Match report

AS Roma Defeats Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in Europa League

AS Roma
AS Roma
3–0
FT
Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk
Mar 11, 2021

AS Roma stuns Shakhtar Donetsk with a convincing 3-0 victory in their UEFA Europa League match. The Italian side displayed strong offensive play, with Leonardo Pellegrini, Stephan El Shaarawy, and Gianluca Mancini scoring the goals. Despite multiple substitutions and yellow cards, AS Roma maintained control throughout the game, securing a crucial win in the competition.

Key Facts

  • • AS Roma 3–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
  • • Leonardo Pellegrini scored in the 23rd minute, assisted by Pedro
  • • Stephan El Shaarawy added a second goal in the 73rd minute, assisted by Bryan Mayoral
  • • Gianluca Mancini sealed the victory with the third goal in the 77th minute, assisted by Bruno Cristante
  • • Shakhtar Donetsk had three players receive yellow cards: Alan Patrick, Maycon, and Taison

Lineups

AS Roma

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Pau López (G)
  • 37 L. Spinazzola (M)
  • 2 R. Karsdorp (M)
  • 23 G. Mancini (D)
  • 24 M. Kumbulla (D)
  • 77 H. Mkhitaryan (F)
  • 4 B. Cristante (D)
  • 7 L. Pellegrini (F)
  • 14 Gonzalo Villar (M)
  • 42 A. Diawara (M)
  • 11 Pedro (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 Borja Mayoral
  • 92 S. El Shaarawy
  • 33 Bruno Peres
  • 31 Carles Pérez
  • 3 Ibañez
  • 6 C. Smalling
  • 83 A. Mirante
  • 9 E. Džeko
  • 61 R. Calafiori
  • 87 Daniel Fuzato
  • 18 D. Santon

Shakhtar Donetsk

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 81 A. Trubin (G)
  • 31 Ismaily (D)
  • 22 M. Matvienko (D)
  • 2 Dodô (D)
  • 49 Vitão (D)
  • 11 Marlos (M)
  • 7 Taison (M)
  • 21 Alan Patrick (M)
  • 27 Maycon (M)
  • 14 Tetê (M)
  • 10 Júnior Moraes (F)

Substitutes

  • 9 Dentinho
  • 61 H. Sudakov
  • 19 M. Solomon
  • 70 Y. Konoplyanka
  • 8 Marcos Antonio
  • 15 V. Kornienko
  • 77 V. Bondar
  • 1 O. Shevchenko
  • 4 S. Kryvtsov
  • 50 S. Bolbat
  • 59 B. Vyunnik
  • 30 A. Pyatov

Timeline

  1. AS Roma
    23' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Pellegrini · Assist: Pedro
  2. AS Roma
    35' AS Roma subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Henrikh Mkhitaryan · On: B. Mayoral
  3. AS Roma
    55' AS Roma Card · Yellow Card
    M. Kumbulla

    Foul

  4. Shakhtar Donetsk
    58' Shakhtar Donetsk Card · Yellow Card
    Alan Patrick

    Foul

  5. AS Roma
    62' AS Roma subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Pedro · On: S. El Shaarawy
  6. Shakhtar Donetsk
    73' Shakhtar Donetsk Card · Yellow Card
    Maycon

    Argument

  7. AS Roma
    73' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    S. El Shaarawy · Assist: B. Mayoral
  8. Shakhtar Donetsk
    74' Shakhtar Donetsk Card · Yellow Card
    Taison

    Argument

  9. Shakhtar Donetsk
    76' Shakhtar Donetsk subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Júnior Moraes · On: Dentinho
  10. AS Roma
    77' AS Roma Goal · Normal Goal
    G. Mancini · Assist: B. Cristante
  11. AS Roma
    78' AS Roma subst · Substitution 3
    Off: L. Spinazzola · On: Bruno Peres
  12. AS Roma
    78' AS Roma subst · Substitution 4
    Off: L. Pellegrini · On: Carles Pérez
  13. AS Roma
    79' AS Roma subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Amadou Diawara · On: Ibañez
  14. Shakhtar Donetsk
    79' Shakhtar Donetsk subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Alan Patrick · On: G. Sudakov
  15. Shakhtar Donetsk
    79' Shakhtar Donetsk subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Taison · On: M. Solomon
  16. AS Roma
    83' AS Roma Card · Yellow Card
    G. Mancini

    Persistent fouling

  17. Shakhtar Donetsk
    87' Shakhtar Donetsk subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Tete · On: Y. Konoplyanka
  18. Shakhtar Donetsk
    88' Shakhtar Donetsk subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Marlos · On: Marcos Antonio

Match Stats

Stat AS Roma Shakhtar Donetsk
Fouls 21 7
Pass Accuracy 81% 87%
Offsides 4 3
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 7
Corners 7 3
Total Passes 365 617
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 0 2
Shots on Target 7 4
Shots off Target 3 1
Possession 37% 63%
Accurate Passes 294 536
Shots Inside Box 8 5
Saves 4 4
Shots Outside Box 2 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Leonardo Pellegrini's early goal in the 23rd minute set the tone for AS Roma's offensive dominance
  • ▸ Stephan El Shaarawy's goal in the 73rd minute, shortly after Shakhtar Donetsk made substitutions, further weakened the Ukrainian side's morale
  • ▸ Gianluca Mancini's third goal in the 77th minute confirmed AS Roma's control and secured the win with time running out