ROMA. Roma found a way to reverse the score against Lecce to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Lecce to strike first with a goal of Pontus Almqvist at the 71′. Then it was a goal in the 90′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Romelu Lukaku gave the win to Roma in the 90′ minute. Roma was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Romelu Lukaku missed a penalty (5′) for Roma.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Monday and it started at 3:00 am local time. In front of 70,634 spectators. The referee was Andrea Colombo with the help of Giovanni Baccini and Damiano Margani. The 4th official was Francesco Fourneau. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was hot at 27.09 degrees Celsius or 80.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Roma had a superior ball possession 62% while Lecce was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Roma was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Roma won the match.
Roma shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lecce shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Roma received 3 yellow cards (Diego Llorente, Renato Sanches and Romelu Lukaku). Talking about the opposition, Lecce received 5 yellow cards (Gabriel Strefezza, Ylber Ramadani, Ahmed Touba, Lameck Banda and Patrick Dorgu).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Roma will have 17 points like Fiorentina to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Lecce will stay with 13 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away against Frosinone on the 18th of February with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Roma (0 draws).
Lecce will play away agasint Torino on the 18th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Torino (3 draws).
Roma – Formation
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: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Diego Llorente , Evan Ndicka , Rick Karsdorp , Edoardo Bove , Bryan Cristante , Stephan El Shaarawy , Paulo Dybala , Houssem Aouar and Romelu Lukaku .
The home team had on the bench: Rasmus Kristensen , Nicola Zalewski , Andrea Belotti , Sardar Azmoun , Zeki Celik, Renato Sanches , Riccardo Pagano, Pietro Boer, João Costa and Mile Svilar.
Substitutions
Roma made 5 changes: Houssem Aouar for Sardar Azmoun (73′), Edoardo Bove for Renato Sanches (70′), Stephan El Shaarawy for Andrea Belotti (78′), Gianluca Mancini for Rasmus Kristensen (78′) and Rick Karsdorp for Nicola Zalewski (78′).
Best player: Bryan Cristante
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Roma was Bryan Cristante even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 64 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.
Lecce – Formation
Lecce started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Roberto D’Aversa played with: Wladimiro Falcone , Valentin Gendrey , Marin Pongracic , Federico Baschirotto , Patrick Dorgu , Mohamed Kaba , Ylber Ramadani , Hamza Rafia , Pontus Almqvist , Nikola Krstovic and Lameck Banda .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Nicola Sansone, Antonino Gallo , Rémi Oudin, Lorenzo Venuti, Joan González , Medon Berisha, Federico Brancolini, Giacomo Faticanti, Zinedin Smajlovic, Gabriel Strefezza , Alexis Blin, Jasper Samooja, Rares Burnete, Ahmed Touba and Roberto Piccoli .
Substitutions
Lecce made 5 changes: Pontus Almqvist for Ahmed Touba (80′), Lameck Banda for Gabriel Strefezza (74′), Patrick Dorgu for Antonino Gallo (62′), Hamza Rafia for Joan González (62′) and Nikola Krstovic for Roberto Piccoli (80′).
Best player: Wladimiro Falcone
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lecce was the goalkeeper: Wladimiro Falcone. His rating is 7.65. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.