	22
26	Clearances	22

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 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
83	Antonio Mirante (GK)
41	Ibañez
6	Chris Smalling
11	Aleksandar Kolarov
33	Bruno Peres
27	Javier Pastore
21	Jordan Veretout
42	Amadou Diawara
9	Edin Dzeko
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
31	Carles Pérez

AS Roma Substitutes:

Lorenzo Pellegrini, Daniel Fuzato, Gianluca Mancini, Justin Kluivert, Cengiz Ünder, Davide Zappacosta, Diego Perotti, Bryan Cristante, Leonardo Spinazzola, Federico Fazio, Nikola Kalinic, Gonzalo Villar.

Sampdoria (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Emil Audero (GK)
21	Lorenzo Tonelli
34	Maya Yoshida
3	Tommaso Augello
24	Bartosz Bereszynski
7	Karol Linetty
18	Morten Thorsby
6	Albin Ekdal
14	Jakub Jankto
12	Fabio Depaoli
23	Manolo Gabbiadini

Sampdoria Substitutes:

Andrea Bertolacci, Jeff Chabot, Felice D'Amico, Antonio La Gumina, Gastón Ramírez, Wladimiro Falcone, Ronaldo Vieira, Omar Colley, Federico Bonazzoli, Nicola Murru, Kristoffer Askildsen, Mehdi Léris.

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