REGGIO EMILIA. Roma managed to turn the tables against Sassuolo to win 2-1. It was Sassuolo to strike first with a goal of Matheus Henrique at the 25′. Then it was a penalty in the 76′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Rasmus Kristensen gave the win to Roma in the 82′ minute. Roma was decisively better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Daniel Boloca received a red card (63′)​. This red card was one of the reason why Sassuolo lost the match.

The match was played at the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore stadium in Reggio Emilia on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Matteo Marcenaro with the collaboration of Dario Garzelli and Davide Moro. The 4th official was Davide Ghersini. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

Sassuolo

1 - 2

Roma

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 8 Total 15
  • 2 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 5
  • 56 Attack 113
  • 12 Dangerous attack 52
  • 66 Ball safe 99
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 11
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Roma had a strong ball possession 68% while Sassuolo was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Roma was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Roma won the match.​

Sassuolo shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Roma shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sassuolo received 4 yellow cards (Matheus Henrique, Kristian Thorstvedt, Martin Erlic and Domenico Berardi). On the opposite side, Roma received 1 yellow card (Rasmus Kristensen).

(Sassuolo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (63′).

Match Timeline

Matheus Henrique(goal)Domenico Berardi
25'
46'
Sardar Azmoun - sub ->Edoardo Bove
46'
Rasmus Kristensen - sub ->Rick Karsdorp
Kristian Thorstvedt- Yellow
55'
Daniel Boloca(VAR_CARD)
63'
Daniel Boloca- Red
63'
Uroš Račić- sub ->Armand Laurienté
65'
67'
Lorenzo Pellegrini- sub ->Gianluca Mancini
67'
Stephan El Shaarawy- sub ->Leonardo Spinazzola
Domenico Berardi - Yellow
69'
76'
Paulo Dybala (penalty)
78'
Rasmus Kristensen - Yellow
82'
Rasmus Kristensen (goal)Paulo Dybala
Nedim Bajrami- sub ->Kristian Thorstvedt
81'
Grégoire Defrel- sub ->Andrea Pinamonti
81'
Matheus Henrique- Yellow
83'
87'
Zeki Çelik- sub ->Paulo Dybala
Samu Castillejo- sub ->Domenico Berardi
90'
Marcus Pedersen- sub ->Matías Viña
90'
Martin Erlić- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
93
37
Milan
74
37
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
66
36
Roma
63
37
Lazio
60
37
Fiorentina
54
36
Torino
53
37
Napoli
52
37
Genoa
46
37
Monza
45
37
Lecce
37
37
Cagliari
36
37
Frosinone
35
37
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
34
37
Empoli
33
37
Sassuolo
29
37
Salernitana
16
36

After this match, Sassuolo stays with 15 points like Genoa to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Roma will has 24 points like Napoli to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Sassuolo will play away against Atalanta on the 18th of February with a 17-4 head to head record in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).

Roma will play away against Frosinone on the 18th of February with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Roma (0 draws).

Sassuolo – Formation

Sassuolo
G
Andrea Consigli 47.Italy
7.8
D
Ruan Tressoldi 44.Brazil
6.8
D
Martin Erlić 5.Croatia
6.4
90'
D
M. Viña 17.Uruguay
7.0
90'
D
Jeremy Toljan 22.Germany
6.4
M
Matheus Henrique 7.Brazil
7.5
83' 25'
M
Armand Laurienté 45.France
7.0
65'
M
Domenico Berardi 10.Italy
7.1
90' 69'
M
Daniel Boloca 24.Romania
6.3
63'
M
Kristian Thorstvedt 42.Norway
6.8
81' 55'
F
Andrea Pinamonti 9.Italy
6.8
81'
Substitutes
G
Gianluca Pegolo 25.Italy
G
Alessio Cragno 28.Italy
D
Marcus Pedersen 3.Norway
6.4
90'
D
Gian Marco Ferrari 13.Italy
M
Uroš Račić 6.Serbia
6.7
65'
M
Nedim Bajrami 11.Albania
6.7
81'
M
Cristian Volpato 23.Italy
M
Samu Castillejo 20.Spain
6.4
90'
F
Samuele Mulattieri 8.Italy
F
Emil Konradsen Ceide 15.Norway
F
Grégoire Defrel 92.France
6.8
81'

