UEFA Europa League

AS Roma vs CFR Cluj-Napoca, 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

· UEFA Europa League
AS Roma
  • 1': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • 24': Ibañez
  • 34': Borja Mayoral
  • 84': Borja Mayoral
  • 89': Pedro
FT
5 - 0
CFR Cluj-Napoca

    About

    AS Roma are hosting CFR Cluj-Napoca at Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Goal! Roma 1, CFR Cluj 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 5': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
    • 5': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Debeljuh.
    • 6': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Pau López.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 8': Foul by Catalin Mihai Itu (CFR Cluj).
    • 8': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
    • 10': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ovidiu Stefan Hoban.
    • 14': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
    • 14': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 16': Foul by Catalin Mihai Itu (CFR Cluj).
    • 16': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 16': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Gabriel Debeljuh.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 19': Cristian Manea (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
    • 20': Attempt missed. Ovidiu Stefan Hoban (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Catalin Mihai Itu (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Ovidiu Stefan Hoban (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández.
    • 23': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ovidiu Stefan Hoban.
    • 24': Goal! Roma 2, CFR Cluj 0. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
    • 27': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Ciprian Ioan Deac (CFR Cluj).
    • 28': Hand ball by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
    • 29': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
    • 29': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Ciprian Ioan Deac (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Jordan Veretout (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 34': Goal! Roma 3, CFR Cluj 0. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Peres with a headed pass.
    • 35': Foul by Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández (CFR Cluj).
    • 35': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Camora.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Roma) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
    • 39': Offside, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Bruno Peres is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Ciprian Ioan Deac (CFR Cluj) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Camora.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Roma 3, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Roma 3, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 45': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru replaces Catalin Mihai Itu.
    • 45': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Michael Pereira replaces Ciprian Ioan Deac.
    • 45': Substitution, Roma. Juan Jesus replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
    • 45': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
    • 45': Substitution, Roma. Pedro replaces Jordan Veretout.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 48': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Damjan Djokovic (CFR Cluj).
    • 52': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
    • 53': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Alexandru Adrian Paun Alexandru (CFR Cluj).
    • 59': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
    • 59': Ovidiu Stefan Hoban (CFR Cluj) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Offside, CFR Cluj. Mateo Susic tries a through ball, but Damjan Djokovic is caught offside.
    • 61': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Ibañez.
    • 63': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
    • 63': Gabriel Debeljuh (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Borja Mayoral (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Peres.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Borja Mayoral (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
    • 67': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Nicolae Carnat replaces Gabriel Debeljuh.
    • 70': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Camora.
    • 72': Corner, CFR Cluj. Conceded by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Nicolae Carnat (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Pereira with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Ciobotariu.
    • 74': Substitution, Roma. Tommaso Milanese replaces Bryan Cristante.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Tommaso Milanese (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
    • 78': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Iasmin Latovlevici replaces Mateo Susic.
    • 80': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Ovidiu Stefan Hoban (CFR Cluj).
    • 80': Nicolae Carnat (CFR Cluj) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
    • 82': Nicolae Carnat (CFR Cluj) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Cristian Manea (CFR Cluj) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 83': Offside, CFR Cluj. Ovidiu Stefan Hoban tries a through ball, but Nicolae Carnat is caught offside.
    • 84': Goal! Roma 4, CFR Cluj 0. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 87': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Michael Pereira (CFR Cluj).
    • 89': Goal! Roma 5, CFR Cluj 0. Pedro (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommaso Milanese.
    • 90': Substitution, CFR Cluj. Andrei Dodi Joca replaces Mario Júnior Rondón Fernández.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Bruno Peres (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Fazio.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 5, CFR Cluj 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Roma 5, CFR Cluj 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 4
    33.9 Possession 66.1
    9 SHOTS 18
    4 ON GOAL 8
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    266 Accurate Passes 615
    349 Passes 687
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 1
    13 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    49 Long Balls 59
    22 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 6
    13 Effective Tackles 4
    21 Tackles 4
    0.6 Tackle % 1.0
    10 Interceptions 7
    22 Effective Clearances 16
    22 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Europa League

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico
    Location: Roma, Italy

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    Line-Ups

    ROMA AS Roma (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Pau López (GK)
    3 Ibañez
    24 Marash Kumbulla
    20 Federico Fazio
    4 Bryan Cristante
    17 Jordan Veretout
    14 Gonzalo Villar
    37 Leonardo Spinazzola
    33 Bruno Peres
    77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
    21 Borja Mayoral
    AS Roma Substitutes:
    Edin Dzeko, Juan Jesus, Tommaso Milanese, Filippo Tripi, Rick Karsdorp, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Pietro Boer, Nicola Zalewski, Chris Smalling, Pedro, Antonio Mirante.

    CLUJ CFR Cluj-Napoca (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    34 Cristian Balgradean (GK)
    13 Denis Ciobotariu
    4 Cristian Manea
    28 Ovidiu Hoban Yellow Card
    45 Mário Camora
    16 Mateo Susic
    8 Damjan Djokovic
    94 Catalin Itu
    10 Ciprian Deac
    99 Mário Rondón
    22 Gabriel Debeljuh
    CFR Cluj-Napoca Substitutes:
    Iasmin Latovlevici, Constantin Paun-Alexandru, Grzegorz Sandomierski, Michael Pereira, Andrei Joca, Nicolae Carnat.

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