FIRENZE. Fiorentina found a way to turn the tables against Roma to win 2-1. It was Roma to strike first with a goal of Federico Insúa at the 12′. Then it was a goal in the 85′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jonathan Ikoné gave the win to Fiorentina in the 88′ minute. Fiorentina was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Artemio Franchi stadium in Firenze on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi with the help of Giorgio Peretti and Fabrizio Lombardo. The 4th official was Gianluca Manganiello. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.3 degrees Celsius or 75.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Fiorentina

2 - 1

Roma

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 5
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 128 Attack 44
  • 60 Dangerous attack 13
  • 82 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 12
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Fiorentina had a strong ball possession 66% while Roma was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Fiorentina was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Fiorentina won the match​.

Fiorentina shot 15 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Roma shot 8 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Fiorentina received 5 yellow cards (Riccardo Saponara, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Lorenzo Venuti, Luka Jović  and Igor). Regarding the opposition, Roma received 4 yellow cards (F. Missori, Ola Solbakken, Mile Svilar and José Mourinho).

Match Timeline

12'
Stephan El Shaarawy(goal)
25'
32'
Lucas Martínez Quarta- Yellow
43'
46'
Gianluca Mancini- sub ->Chris Smalling
Nikola Milenković- sub ->Lucas Martínez Quarta
46'
46'
46'
Zeki Çelik- sub ->Federico Insúa
50'
58'
60'
Bryan Cristante- sub ->Georginio Wijnaldum
Riccardo Sottil- sub ->Riccardo Saponara
61'
Dodô- sub ->Lorenzo Venuti
62'
64'
71'
75'
Mile Svilar- Yellow
Christian Kouamé- sub ->Alfred Duncan
76'
77'
80'
Tammy Abraham- sub ->Nicola Zalewski
85'
Jonathan Ikoné(goal)C. Kouamé
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Napoli
90
38
Lazio
74
38
Inter
72
38
Milan
70
38
Atalanta
64
38
Roma
63
38
Juventus
62
38
Fiorentina
56
38
Bologna
54
38
Torino
53
38
Monza
52
38
Udinese
46
38
Sassuolo
45
38
Empoli
43
38
Salernitana
42
38
Lecce
36
38
Spezia
31
38
Hellas Verona
31
38
Cremonese
27
38
Sampdoria
19
38

After playing this match, Fiorentina will have 53 points like Torino to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Roma will stay with 60 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

Fiorentina – Formation

Fiorentina
G
Michele Cerofolini 31.Italy
6.9
D
Cristiano Biraghi 3.Italy
6.8
46'
D
Lorenzo Venuti 23.Italy
6.1
62' 50'
D
Lucas Martínez Quarta 28.Argentina
7.2
46' 43'
D
Igor 98.Brazil
6.8
77'
M
Riccardo Saponara 8.Italy
6.5
61' 25'
M
Alfred Duncan 32.Ghana
6.8
76'
M
Antonín Barák 72.Czech Republic
6.5
M
Rolando Mandragora 38.Italy
7.7
M
Jonathan Ikoné 11.France
8.2
88'
F
Luka Jović 7.Serbia
6.8
64' 85'
Substitutes
G
Pietro Terracciano 1.Italy
D
Nikola Milenković 4.Serbia
6.5
46'
D
Luca Ranieri 16.Italy
D
Michael Kayode 48.Italy
D
Dodô 2.Brazil
6.8
62'
D
Aleksa Terzic 15.Serbia
7.1
46'
M
Giacomo Bonaventura 5.Italy
M
Josip Brekalo 77.Croatia
M
Sofyan Amrabat 34.Morocco
M
Gaetano Castrovilli 10.Italy
M
A. Bianco 42.Italy
F
Nicolás González 22.Argentina
F
Christian Kouamé 99.Ivory Coast
6.8
76'
F
Riccardo Sottil 33.Italy
6.2
61'
F
Arthur Cabral 9.Brazil

Fiorentina started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Vincenzo Italiano decided to play with the following team: Michele Cerofolini (6.9), Lorenzo Venuti (6.1), Lucas Martínez Quarta (7.2), Igor Júlio (6.8), Cristiano Biraghi (6.8), Alfred Duncan (6.8), Rolando Mandragora (7.7), Jonathan Ikoné (8.2), Antonín Barák (6.5), Riccardo Saponara (6.5) and Luka Jović (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nicolás González, Christian Kouamé (6.8), Riccardo Sottil (6.2), Nikola Milenković (6.5), Luca Ranieri, Michael Kayode, Giacomo Bonaventura, Dodô (6.8), Josip Brekalo, Sofyan Amrabat, Gaetano Castrovilli, Alessandro Bianco, Pietro Terracciano, Aleksa Terzić (7.1) and Arthur Cabral.

Substitutions

Fiorentina made 5 changes: Lucas Martínez Quarta for Nikola Milenković (46′), Cristiano Biraghi for Aleksa Terzić (46′), Riccardo Saponara for Riccardo Sottil (61′), Lorenzo Venuti for Dodô (62′) and Alfred Duncan for Christian Kouamé (76′).

Best player: Jonathan Ikoné​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fiorentina was Jonathan Ikoné.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 41 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Roma – Formation

Roma
G
Mile Svilar 99.Serbia
6.6
75'
D
Chris Smalling 6.England
7.3
46'
D
Diego Llorente 14.Spain
6.2
D
Filippo Missori 58.Italy
5.9
32'
D
N. Zalewski 59.Poland
6.6
80'
M
Georginio Wijnaldum 25.Netherlands
6.8
60'
M
Edoardo Bove 52.Italy
6.7
M
Stephan El Shaarawy 92.Italy
7.1
46' 12'
M
Ola Solbakken 18.Norway
7.4
71' 58'
M
Benjamin Tahirovic 68.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.3
F
Andrea Belotti 11.Italy
7.1
Substitutes
G
Pietro Boer 63.Italy
G
G. Baldi 78.Italy
D
Gianluca Mancini 23.Italy
6.4
46'
D
D. Keramitsis 60.Greece
D
Roger Ibañez 3.Brazil
6.2
71'
D
Zeki Çelik 19.Turkey
5.9
46'
M
Ebrima Darboe 55.Gambia
M
Cristian Volpato 62.Italy
M
Bryan Cristante 4.Italy
6.4
60'
M
Riccardo Pagano 85.Italy
F
Tammy Abraham 9.England
6.4
80'

Roma started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Mile Svilar (6.6), Filippo Missori (5.9), Chris Smalling (7.3), Diego Llorente (6.2), Nicola Zalewski (6.6), Benjamin Tahirović (6.3), Ola Solbakken (7.4), Edoardo Bove (6.7), Georginio Wijnaldum (6.8), Stephan El Shaarawy (7.1) and Andrea Belotti (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Gianluca Mancini (6.4), Ebrima Darboe, Dimitrios Keramitsis, Cristian Volpato, Pietro Boer, Bryan Cristante (6.4), Tammy Abraham (6.4), Gabriele Baldi, Roger Ibañez (6.2), Zeki Çelik (5.9) and Riccardo Pagano.

Substitutions

Roma made 5 changes: Chris Smalling for Gianluca Mancini (46′), Federico Insúa for Zeki Çelik (46′), Georginio Wijnaldum  for Bryan Cristante (60′), Ola Solbakken for Ibañez (71′) and Nicola Zalewski for Tammy Abraham (80′).

Best player: Ola Solbakken​

The player that probably impressed the most for Roma was Ola Solbakken.

His rating is (7.4) with 11 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​