AS Roma vs Sampdoria, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AS Roma

72': Edin Dzeko

FT
1 - 0

Sampdoria

Dzeko gets late winner for Roma, Zielinski inspires Napoli to victory

Veteran striker Edin Dzeko scored a late winner to earn Roma a battling 1-0 win over Sampdoria in Serie A on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Valerio Verre (Sampdoria).
1': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
2': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
2': Offside, Roma. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
6': Hand ball by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
8': Chris Smalling (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
9': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
9': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Fabio Quagliarella.
11': Attempt missed. Chris Smalling (Roma) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
11': Foul by Valerio Verre (Sampdoria).
11': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
12': Offside, Sampdoria. Maya Yoshida tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
15': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
16': Offside, Sampdoria. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Fabio Quagliarella is caught offside.
16': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
16': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
18': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
18': Valerio Verre (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
20': Attempt blocked. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
20': Attempt blocked. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
20': Offside, Sampdoria. Jakub Jankto tries a through ball, but Omar Colley is caught offside.
22': Offside, Sampdoria. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Jakub Jankto is caught offside.
23': Foul by Rick Karsdorp (Roma).
23': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
27': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Omar Colley.
30': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
30': Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Valerio Verre (Sampdoria).
31': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
32': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
33': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
33': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
36': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
36': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Attempt saved. Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jakub Jankto.
37': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Pau López.
37': Hand ball by Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria).
37': Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
38': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
43': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
44': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
44': Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Sampdoria).
45': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': First Half ends, Roma 0, Sampdoria 0.
45': Second Half begins Roma 0, Sampdoria 0.
47': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
51': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
52': Offside, Sampdoria. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Valerio Verre is caught offside.
55': Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
55': Bruno Peres (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Foul by Valerio Verre (Sampdoria).
57': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
60': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
61': Foul by Tommaso Augello (Sampdoria).
61': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Tommaso Augello (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Chris Smalling (Roma) hits the bar with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a set piece situation.
62': Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
63': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Valerio Verre.
64': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Tommaso Augello.
65': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
66': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria).
66': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a headed pass.
67': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Albin Ekdal.
67': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
67': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
68': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
68': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Gonzalo Villar.
69': Attempt missed. Fabio Quagliarella (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar Colley.
70': Attempt missed. Rick Karsdorp (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
71': Attempt saved. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
71': Offside, Sampdoria. Morten Thorsby tries a through ball, but Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
72': Goal! Roma 1, Sampdoria 0. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
74': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria).
74': Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
76': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria).
76': Foul by Lorenzo Tonelli (Sampdoria).
76': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Emil Audero (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
80': Substitution, Sampdoria. Antonino La Gumina replaces Fabio Quagliarella.
81': Hand ball by Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria).
81': Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card.
81': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mehdi Léris replaces Maya Yoshida.
82': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
84': Albin Ekdal (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Carles Pérez (Roma).
86': Offside, Sampdoria. Jakub Jankto tries a through ball, but Antonino La Gumina is caught offside.
87': Offside, Roma. Rick Karsdorp tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
87': Substitution, Roma. Borja Mayoral replaces Edin Dzeko.
88': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
88': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
89': Mikkel Damsgaard (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ibañez (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lorenzo Tonelli.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 1, Sampdoria 0.
0': Match ends, Roma 1, Sampdoria 0.

Statistics

SAM		ROMA
14	Fouls	18
5	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	9
5	Saves	2
34.5	Possession	65.5
5	SHOTS	21
2	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
222	Accurate Passes	508
323	Passes	595
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	14
10	Crosses	30
0.2	Cross %	0.5
61	Long Balls	61
18	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
2	Blocked Shots	7
10	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
14	Interceptions	16
19	Effective Clearances	16
19	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, 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

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
13	Pau López (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
3	Ibañez
23	Gianluca Mancini
17	Jordan Veretout
14	Gonzalo Villar
33	Bruno Peres
2	Rick Karsdorp
9	Edin Dzeko
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini

AS Roma Substitutes:

Amadou Diawara, Bryan Cristante, Simone Farelli, Borja Mayoral, Carles Pérez, Suf Podgoreanu, Ebrima Darboe, Marash Kumbulla, Juan Jesus, Ruben Providence, Pietro Boer.

Sampdoria (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Emil Audero (GK)
15	Omar Colley
21	Lorenzo Tonelli
3	Tommaso Augello
22	Maya Yoshida
18	Morten Thorsby
6	Albin Ekdal
14	Jakub Jankto
87	Antonio Candreva
27	Fabio Quagliarella
8	Valerio Verre

Sampdoria Substitutes:

Antonio La Gumina, Mehdi Léris, Vasco Regini, Nicola Ravaglia, Kristoffer Askildsen, Kaique Rocha, Mikkel Damsgaard, Karlo Letica, Bartosz Bereszynski, Adrien Silva, Gastón Ramírez.

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