LA SPEZIA. Roma had a surprising win over Spezia with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Insúa (45′) and a goal from T. Abraham (49′).
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. In front of 9,153 spectators. The referee was Simone Sozza assisted by Dario Cecconi and Filippo Bercigli. The 4th official was Ivano Pezzuto. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.3 degrees Celsius or 46.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Spezia was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Roma that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Spezia was more pushing with 33 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Roma succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Spezia shot 7 times, 0 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Roma shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 3 yellow cards (Mehdi Bourabia, Mattia Caldara and Arkadiusz Reca). On the other side, Roma received 1 yellow card (Zeki Celik).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Spezia will stay with 18 points like Salernitana to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Roma will have 37 points like Lazio and Inter to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will host Juventus on the 19th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (1 draw).
Roma will host Hellas Verona on the 19th of February with a 9-1 head to head stats in favor of Roma (4 draws).
Spezia – Formation
Spezia
41'
46'
Spezia adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Luca Gotti decided to play with the following team: Bartłomiej Drągowski , Petko Hristov , Mattia Caldara , Kelvin Amian , Emil Holm , Mehdi Bourabia , Ethan Ampadu , Arkadiusz Reca , Daniele Verde , Emmanuel Gyasi and Kevin Agudelo .
The home team had on the bench: Viktor Kovalenko , Tio Cipot, Szymon Żurkowski, Julius Beck, Salvatore Esposito , Federico Marchetti, David Strelec, Jacopo Sala, Petar Zovko, Daniel Maldini , João Moutinho , Raimonds Krollis and Salvador Ferrer .
Substitutions
Spezia made 5 changes: E. Holm for Salva Ferrer (13′), Petko Hristov for S. Esposito (46′), Daniele Verde for D. Maldini (46′), Mehdi Bourabia for Viktor Kovalenko (55′) and Arkadiusz Reca for João Moutinho (80′).
Best player: Salvatore Esposito
The player that probably impressed the most for Spezia was Salvatore Esposito.
His rating is with 41 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Roma – Formation
Roma
45'
Also Roma adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Roger Ibañez , Zeki Çelik , Bryan Cristante , Nemanja Matić , Nicola Zalewski , Paulo Dybala , Stephan El Shaarawy and Tammy Abraham .
They had on the bench: Marash Kumbulla, Ola Solbakken, Eldor Shomurodov, Mady Camara, Andrea Belotti, Matías Viña, Leonardo Spinazzola, Edoardo Bove , Pietro Boer, Benjamin Tahirovic, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Cristian Volpato and Mile Svilar.
Substitutions
Roma made 4 changes: Federico Insúa for E. Bove (71′), Paulo Dybala for Andrea Belotti (85′), Bryan Cristante for Mady Camara (90′) and Tammy Abraham for Ola Solbakken (90′).
Best player: Stephan El Shaarawy
The most impressive player for Roma was Stephan El Shaarawy.
His rating is with 1 goal, 31 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
