Match report

AS Roma Defeats Sassuolo 1-0 in Serie A

Sassuolo
Sassuolo
0–1
FT
AS Roma
AS Roma
May 20, 2018

AS Roma claimed a narrow 1-0 victory over Sassuolo in a critical Serie A match. The game's defining moment came when Sassuolo's Gianluca Pegolo inadvertently scored an own goal in the 45th minute, which proved decisive despite multiple substitutions and a yellow card for Sassuolo's Davide Biondini towards the end of the match.

Key Facts

  • • Final Score: Sassuolo 0-1 AS Roma
  • • Gianluca Pegolo (Sassuolo) scored an own goal in the 45th minute
  • • Federico Fazio (AS Roma) received a yellow card in the 35th minute
  • • Davide Biondini (Sassuolo) received a yellow card in the 90th minute

Lineups

Sassuolo

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 77 G. Pegolo (G)
  • 13 F. Peluso (D)
  • 15 F. Acerbi (D)
  • 5 M. Lemos (D)
  • 26 Rogério (M)
  • 98 C. Adjapong (M)
  • 7 S. Missiroli (M)
  • 4 F. Magnanelli (M)
  • 32 A. Duncan (M)
  • 16 M. Politano (F)
  • 25 D. Berardi (F)

Substitutes

  • 55 T. Letschert
  • 30 K. Babacar
  • 8 D. Biondini
  • 6 L. Mazzitelli
  • 10 A. Matri
  • 17 N. Pierini
  • 22 D. Frattesi
  • 29 F. Cassata
  • 39 C. Dell'Orco
  • 47 A. Consigli
  • 70 L. Marson
  • 90 A. Ragusa

AS Roma

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 28 Ł. Skorupski
  • 11 A. Kolarov (D)
  • 20 F. Fazio (D)
  • 44 K. Manolas (D)
  • 6 K. Strootman (M)
  • 21 M. Gonalons (M)
  • 24 A. Florenzi (D)
  • 7 Lorenzo Pellegrini (M)
  • 9 E. Džeko (F)
  • 8 D. Perotti (F)
  • 14 P. Schick (F)

Substitutes

  • 92 S. El Shaarawy
  • 13 E. Capradossi
  • 30 Gerson
  • 3 Luca Pellegrini
  • 5 Juan Jesus
  • 12 A. Romagnoli
  • 16 D. De Rossi
  • 17 C. Ünder
  • 18 B. Lobonț
  • 26 R. Karsdorp
  • 33 J. Silva

Timeline

  1. AS Roma
    35' AS Roma Card · Yellow Card
    F. Fazio
  2. AS Roma
    45' AS Roma Goal · Own Goal
    Gianluca Pegolo
  3. Sassuolo
    59' Sassuolo subst · Substitution 1
    Off: F. Peluso · On: T. Letschert
  4. AS Roma
    72' AS Roma subst · Substitution 1
    Off: P. Schick · On: S. El Shaarawy
  5. Sassuolo
    73' Sassuolo subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Domenico Berardi · On: K. Babacar
  6. AS Roma
    76' AS Roma subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Florenzi · On: E. Capradossi
  7. AS Roma
    80' AS Roma subst · Substitution 3
    Off: D. Perotti · On: Gerson
  8. Sassuolo
    85' Sassuolo subst · Substitution 3
    Off: S. Missiroli · On: Davide Biondini
  9. Sassuolo
    90' Sassuolo Card · Yellow Card
    Davide Biondini

Match Stats

Stat Sassuolo AS Roma
Fouls 14 8
Pass Accuracy 74% 85%
Offsides 2 3
Red Cards 0 0
Total Shots 16 14
Corners 5 9
Total Passes 350 507
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 5 2
Shots on Target 3 6
Shots off Target 8 6
Possession 40% 60%
Accurate Passes 258 430
Shots Inside Box 7 7
Saves 6 3
Shots Outside Box 9 8

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The match took a decisive turn with an own goal by Gianluca Pegolo in the 45th minute, giving AS Roma the lead going into halftime.
  • ▸ Substitutions in the second half, including Domenico Berardi for Sassuolo and Patricio Schick for AS Roma, failed to alter the course of the game.