Italian Serie A

AS Roma vs Fiorentina, 2021-22 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
AS Roma
  • 26': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • Red Card 52': Nicolò Zaniolo
  • 64': Jordan Veretout
  • 79': Jordan Veretout
FT
3 - 1
Fiorentina
  • Red Card 17': Bartlomiej Dragowski
  • 60': Nikola Milenkovic

Veretout double helps Roma to get off to winning start under Mourinho

Jordan Veretout's double helped AS Roma to earn a 3-1 victory over his former club Fiorentina in their season opener on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Roma. Gianluca Mancini tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 7': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
  • 9': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 11': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
  • 11': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 12': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
  • 15': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Bartlomiej Dragowski (Fiorentina).
  • 17': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Bartlomiej Dragowski (Fiorentina) is shown the red card.
  • 20': Substitution, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano replaces José Callejón.
  • 22': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
  • 22': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
  • 25': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
  • 25': Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Goal! Roma 1, Fiorentina 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 28': VAR Decision: Goal Roma 1-0 Fiorentina (Henrikh Mkhitaryan).
  • 29': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Erick Pulgar following a set piece situation.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 31': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Offside, Roma. Rui Patrício tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erick Pulgar.
  • 36': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Ibañez.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Igor Julio (Fiorentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi with a cross.
  • 38': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
  • 38': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Matias Viña (Roma).
  • 39': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
  • 42': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross.
  • 43': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 44': Hand ball by Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina).
  • 44': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Fiorentina).
  • 45'+1': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Fiorentina. Pietro Terracciano tries a through ball, but Dusan Vlahovic is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
  • 45'+2': Matias Viña (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 1, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Roma 1, Fiorentina 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Fiorentina. Gaetano Castrovilli replaces Youssef Maleh.
  • 46': Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
  • 47': Offside, Roma. Rick Karsdorp tries a through ball, but Lorenzo Pellegrini is caught offside.
  • 48': Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
  • 50': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
  • 50': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
  • 52': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Second yellow card to Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina).
  • 53': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Foul by Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina).
  • 54': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González with a headed pass.
  • 56': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Erick Pulgar (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 59': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
  • 60': Goal! Roma 1, Fiorentina 1. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erick Pulgar with a cross following a corner.
  • 62': Tammy Abraham (Roma) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 62': Nicolás González (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Goal! Roma 2, Fiorentina 1. Jordan Veretout (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tammy Abraham following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 65': VAR Decision: Goal Roma 2-1 Fiorentina (Jordan Veretout).
  • 69': Substitution, Roma. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Tammy Abraham because of an injury.
  • 69': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
  • 69': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Giacomo Bonaventura (Fiorentina).
  • 71': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Fiorentina. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
  • 74': Substitution, Fiorentina. Marco Benassi replaces Giacomo Bonaventura.
  • 75': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
  • 75': Gaetano Castrovilli (Fiorentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Marco Benassi (Fiorentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dusan Vlahovic.
  • 77': Offside, Fiorentina. Erick Pulgar tries a through ball, but Nicolás González is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Igor Julio (Fiorentina).
  • 78': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 79': Goal! Roma 3, Fiorentina 1. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov with a through ball.
  • 84': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Sottil replaces Nicolás González.
  • 84': Substitution, Roma. Carles Pérez replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 84': Substitution, Fiorentina. Riccardo Saponara replaces Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 84': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 86': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Jordan Veretout.
  • 88': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
  • 88': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a through ball.
  • 90': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Pietro Terracciano.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Igor Julio.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Fiorentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Biraghi.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Riccardo Saponara (Fiorentina).
  • 90'+4': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 3, Fiorentina 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Roma 3, Fiorentina 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 7
58.3 Possession 41.7
11 SHOTS 11
8 ON GOAL 6
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
460 Accurate Passes 301
515 Passes 365
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.5
50 Long Balls 59
40 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 0
5 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 13
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 11
5 Effective Clearances 16
5 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 26,997

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 29 +42 68
2 AC Milan 29 +23 60
3 Napoli 29 +15 59
4 Como 29 +26 54
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
3 Ibañez
23 Gianluca Mancini
5 Matías Viña
2 Rick Karsdorp
7 Lorenzo Pellegrini Yellow Card
17 Jordan Veretout
4 Bryan Cristante
9 Tammy Abraham
77 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
22 Nicolò Zaniolo Yellow Card
AS Roma Substitutes:
Borja Mayoral, Nicola Zalewski, Amadou Diawara, Edoardo Bove, Gonzalo Villar, Riccardo Calafiori, Stephan El Shaarawy, Marash Kumbulla, Bryan Reynolds, Eldor Shomurodov, Carles Pérez, Daniel Fuzato.

FIO Fiorentina (4-3-3)

No. Name
69 Bartlomiej Dragowski (GK) Red Card
98 Igor Julio
4 Nikola Milenkovic
3 Cristiano Biraghi
23 Lorenzo Venuti
15 Erick Pulgar Yellow Card
14 Youssef Maleh
5 Giacomo Bonaventura Yellow Card
9 Dusan Vlahovic
22 Nicolás González
7 José Callejón
Fiorentina Substitutes:
Riccardo Saponara, Luca Ranieri, Alessandro Bianco, Pietro Terracciano, Aleksandr Kokorin, Riccardo Sottil, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Alfred Duncan, Louis Munteanu, Marco Benassi, Aleksa Terzic, Gaetano Castrovilli.

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