AS Roma vs Fiorentina, 2020-21 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

AS Roma

12': Leonardo Spinazzola
70': Pedro

FT
2 - 0

Fiorentina

88': Lucas Martínez Quarta

Roma continue impressive start with Fiorentina win

AS Roma continued their impressive start to the season when Leonardo Spinazzola and Pedro gave them a 2-0 win over Fiorentina in Serie A on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Attempt missed. Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
4': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
4': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
6': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
7': José Callejón (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
10': Foul by Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina).
10': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina).
12': Goal! Roma 1, Fiorentina 0. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
14': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
15': Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
17': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
17': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Dangerous play by Chris Smalling (Roma).
17': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt missed. Pedro (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
19': Foul by Pedro (Roma).
19': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibañez.
21': Foul by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina).
21': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
23': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
23': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
23': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
23': Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
24': Edin Dzeko (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Pol Lirola.
28': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
28': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Fiorentina).
31': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
32': Pedro (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
33': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
33': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Attempt saved. Rick Karsdorp (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a headed pass.
37': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
37': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Bartlomiej Dragowski.
38': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
39': Foul by Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina).
39': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
45': Foul by Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina).
45': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+1': First Half ends, Roma 1, Fiorentina 0.
45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Fiorentina 0.
45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Erick Pulgar replaces Gaetano Castrovilli.
46': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
46': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Offside, Fiorentina. Cristiano Biraghi tries a through ball, but Franck Ribéry is caught offside.
48': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
48': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
50': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Pol Lirola (Fiorentina).
50': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Pol Lirola (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
53': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
56': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
57': Substitution, Fiorentina. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
57': Attempt blocked. Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
58': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
58': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
59': Offside, Roma. Edin Dzeko tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
59': Foul by Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina).
59': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibañez.
63': Foul by José Callejón (Fiorentina).
63': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
63': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
67': Substitution, Fiorentina. Christian Kouamé replaces José Callejón.
69': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
70': Goal! Roma 2, Fiorentina 0. Pedro (Roma) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
71': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Pedro.
72': Substitution, Roma. Bruno Peres replaces Rick Karsdorp.
72': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
72': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lucas Martínez Quarta.
73': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
73': Foul by Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina).
73': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Attempt missed. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat with a cross.
76': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
76': Franck Ribéry (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sofyan Amrabat.
79': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
79': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
80': Attempt saved. Christian Kouamé (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pol Lirola with a cross.
82': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
82': Sofyan Amrabat (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Substitution, Fiorentina. Patrick Cutrone replaces Franck Ribéry.
82': Substitution, Fiorentina. Joseph Alfred Duncan replaces Sofyan Amrabat.
82': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina).
84': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
85': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina).
88': Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina).
88': Lucas Martínez Quarta (Fiorentina) is shown the red card.
90': Substitution, Roma. Marash Kumbulla replaces Jordan Veretout.
90': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
90': Patrick Cutrone (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
90'+1': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a cross.
90'+4': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Fiorentina 0.
0': Match ends, Roma 2, Fiorentina 0.

Statistics

FIO		ROMA
16	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	1
58.4	Possession	41.6
8	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
469	Accurate Passes	308
559	Passes	389
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	11
13	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.6
45	Long Balls	51
23	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
4	Blocked Shots	7
5	Effective Tackles	10
8	Tackles	20
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	22
13	Effective Clearances	16
13	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	33	+49	78
2	AC Milan	33	+21	66
3	Napoli	33	+15	66
4	Juventus	33	+28	63

Full Table

Line-Ups

AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
83	Antonio Mirante (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
3	Ibañez
23	Gianluca Mancini
17	Jordan Veretout
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
2	Rick Karsdorp
9	Edin Dzeko
77	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
11	Pedro

AS Roma Substitutes:

Federico Fazio, Marash Kumbulla, Bryan Cristante, Carles Pérez, Gonzalo Villar, Pau López, Bruno Peres, Borja Mayoral, Juan Jesus, Simone Farelli, Suf Podgoreanu.

Fiorentina (3-5-2)

No.	Name
69	Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK)
4	Nikola Milenkovic
22	Martín Cáceres
2	Lucas Martínez Quarta
10	Gaetano Castrovilli
5	Giacomo Bonaventura
34	Sofyan Amrabat
3	Cristiano Biraghi
21	Pol Lirola
7	Franck Ribéry
77	José Callejón

Fiorentina Substitutes:

Antonio Barreca, Federico Brancolini, Igor Julio , Alfred Duncan, Dusan Vlahovic, Lorenzo Venuti, Fabio Ponsi, Patrick Cutrone, Erick Pulgar, Pietro Terracciano, Riccardo Saponara, Christian Kouamé.

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