Salernitana vs AS Roma, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season

· Italian Serie A

Salernitana

FT
0 - 1

AS Roma

33': Bryan Cristante

Roma hang on for narrow win over Salernitana with Bryan Cristante goal

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A first-half strike by midfielder Bryan Cristante helped AS Roma grab a 1-0 win at Salernitana in their Serie A opener on Sunday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
10': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini.
10': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Luigi Sepe.
11': Attempt missed. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
12': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana).
12': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
15': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana).
15': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
17': Hand ball by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
18': Attempt saved. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
19': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana).
19': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
21': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Salernitana).
21': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana).
22': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
24': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Salernitana).
24': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
28': Foul by Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana).
28': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28': Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Salernitana).
32': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
33': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo.
33': Goal! Salernitana 0, Roma 1. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
35': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Salernitana).
35': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Attempt missed. Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Norbert Gyömbér.
39': Foul by Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana).
39': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Norbert Gyömbér (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
40': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana).
40': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
42': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a corner.
42': Attempt blocked. Chris Smalling (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
44': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolò Zaniolo with a through ball.
44': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dylan Bronn.
45'+1': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Dylan Bronn (Salernitana) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, Salernitana 0, Roma 1.
45': Second Half begins Salernitana 0, Roma 1.
47': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Ibañez.
48': Erik Botheim (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
48': Chris Smalling (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Attempt blocked. Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
49': Attempt blocked. Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
51': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Salernitana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pasquale Mazzocchi with a cross.
52': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
52': Grigoris Kastanos (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Substitution, Salernitana. Franck Ribéry replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
56': Offside, Salernitana. Franck Ribéry tries a through ball, but Federico Bonazzoli is caught offside.
57': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
59': Foul by Dylan Bronn (Salernitana).
59': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a through ball.
60': Franck Ribéry (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
61': Attempt blocked. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
61': Attempt missed. Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
62': Substitution, Salernitana. Diego Valencia replaces Erik Botheim.
62': Substitution, Salernitana. Junior Sambia replaces Pasquale Mazzocchi.
63': Foul by Diego Valencia (Salernitana).
63': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
65': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by Junior Sambia (Salernitana).
66': Antonio Candreva (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
67': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
67': Offside, Roma. Gianluca Mancini tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
68': Substitution, Roma. Nemanja Matic replaces Tammy Abraham.
72': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Roma).
72': Lassana Coulibaly (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Nemanja Matic (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Attempt blocked. Federico Fazio (Salernitana) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
72': Corner, Salernitana. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
73': Substitution, Salernitana. Julian Kristoffersen replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
74': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Federico Fazio (Salernitana).
78': Attempt missed. Federico Bonazzoli (Salernitana) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Candreva with a cross.
79': Substitution, Roma. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
79': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma).
79': Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Julian Kristoffersen (Salernitana).
80': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Junior Sambia (Salernitana).
83': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Offside, Roma. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
87': Delay in match because of an injury Dylan Bronn (Salernitana).
88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88': Attempt missed. Tonny Vilhena (Salernitana) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Bonazzoli.
89': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Paulo Dybala.
89': Attempt blocked. Georginio Wijnaldum (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
90': Diego Valencia (Salernitana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Rick Karsdorp (Roma).
90': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum.
90'+1': Offside, Roma. Georginio Wijnaldum tries a through ball, but Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
90'+2': Chris Smalling (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Julian Kristoffersen (Salernitana).
90'+4': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Salernitana 0, Roma 1.
0': Match ends, Salernitana 0, Roma 1.

Statistics

ROMA		SAL
9	Fouls	18
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	3
48	Possession	52
20	SHOTS	13
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
345	Accurate Passes	375
418	Passes	449
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	11
0.2	Cross %	0.5
47	Long Balls	51
22	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	6
6	Effective Tackles	6
17	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	9
9	Effective Clearances	12
9	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Arechi
Location: Salerno, Italy
Attendance: 26,006

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

Full Table

Line-Ups

Salernitana (3-5-2)

No.	Name
33	Luigi Sepe (GK)
23	Norbert Gyömbér
17	Federico Fazio
2	Dylan Bronn
10	Tonny Vilhena
20	Grigoris Kastanos
18	Lassana Coulibaly
30	Pasquale Mazzocchi
87	Antonio Candreva
11	Erik Botheim
9	Federico Bonazzoli

Salernitana Substitutes:

Antonio Iervolino, Wajdi Kechrida, Julian Kristoffersen, Franck Ribéry, Junior Sambia, Leonardo Capezzi, Andrea Sorrentino, Alessandro Micai, Frederic Veseli, Andrei Motoc, Diego Valencia, Ivan Radovanovic, Lorenzo Pirola, Domagoj Bradaric.

AS Roma (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Rui Patrício (GK)
6	Chris Smalling
3	Roger Ibañez
23	Gianluca Mancini
4	Bryan Cristante
7	Lorenzo Pellegrini
37	Leonardo Spinazzola
2	Rick Karsdorp
9	Tammy Abraham
22	Nicolò Zaniolo
21	Paulo Dybala

AS Roma Substitutes:

Felix Afena-Gyan, Marash Kumbulla, Eldor Shomurodov, Stephan El Shaarawy, Matías Viña, Nicola Zalewski, Nemanja Matic, Edoardo Bove, Zeki Çelik, Georginio Wijnaldum, Mile Svilar, Filippo Tripi, Pietro Boer.

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