AS Roma vs SPAL, 2019-20 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AS Roma

53': Nenad Tomovic (OG)
66': Diego Perotti (P)
83': Henrikh Mkhitaryan

FT
3 - 1

SPAL

44': Andrea Petagna (P)

Roma go fourth with comeback win over bottom club SPAL

AS Roma's Armenian midfielder Henrik Mkhitaryan [1296x729]

AS Roma launched a second-half comeback to beat Serie A's bottom side SPAL 3-1 at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday and move into the top four.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Diego Perotti (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo with a cross.
3': Attempt saved. Alberto Paloschi (SPAL) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nenad Tomovic.
3': Foul by Felipe (SPAL).
3': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
5': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a headed pass.
5': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Perotti.
6': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
11': Attempt saved. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia Valoti.
11': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Pau López.
12': Attempt missed. Mattia Valoti (SPAL) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Murgia with a cross following a corner.
13': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
14': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Felipe.
14': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
16': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Simone Missiroli.
16': Attempt missed. Yildirim Mert Cetin (Roma) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
18': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
18': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Offside, SPAL. Felipe tries a through ball, but Andrea Petagna is caught offside.
19': Amadou Diawara (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Mattia Valoti (SPAL).
20': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma).
20': Thiago Cionek (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Offside, Roma. Amadou Diawara tries a through ball, but Alessandro Florenzi is caught offside.
23': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
23': Attempt blocked. Diego Perotti (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
24': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Simone Missiroli.
24': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
25': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
26': Attempt blocked. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
27': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Igor Julio (SPAL).
29': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
29': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
33': Diego Perotti (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Felipe (SPAL).
34': Attempt missed. Diego Perotti (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo following a set piece situation.
35': Andrea Petagna (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Roma).
36': Federico Fazio (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
36': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
38': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Thiago Cionek.
40': Alberto Paloschi (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Yildirim Mert Cetin (Roma).
40': Alessandro Murgia (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
41': Foul by Alessandro Florenzi (Roma).
41': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Penalty SPAL. Thiago Cionek draws a foul in the penalty area.
42': Penalty conceded by Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) after a foul in the penalty area.
44': Goal! Roma 0, SPAL 1. Andrea Petagna (SPAL) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45': Diego Perotti (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
45'+1': First Half ends, Roma 0, SPAL 1.
45': Second Half begins Roma 0, SPAL 1.
46': Foul by Alberto Paloschi (SPAL).
46': Yildirim Mert Cetin (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
49': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
49': Diego Perotti (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Felipe (SPAL).
50': Felipe (SPAL) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt missed. Yildirim Mert Cetin (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Perotti following a set piece situation.
51': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Veretout following a set piece situation.
53': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
53': Own Goal by Nenad Tomovic, SPAL. Roma 1, SPAL 1.
54': Alberto Paloschi (SPAL) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Foul by Yildirim Mert Cetin (Roma).
54': Yildirim Mert Cetin (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Attempt blocked. Mattia Valoti (SPAL) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Murgia.
56': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma).
56': Simone Missiroli (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Offside, SPAL. Andrea Petagna tries a through ball, but Mattia Valoti is caught offside.
60': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
60': Mattia Valoti (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Hand ball by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
62': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
63': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Francesco Vicari.
64': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amadou Diawara.
65': Penalty Roma. Edin Dzeko draws a foul in the penalty area.
65': Penalty conceded by Francesco Vicari (SPAL) after a foul in the penalty area.
65': Francesco Vicari (SPAL) is shown the yellow card.
66': Goal! Roma 2, SPAL 1. Diego Perotti (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
68': Offside, SPAL. Igor Julio tries a through ball, but Alberto Paloschi is caught offside.
68': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Alessandro Murgia.
69': Offside, Roma. Pau López tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
70': Attempt blocked. Amadou Diawara (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Federico Fazio (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Andrea Petagna (SPAL).
73': Substitution, SPAL. Georgi Tunjov replaces Felipe.
75': Foul by Igor Julio (SPAL).
75': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
78': Attempt missed. Alessandro Murgia (SPAL) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mattia Valoti with a cross.
79': Substitution, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Diego Perotti.
81': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
81': Offside, SPAL. Francesco Vicari tries a through ball, but Alberto Paloschi is caught offside.
83': Goal! Roma 3, SPAL 1. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
84': Substitution, SPAL. Sergio Floccari replaces Alberto Paloschi.
84': Substitution, SPAL. Marko Jankovic replaces Mattia Valoti.
85': Foul by Sergio Floccari (SPAL).
85': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
85': Francesco Vicari (SPAL) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Corner, SPAL. Conceded by Jordan Veretout.
88': Attempt missed. Georgi Tunjov (SPAL) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
89': Substitution, Roma. Nikola Kalinic replaces Edin Dzeko.
90': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
90'+1': Foul by Thiago Cionek (SPAL).
90'+1': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
90'+2': Marko Jankovic (SPAL) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
90'+2': Marko Jankovic (SPAL) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nenad Tomovic.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 3, SPAL 1.
0': Match ends, Roma 3, SPAL 1.

Statistics

SPA		ROMA
17	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	9
7	Saves	2
32.4	Possession	67.6
7	SHOTS	25
3	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	1
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
225	Accurate Passes	534
291	Passes	596
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	8
5	Crosses	27
0.4	Cross %	0.3
55	Long Balls	72
33	Accurate Long Balls	49
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
1	Blocked Shots	7
9	Effective Tackles	5
13	Tackles	8
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	8
32	Effective Clearances	6
32	Clearances	6

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 34,761

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	36	+54	85
2	Napoli	36	+18	70
3	Juventus	36	+29	68
4	AC Milan	36	+18	67

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Roma (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Pau López (GK)
20	Federico Fazio
15	Mert Çetin
11	Aleksandar Kolarov
24	Alessandro Florenzi
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
21	Jordan Veretout
42	Amadou Diawara
9	Edin Dzeko
8	Diego Perotti
22	Nicolò Zaniolo

AS Roma Substitutes:

Nikola Kalinic, Cengiz Ünder, Leonardo Spinazzola, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Mirko Antonucci, Daniel Fuzato, Juan Jesus, Matteo Cardinali.

SPAL (3-5-2)

No.	Name
99	Etrit Berisha (GK)
23	Francesco Vicari
27	Felipe
40	Nenad Tomovic
7	Simone Missiroli
11	Alessandro Murgia
8	Mattia Valoti
3	Igor Julio
4	Thiago Cionek
43	Alberto Paloschi
37	Andrea Petagna

SPAL Substitutes:

Marko Jankovic, Georgi Tunjov, Riccardo Mastrilli, Gabriel Strefezza, Federico Di Francesco, Mirko Valdifiori, Paolo Cannistrà, Demba Thiam, Karlo Letica, Bartosz Salamon, Gabriele Moncini, Sergio Floccari.

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