Italian Serie A

Sassuolo vs AS Roma, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Sassuolo
  • 47': Chris Smalling (OG)
  • 73': Hamed Traoré
  • Red Card 78': Gian Marco Ferrari
FT
2 - 2
AS Roma
  • 45'+1': Tammy Abraham (P)
  • 90'+4': Bryan Cristante

Roma held again as Cristante leaves it late to rescue draw at Sassuolo

Bryan Cristante scored a 94th-minute equaliser to rescue a 2-2 Serie A draw for AS Roma at Sassuolo on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 7': Hand ball by Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo).
  • 8': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
  • 11': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Mert Müldür.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
  • 13': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 13': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
  • 14': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a headed pass.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
  • 15': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 15': Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
  • 19': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
  • 19': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Marash Kumbulla (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 20': Hand ball by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 21': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 21': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matias Viña with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by Rick Karsdorp (Roma).
  • 31': Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo).
  • 32': Sérgio Oliveira (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Offside, Roma. Sérgio Oliveira tries a through ball, but Gianluca Mancini is caught offside.
  • 36': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Matias Viña.
  • 39': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
  • 39': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
  • 39': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 41': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
  • 41': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Penalty conceded by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Roma 1. Tammy Abraham (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 45'+2': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
  • 45'+3': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Roma 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 0, Roma 1.
  • 47': Own Goal by Chris Smalling, Roma. Sassuolo 1, Roma 1.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
  • 49': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Sérgio Oliveira (Roma).
  • 55': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 56': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo).
  • 56': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Domenico Berardi with a cross following a corner.
  • 61': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 64': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
  • 64': Gregoire Defrel (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
  • 65': Foul by Georgios Kyriakopoulos (Sassuolo).
  • 65': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hamed Traorè.
  • 67': Substitution, Sassuolo. Abdou Harroui replaces Matheus Henrique.
  • 69': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Sérgio Oliveira.
  • 69': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Felix Afena-Gyan.
  • 69': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 73': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Roma 1. Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 75': Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
  • 76': Substitution, Roma. Jordan Veretout replaces Gianluca Mancini.
  • 76': Substitution, Roma. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Matias Viña.
  • 78': Foul by Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo).
  • 78': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Second yellow card to Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Ruan replaces Gregoire Defrel.
  • 80': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kaan Ayhan replaces Davide Frattesi.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Rick Karsdorp.
  • 83': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
  • 83': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Domenico Berardi.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ruan.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Sassuolo 2, Roma 2. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Hamed Traorè (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ruan.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marash Kumbulla.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ruan.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 2, Roma 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 2, Roma 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 6
53.8 Possession 46.2
13 SHOTS 12
8 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
358 Accurate Passes 315
451 Passes 396
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
7 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 47
32 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 7
25 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 7
8 Effective Clearances 24
8 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 9,282

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Napoli 2 +3 6
2 Juventus 2 +3 6
3 Cremonese 2 +2 6
4 AS Roma 2 +2 6
Full Table

Line-Ups

SAS Sassuolo (4-3-3)

No. Name
47 Andrea Consigli (GK)
31 Gian Marco Ferrari Yellow Card
21 Vlad Chiriches
77 Georgios Kyriakopoulos
17 Mert Müldür
8 Maxime López Yellow Card
97 Matheus Henrique
16 Davide Frattesi
92 Grégoire Defrel
23 Hamed Traoré
25 Domenico Berardi Yellow Card
Sassuolo Substitutes:
Riccardo Ciervo, Ruan, Federico Peluso, Emil Konradsen Ceïde, Luigi Samele, Francesco Magnanelli, Gianluca Pegolo, Giacomo Satalino, Kaan Ayhan, Brian Oddei, Abdou Harroui, Rogério.

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

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
6 Chris Smalling
24 Marash Kumbulla Yellow Card
23 Gianluca Mancini Yellow Card
27 Sérgio Oliveira
77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
5 Matías Viña
2 Rick Karsdorp
9 Tammy Abraham
64 Felix Afena-Gyan
AS Roma Substitutes:
Pietro Boer, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Daniel Fuzato, Bryan Cristante, Dimitrios Keramitsis, Edoardo Bove, Nicola Zalewski, Ebrima Darboe, Jordan Veretout, Eldor Shomurodov, Carles Pérez, Amadou Diawara.

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