AS Roma vs Spezia, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie A
90'+3': Felix Afena-GyanRoma climb above Juventus after win over Spezia
Two goals from defenders earned AS Roma a 2-0 victory over Spezia on Monday, a result that saw Jose Mourinho's side climb above Juventus into sixth
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 6': Goal! Roma 1, Spezia 0. Chris Smalling (Roma) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 8': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Kelvin Amian (Spezia).
- 12': Foul by Rey Manaj (Spezia).
- 12': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
- 17': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 17': Substitution, Spezia. Jakub Kiwior replaces Jacopo Sala because of an injury.
- 20': Foul by Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia).
- 20': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Marash Kumbulla.
- 23': Foul by Martin Erlic (Spezia).
- 23': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Matias Viña (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 25': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ivan Provedel.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Chris Smalling (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 26': Attempt saved. Marash Kumbulla (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Matias Viña (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 32': David Strelec (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 34': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 34': Giulio Maggiore (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Strelec.
- 36': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 42': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 42': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt missed. Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
- 44': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
- 45'+1': Viktor Kovalenko (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Tammy Abraham (Roma) hits the bar with a with an attempt from very close range. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 1, Spezia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Spezia 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David Strelec.
- 51': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Emmanuel Gyasi.
- 52': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 52': Rey Manaj (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Substitution, Spezia. Kevin Agudelo replaces Viktor Kovalenko.
- 53': Substitution, Spezia. Simone Bastoni replaces Giulio Maggiore.
- 53': Substitution, Spezia. Daniele Verde replaces David Strelec.
- 54': Foul by Matias Viña (Roma).
- 54': Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Matias Viña (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Spezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Agudelo.
- 56': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 56': Goal! Roma 2, Spezia 0. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
- 58': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca tries a through ball, but Simone Bastoni is caught offside.
- 62': VAR Decision: No Goal Roma 2-0 Spezia.
- 64': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Borja Mayoral.
- 64': Substitution, Roma. Amadou Diawara replaces Chris Smalling.
- 65': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
- 65': Kevin Agudelo (Spezia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Martin Erlic (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniele Verde with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Kelvin Amian.
- 67': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 70': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma).
- 73': Foul by Kevin Agudelo (Spezia).
- 73': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Offside, Spezia. Arkadiusz Reca tries a through ball, but Jakub Kiwior is caught offside.
- 75': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matias Viña with a through ball.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
- 77': Dimitrios Nikolaou (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Martin Erlic (Spezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rey Manaj.
- 78': Offside, Spezia. Martin Erlic tries a through ball, but Rey Manaj is caught offside.
- 80': Offside, Spezia. Dimitrios Nikolaou tries a through ball, but Daniele Verde is caught offside.
- 81': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Ibañez.
- 82': Attempt missed. Kelvin Amian (Spezia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Simone Bastoni with a cross.
- 83': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Arkadiusz Reca.
- 89': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Dimitrios Nikolaou.
- 90'+1': Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
- 90'+1': Corner, Spezia. Conceded by Tammy Abraham.
- 90'+2': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Spezia).
- 90'+2': Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma).
- 90'+3': Second yellow card to Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) for hand ball.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Spezia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Roma 2, Spezia 0.
Statistics
 SPE |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 421 |
| 456 | Passes | 501 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 21 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 18 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 44,844
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 44,844
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 28 | +42 | 67 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 28 | +24 | 60 |
| 3 | Napoli | 28 | +14 | 56 |
| 4 | Como | 28 | +25 | 51 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 24 | Marash Kumbulla  |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 5 | Matías Viña |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 21 | Borja Mayoral |
Spezia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 94 | Ivan Provedel (GK) |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 43 | Dimitris Nikolaou |
| 27 | Kelvin Amian |
| 25 | Giulio Maggiore |
| 8 | Viktor Kovalenko |
| 7 | Jacopo Sala |
| 13 | Arkadiusz Reca |
| 11 | Emmanuel Gyasi |
| 9 | Rey Manaj |
| 44 | David Strelec |
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