Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, September 17, 2023
Empoli LLLLL 0
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AS Roma LWDLL 7
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Stadio Olimpico · 61,443 att.

Match Report

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Roma overpower Empoli, equal Serie A record in 7-0 victory

Jose Mourinho's AS Roma earned their first win of the 2023-24 season after two quick-fire goals set them on their way to a 7-0 home trashing of bottom-placed Empoli in Serie A on Sunday.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
2
3
Saves
2
46.9
Possession
53.1
8
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
433
Accurate Passes
508
481
Passes
568
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
25
Crosses
7
0.2
Cross %
0.4
21
Long Balls
42
11
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
2
13
Effective Tackles
18
19
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
10
Interceptions
5
8
Effective Clearances
14
8
Clearances
14

Head to Head

ROMA leads series 5-0

Lineups

ROMA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 14Diego LlorenteCD
  3. 5Evan NdickaCD-L
  4. 23Gianluca ManciniCD-R
  5. 20Renato SanchesCM-L
  6. 4Bryan CristanteCM-R
  7. 16Leandro ParedesAM
  8. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaLM
  9. 43Rasmus KristensenRM
  10. 90Romelu LukakuCF-L
  11. 21Paulo DybalaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Andrea BelottiSUB
  2. 59Nicola ZalewskiSUB
  3. 19Zeki ÇelikSUB
  4. 52Edoardo BoveSUB
  5. 63Pietro BoerSUB
  6. 60Riccardo PaganoSUB
  7. 61Niccolò PisilliSUB
  8. 92Stephan El ShaarawySUB
  9. 99Mile SvilarSUB
  10. 2Rick KarsdorpSUB
  11. 17Sardar AzmounSUB

EMP · 4-3-3

  1. 99Etrit BerishaG
  2. 33Sebastiano LupertoCD-L
  3. 4Sebastian WalukiewiczCD-R
  4. 3Giuseppe PezzellaLB
  5. 19Bartosz BereszynskiRB
  6. 5Alberto GrassiCM
  7. 29Youssef MalehLM
  8. 21Jacopo FazziniRM
  9. 23Mattia DestroF
  10. 28Nicolò CambiaghiLF
  11. 20Matteo CancellieriRF

Substitutes

  1. 40Lovro ŠtubljarSUB
  2. 35Tommaso BaldanziSUB
  3. 1Samuele PerisanSUB
  4. 24Tyronne EbuehiSUB
  5. 11Emmanuel GyasiSUB
  6. 7Steven ShpendiSUB
  7. 8Viktor KovalenkoSUB
  8. 9Francesco CaputoSUB
  9. 18Razvan MarinSUB
  10. 14Gabriele GuarinoSUB
  11. 30Simone BastoniSUB
  12. 22Filippo RanocchiaSUB
  13. 13Liberato CacaceSUB
  14. 34Adrian IsmajliSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Roma 1, Empoli 0. Paulo Dybala (Roma) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  2. 8' Goal! Roma 2, Empoli 0. Renato Sanches (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen with a cross.
  3. 35' Own Goal by Alberto Grassi, Empoli. Roma 3, Empoli 0.
  4. 38' Paulo Dybala (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 39' Matteo Cancellieri (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 39' Renato Sanches (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45' Substitution, Empoli. Ardian Ismajli replaces Sebastian Walukiewicz.
  8. 45' Substitution, Empoli. Simone Bastoni replaces Jacopo Fazzini.
  9. 45' Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Renato Sanches.
  10. 55' Goal! Roma 4, Empoli 0. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
  11. 58' Youssef Maleh (Empoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 60' Substitution, Empoli. Francesco Caputo replaces Mattia Destro.
  13. 60' Substitution, Empoli. Tommaso Baldanzi replaces Matteo Cancellieri.
  14. 64' Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Paulo Dybala.
  15. 75' Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Pagano replaces Leandro Paredes.
  16. 79' Goal! Roma 5, Empoli 0. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrea Belotti.
  17. 82' Goal! Roma 6, Empoli 0. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Belotti following a fast break.
  18. 83' Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
  19. 84' Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  20. 84' Substitution, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi replaces Nicolò Cambiaghi.
  21. 86' Goal! Roma 7, Empoli 0. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante following a corner.

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