Match report

AS Roma Outlasts CSKA Moscow 2–1 in UEFA Champions League

CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow
1–2
FT
AS Roma
AS Roma
Nov 7, 2018

AS Roma defied the odds to secure a 2-1 victory over CSKA Moscow at the VEB Arena in their UEFA Champions League clash. Goals from Kostas Manolas and Lorenzo Pellegrini were enough for the Italian side, despite CSKA's equalizer from Arnor Sigurdsson. The turning point came when Hörður Magnússon received a second yellow and was sent off in the second half, leaving CSKA to play the remainder of the match with ten men.

Key Facts

  • • CSKA Moscow 1-2 AS Roma
  • • Kostas Manolas scored first for AS Roma in the 4th minute
  • • Arnor Sigurdsson equalized for CSKA in the 51st minute
  • • Hörður Magnússon was sent off for CSKA in the 56th minute
  • • Lorenzo Pellegrini secured the win for AS Roma in the 59th minute

Lineups

CSKA Moscow

Formation: 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

  • 35 I. Akinfeev (G)
  • 14 K. Nababkin (M)
  • 2 M. Fernandes (M)
  • 23 H. Magnússon (D)
  • 50 Rodrigo Becão (D)
  • 8 N. Vlašić (M)
  • 77 I. Akhmetov (M)
  • 17 A. Sigurdsson (F)
  • 98 I. Oblyakov (M)
  • 29 J. Bijol (M)
  • 9 F. Chalov (F)

Substitutes

  • 42 G. Shchennikov
  • 3 N. Chernov
  • 80 K. Khosonov
  • 1 I. Pomazun
  • 15 D. Efremov
  • 19 T. Nishimura
  • 75 T. Zhamaletdinov

AS Roma

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 R. Olsen (G)
  • 11 A. Kolarov (D)
  • 20 F. Fazio (D)
  • 18 D. Santon (D)
  • 44 K. Manolas (D)
  • 24 A. Florenzi (D)
  • 42 S. Nzonzi (M)
  • 4 B. Cristante (M)
  • 7 Lorenzo Pellegrini (M)
  • 9 E. Džeko (F)
  • 34 J. Kluivert (F)

Substitutes

  • 17 C. Ünder
  • 22 N. Zaniolo
  • 5 Juan Jesus
  • 14 P. Schick
  • 15 Ivan Marcano
  • 83 A. Mirante
  • 92 S. El Shaarawy

Timeline

  1. AS Roma
    4' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    K. Manolas · Assist: L. Pellegrini
  2. CSKA Moscow
    12' CSKA Moscow subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Mário Fernandes · On: Georgi Schennikov
  3. CSKA Moscow
    30' CSKA Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    Hörður Magnússon
  4. CSKA Moscow
    51' CSKA Moscow Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Sigurdsson · Assist: I. Akhmetov
  5. CSKA Moscow
    56' CSKA Moscow Card · Yellow Card
    Hörður Magnússon
  6. CSKA Moscow
    56' CSKA Moscow Card · Red Card
    Hörður Magnússon
  7. AS Roma
    59' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Pellegrini · Assist: E. Dzeko
  8. CSKA Moscow
    64' CSKA Moscow subst · Substitution 2
    Off: A. Sigurdsson · On: N. Chernov
  9. AS Roma
    70' AS Roma subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Kluivert · On: C. Ünder
  10. CSKA Moscow
    76' CSKA Moscow subst · Substitution 3
    Off: I. Akhmetov · On: K. Khosonov
  11. AS Roma
    82' AS Roma subst · Substitution 2
    Off: L. Pellegrini · On: N. Zaniolo
  12. AS Roma
    88' AS Roma subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Florenzi · On: Juan Jesus

Match Stats

Stat CSKA Moscow AS Roma
Fouls 14 16
Pass Accuracy 77% 78%
Offsides 1 1
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 12 17
Corners 4 3
Total Passes 453 431
Yellow Cards 2 0
Blocked Shots 3 2
Shots on Target 6 6
Shots off Target 3 9
Possession 50% 50%
Accurate Passes 351 336
Shots Inside Box 5 11
Saves 4 5
Shots Outside Box 7 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ AS Roma took the lead early with Kostas Manolas scoring in the 4th minute, giving them a crucial advantage
  • ▸ CSKA equalized through Arnor Sigurdsson in the 51st minute, but Hörður Magnússon's red card just five minutes later shifted the momentum in favor of AS Roma
  • ▸ Lorenzo Pellegrini's goal in the 59th minute proved decisive as AS Roma managed to hold on despite playing a man down