ROMA. Roma destroys Empoli 7-0 with goals of Paulo Dybala (2′ pen), Renato Sanches (8′), Alberto Grassi (35′ own), Paulo Dybala (55′), Bryan Cristante (79′), Romelu Lukaku (82′) and Gianluca Mancini (86′).
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Monday and it started at 4:45 am local time. The referee was Juan Luca Sacchi with the help of Alessio Tolfo and Gaetano Massara. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.25 degrees Celsius or 75.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 32%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Roma was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Empoli that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Empoli was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Roma managed to find the solution to win this match.
Roma shot 14 times, 9 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Empoli shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Roma received 2 yellow cards (Paulo Dybala and Renato Sanches ). Regarding the opposition, Empoli received 2 yellow cards (Youssef Maleh and Matteo Cancellieri).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Roma will have 4 points like Bologna, Torino, Genoa and Monza to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Empoli will stay with 0 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away with Frosinone on the 18th of February with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Roma (0 draws).
Empoli will play away agasint Hellas Verona on the 14th of January with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Hellas Verona (7 draws).
Roma – Formation
Roma
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75'
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Roma started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Chris Smalling, Houssem Aouar, Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Diego Llorente , Evan Ndicka , Rasmus Kristensen , Bryan Cristante , Leandro Paredes , Renato Sanches , Leonardo Spinazzola , Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku .
The home team had on the bench: Edoardo Bove , Nicola Zalewski, Stephan El Shaarawy , Rick Karsdorp, Andrea Belotti , Sardar Azmoun , Zeki Celik, Riccardo Pagano , Niccolò Pisilli, Pietro Boer and Mile Svilar.
Substitutions
Roma made 5 changes: Renato Sanches for Edoardo Bove (46′), Paulo Dybala for Andrea Belotti (64′), Leandro Paredes for Riccardo Pagano (75′), Romelu Lukaku for Sardar Azmoun (84′) and Leonardo Spinazzola for Stephan El Shaarawy (84′).
Best player: Bryan Cristante
The most impressive player for Roma was Bryan Cristante.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
Empoli started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Paolo Zanetti played with: Etrit Berisha , Bartosz Bereszyński , Sebastian Walukiewicz , Sebastiano Luperto , Giuseppe Pezzella , Jacopo Fazzini , Alberto Grassi , Youssef Maleh , Matteo Cancellieri , Mattia Destro , Nicolò Cambiaghi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Francesco Caputo , Razvan Marin, Ardian Ismajli , Tommaso Baldanzi , Samuele Perisan, Stiven Shpendi , Viktor Kovalenko, Emmanuel Gyasi, Liberato Cacace, Gabriele Guarino, Filippo Ranocchia, Tyronne Ebuehi, Simone Bastoni and Lovro Stubljar.
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: Sebastian Walukiewicz for Ardian Ismajli (46′), Jacopo Fazzini for Simone Bastoni (46′), Matteo Cancellieri for Tommaso Baldanzi (60′), Mattia Destro for Francesco Caputo (60′) and Nicolò Cambiaghi for Stiven Shpendi (84′).
Best player: Matteo Cancellieri
The most impressive player for Empoli was Matteo Cancellieri.
His rating is with 18 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Roma – Empoli – 7-0
- Monza – Lecce – 1-1
- Frosinone – Sassuolo – 4-2
- Fiorentina – Atalanta – 3-2
- Cagliari – Udinese – 0-0