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

The manager Alessio Dionisi decided to play with the following team: Andrea Consigli (7.8), Jeremy Toljan (6.4), Ruan (6.8), Martin Erlic (6.4), Matías Viña (7.0), Daniel Boloca (6.3), Matheus Henrique (7.5), Domenico Berardi (7.1), Kristian Thorstvedt (6.8), Armand Laurienté (7.0) and Andrea Pinamonti (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Marcus Pedersen (6.4), Uroš Račić (6.7), Samuele Mulattieri, Nedim Bajrami (6.7), Emil Konradsen Ceide, Cristian Volpato, Gianluca Pegolo, Alessio Cragno, Gian Marco Ferrari, Samu Castillejo (6.4) and Grégoire Defrel (6.8).

Substitutions

Sassuolo made 5 changes: Armand Laurienté for Uroš Račić (65′), Domenico Berardi for Samu Castillejo (90′), Matías Viña for Marcus Pedersen (90′), Kristian Thorstvedt for Nedim Bajrami (81′) and Andrea Pinamonti for Grégoire Defrel (81′).

Player of the match: Andrea Consigli​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sassuolo was the goalkeeper: Andrea Consigli. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.

Roma – Formation

Roma
G
Rui Patrício 1.Portugal
6.7
D
Evan Ndicka 5.France
7.0
D
Diego Llorente 14.Spain
6.7
D
Gianluca Mancini 23.Italy
7.5
67'
M
Rick Karsdorp 2.Netherlands
6.7
46'
M
Bryan Cristante 4.Italy
7.3
M
Leandro Paredes 16.Argentina
7.7
M
Leonardo Spinazzola 37.Italy
7.1
67'
M
Edoardo Bove 52.Italy
6.3
46'
F
Paulo Dybala 21.Argentina
9.2
87' 76'
F
Romelu Lukaku 90.Belgium
6.6
Substitutes
G
Pietro Boer 63.Italy
G
Mile Svilar 99.Serbia
D
Zeki Çelik 19.Turkey
6.7
87'
D
Rasmus Kristensen 43.Denmark
8.2
46' 78' 82'
M
Lorenzo Pellegrini 7.Italy
7.0
67'
M
Renato Sanches 20.Portugal
M
Houssem Aouar 22.Algeria
M
N. Zalewski 59.Poland
F
Andrea Belotti 11.Italy
F
Sardar Azmoun 17.Iran
6.8
46'
F
Stephan El Shaarawy 92.Italy
7.1
67'

Roma started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício (6.7), Gianluca Mancini (7.5), Diego Llorente (6.7), Evan Ndicka (7.0), Rick Karsdorp (6.7), Bryan Cristante (7.3), Leandro Paredes (7.7), Edoardo Bove (6.3), Leonardo Spinazzola (7.1), Paulo Dybala (9.2) and Romelu Lukaku  (6.6).

They had on the bench: Lorenzo Pellegrini (7.0), Andrea Belotti, Sardar Azmoun (6.8), Zeki Çelik (6.7), Renato Sanches , Houssem Aouar, Rasmus Kristensen (8.2), Nicola Zalewski, Pietro Boer, Stephan El Shaarawy (7.1) and Mile Svilar.

Substitutions

Roma made 5 changes: Edoardo Bove for Sardar Azmoun (46′), Gianluca Mancini for Lorenzo Pellegrini (67′), Leonardo Spinazzola for Stephan El Shaarawy (67′), Rick Karsdorp for Rasmus Kristensen (46′) and Paulo Dybala for Zeki Çelik (87′).

Player of the match: Paulo Dybala​

The most impressive player for Roma was Paulo Dybala.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 60 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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