AS Roma vs Sassuolo, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARoma snatch stunning late win over Sassuolo in Mourinho's 1000th game
Jose Mourinho's 1,000th game as a manager ended with a trademark celebratory sprint down the touchline as Roma beat Sassuolo.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 3': Giacomo Raspadori (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
- 5': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 7': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 13': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giacomo Raspadori.
- 17': Offside, Roma. Rick Karsdorp tries a through ball, but Nicolò Zaniolo is caught offside.
- 19': Hand ball by Matias Viña (Roma).
- 19': Offside, Sassuolo. Vlad Chiriches tries a through ball, but Domenico Berardi is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 23': Attempt missed. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 26': Offside, Sassuolo. Gian Marco Ferrari tries a through ball, but Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
- 32': Offside, Sassuolo. Rogerio tries a through ball, but Giacomo Raspadori is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a through ball.
- 34': Offside, Sassuolo. Giacomo Raspadori tries a through ball, but Filip Djuricic is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Ibañez.
- 35': Offside, Sassuolo. Rogerio tries a through ball, but Vlad Chiriches is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo).
- 36': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Vlad Chiriches (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Goal! Roma 1, Sassuolo 0. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 41': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
- 41': Rogerio (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 43': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 43': Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Ibañez (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Roma 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Sassuolo 0.
- 45': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gianluca Scamacca replaces Giacomo Raspadori.
- 46': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 48': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 48': Attempt missed. Gian Marco Ferrari (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rogerio with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt saved. Davide Frattesi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gianluca Scamacca with a through ball.
- 54': Foul by Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo).
- 54': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jeremy Toljan.
- 55': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 56': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 57': Goal! Roma 1, Sassuolo 1. Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 59': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 59': Tammy Abraham (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Veretout.
- 60': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 60': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 62': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 62': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
- 65': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 66': Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gian Marco Ferrari with a through ball.
- 68': Attempt saved. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremie Boga with a through ball.
- 68': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 70': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 72': Foul by Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 72': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Jordan Veretout.
- 75': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Rogerio (Sassuolo).
- 76': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 76': Foul by Filip Djuricic (Sassuolo).
- 76': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Substitution, Sassuolo. Gregoire Defrel replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 78': Attempt saved. Jeremie Boga (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filip Djuricic with a through ball.
- 78': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Ibañez.
- 79': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
- 79': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
- 81': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt saved. Matias Viña (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
- 81': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Gian Marco Ferrari.
- 82': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Vlad Chiriches.
- 83': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
- 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Hamed Traore replaces Filip Djuricic.
- 84': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kaan Ayhan replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 85': Hand ball by Carles Pérez (Roma).
- 86': Attempt missed. Rogerio (Sassuolo) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gregoire Defrel.
- 86': Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 87': Attempt saved. Hamed Traore (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maxime Lopez.
- 88': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ibañez.
- 88': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ibañez.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Georgios Kyriakopoulos replaces Jeremie Boga.
- 89': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Reynolds replaces Rick Karsdorp.
- 90': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo).
- 90'+1': Goal! Roma 2, Sassuolo 1. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
- 90'+4': Offside, Sassuolo. Kaan Ayhan tries a through ball, but Gianluca Scamacca is caught offside.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Sassuolo 1.
- 0': Match ends, Roma 2, Sassuolo 1.
Statistics
 SAS |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |
| 50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 403 | Accurate Passes | 386 |
| 458 | Passes | 445 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 11 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 9 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 11 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 29,604
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 29,604
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bologna | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 3 | Roger Ibañez  |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 5 | Matías Viña |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 22 | Nicolò Zaniolo |
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 31 | Gian Marco Ferrari |
| 21 | Vlad Chiriches |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 10 | Filip Djuricic |
| 8 | Maxime López |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 18 | Giacomo Raspadori |
| 7 | Jérémie Boga |
| 25 | Domenico Berardi |
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