Crotone vs AS Roma, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AMayoral double as Roma hot streak continues
Borja Mayoral scored twice including a wonderful long-range strike as AS Roma brushed aside bottom team Crotone 3-1 in Serie A on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 2': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
- 4': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 4': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
- 7': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Goal! Crotone 0, Roma 1. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
- 10': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Salvatore Molina.
- 12': Foul by Eduardo Henrique (Crotone).
- 12': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduardo Henrique.
- 18': Foul by Borja Mayoral (Roma).
- 18': Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
- 21': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Bruno Peres (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 26': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 28': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eduardo Henrique.
- 28': Attempt missed. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 29': Goal! Crotone 0, Roma 2. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 32': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 32': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Penalty Roma. Borja Mayoral draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Penalty conceded by Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 33': Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Goal! Crotone 0, Roma 3. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 36': Eduardo Henrique (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 36': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
- 36': Lisandro Magallán (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone).
- 37': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
- 39': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 39': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 39': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 41': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Lisandro Magallán (Crotone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 44': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
- 45': Attempt missed. Giuseppe Cuomo (Crotone) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niccolò Zanellato with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Rick Karsdorp (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Crotone 0, Roma 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Crotone 0, Roma 3.
- 45': Substitution, Crotone. Milos Vulic replaces Pedro Pereira.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres.
- 50': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 50': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Offside, Roma. Ibañez tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Bruno Peres (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 53': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lisandro Magallán.
- 53': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Bruno Peres (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
- 57': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 57': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Substitution, Crotone. Emmanuel Rivière replaces Eduardo Henrique.
- 60': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 60': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 62': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 62': Simy (Crotone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 64': Substitution, Roma. Marash Kumbulla replaces Ibañez.
- 65': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
- 65': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
- 65': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Lisandro Magallán (Crotone).
- 69': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt saved. Junior Messias (Crotone) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Salvatore Molina with a cross.
- 70': Corner, Crotone. Conceded by Pau López.
- 71': Goal! Crotone 1, Roma 3. Vladimir Golemic (Crotone) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Junior Messias with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Rick Karsdorp (Roma).
- 72': Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 74': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
- 77': Foul by Simy (Crotone).
- 77': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 79': Junior Messias (Crotone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Reca (Crotone) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Golemic.
- 80': Substitution, Roma. Jordan Veretout replaces Bryan Cristante.
- 82': Foul by Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone).
- 82': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Junior Messias (Crotone) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 84': Foul by Giuseppe Cuomo (Crotone).
- 84': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Roma. Edin Dzeko replaces Borja Mayoral.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Simy (Crotone) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milos Vulic with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Niccolò Zanellato (Crotone).
- 87': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 88': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Giuseppe Cuomo.
- 90': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lisandro Magallán.
- 90'+1': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
- 90'+1': Milos Vulic (Crotone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Rivière (Crotone) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Crotone 1, Roma 3.
- 0': Match ends, Crotone 1, Roma 3.
- 0': Match ends, Crotone 1, Roma 3.
Statistics
 ROMA |
CRO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 432 |
| 478 | Passes | 523 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 12 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 25 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 9 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Ezio Scida
Location: Crotone, Italy
Venue: Ezio Scida
Location: Crotone, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 31 | +45 | 72 |
| 2 | Napoli | 31 | +17 | 65 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 31 | +23 | 63 |
| 4 | Como | 31 | +31 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Crotone (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Cordaz (GK) |
| 5 | Vlasmir Golemic  |
| 3 | Giuseppe Cuomo |
| 6 | Lisandro Magallán |
| 95 | Eduardo Henrique |
| 17 | Salvatore Molina |
| 21 | Niccolò Zanellato |
| 69 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 32 | Pedro Pereira |
| 25 | Simy |
| 30 | Junior Messias |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Pau López (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 14 | Gonzalo Villar |
| 33 | Bruno Peres |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 21 | Borja Mayoral |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 31 | Carles Pérez |
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