AS Roma vs Crotone, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARoma thrash Crotone to keep faint Europa qualification hopes alive
AS Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini and Borja Mayoral both struck twice to help beat Crotone.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Crotone).
- 10': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 11': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Alex Cordaz.
- 16': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Alex Cordaz.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Marash Kumbulla (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 16': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box following a corner.
- 17': Offside, Crotone. Arkadiusz Reca tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Vladimir Golemic.
- 20': Borja Mayoral (Roma) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
- 22': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 23': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 23': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Crotone. Junior Messias tries a through ball, but Salvatore Molina is caught offside.
- 25': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 28': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 29': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 29': Hand ball by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 34': Bryan Reynolds (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
- 34': Ebrima Darboe (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 34': Offside, Roma. Bryan Cristante tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
- 35': Offside, Crotone. Simy tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Reca is caught offside.
- 36': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Luca Cigarini (Crotone).
- 37': Adam Ounas (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Ebrima Darboe (Roma).
- 39': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro.
- 40': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 41': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lisandro Magallán.
- 42': Adam Ounas (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
- 43': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 45': Attempt missed. Ebrima Darboe (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 45'+1': Alex Cordaz (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Pedro (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 0, Crotone 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Crotone 0.
- 45': Substitution, Crotone. Andrea Rispoli replaces Arkadiusz Reca because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Juan Jesus replaces Ibañez.
- 47': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 47': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Goal! Roma 1, Crotone 0. Borja Mayoral (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 48': Attempt missed. Ahmad Benali (Crotone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 50': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
- 50': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 51': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Salvatore Molina (Crotone).
- 52': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 54': Foul by Ebrima Darboe (Roma).
- 54': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Ebrima Darboe (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Golemic with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 55': Attempt saved. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Rispoli.
- 55': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Daniel Fuzato.
- 56': Attempt saved. Luca Cigarini (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
- 56': Offside, Crotone. Luca Cigarini tries a through ball, but Adam Ounas is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Bryan Reynolds.
- 59': Attempt missed. Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ahmad Benali with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, Roma. Davide Santon replaces Bryan Reynolds.
- 60': Offside, Roma. Bryan Cristante tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
- 61': Ebrima Darboe (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Junior Messias (Crotone).
- 62': Adam Ounas (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 62': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Juan Jesus.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt saved. Pedro (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Adam Ounas (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ahmad Benali.
- 67': Substitution, Roma. Javier Pastore replaces Pedro.
- 69': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 70': Goal! Roma 2, Crotone 0. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Davide Santon.
- 71': Offside, Crotone. Ahmad Benali tries a through ball, but Simy is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Crotone. Niccolò Zanellato replaces Ahmad Benali.
- 72': Substitution, Crotone. Jacopo Petriccione replaces Luca Cigarini.
- 73': Goal! Roma 3, Crotone 0. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 74': Davide Santon (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Andrea Rispoli (Crotone).
- 76': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 76': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Goal! Roma 4, Crotone 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
- 80': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Ebrima Darboe.
- 80': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Bryan Cristante.
- 84': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
- 84': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 85': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Attempt missed. Davide Santon (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 87': Substitution, Crotone. Emmanuel Rivière replaces Adam Ounas.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 87': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Koffi Djidji.
- 88': Attempt missed. Davide Santon (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Davide Santon (Roma).
- 89': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Goal! Roma 5, Crotone 0. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicola Zalewski.
- 90': Second Half ends, Roma 5, Crotone 0.
- 0': Match ends, Roma 5, Crotone 0.
Statistics
 CRO |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.1 | Possession | 61.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 282 | Accurate Passes | 495 |
| 342 | Passes | 561 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 20 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 87 | Daniel Fuzato (GK) |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 24 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 19 | Bryan Reynolds |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 55 | Ebrima Darboe  |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 21 | Borja Mayoral |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 11 | Pedro |
Crotone (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cordaz (GK) |
| 5 | Vlasmir Golemic |
| 6 | Lisandro Magallán |
| 26 | Koffi Djidji |
| 10 | Ahmad Benali |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
| 8 | Luca Cigarini |
| 69 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 17 | Salvatore Molina |
| 25 | Simy |
| 7 | Adam Ounas |
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