ROMA. Roma tops Empoli with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Pellegrini (42′) and a goal from H. Mkhitaryan (48′). Its vastly superior ball possession (64%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi with the help of Alessio Berti and Damiano Di Iorio. The 4th official was Luca Zufferli. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Roma was in firm control of the ball 64% while Empoli was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Roma was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Roma won the match.
Roma shot 16 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Empoli shot 12 times, 3 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Roma received 2 yellow cards (G. Mancini and N. Zaniolo). On the other side, Empoli received 3 yellow cards (S. Ricci, N. Haas and P. Stojanovic).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Roma will have 15 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Empoli will stay with 9 points to stay in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will play away against Juventus on the 17th of October with a 20-9 head to head record in favor of Juventus (7 draws).
Empoli will host Atalanta on the 17th of October with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Atalanta (5 draws).
Roma – Formation
Roma
90'
57'
48'
Roma started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Rui Patrício , Rick Karsdorp , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Matías Viña , Jordan Veretout , Ebrima Darboe , Nicolò Zaniolo , Lorenzo Pellegrini , Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Tammy Abraham .
The home team had on the bench: Borja Mayoral, Marash Kumbulla, Riccardo Calafiori , Eldor Shomurodov, Daniel Fuzato, Carles Pérez, Gonzalo Villar, Amadou Diawara, Roger Ibañez, Nicola Zalewski, Bryan Cristante and Stephan El Shaarawy .
Roma could not rely on the presence of R. Ibanez (injured).
Substitutions
Roma made 5 changes: E. Darboe for B. Cristante (64′), M. Vina for R. Calafiori (84′), N. Zaniolo for S. El Shaarawy (85′), C. Smalling for R. Ibanez (90′) and H. Mkhitaryan for N. Zalewski (90′).
Best player: Lorenzo Pellegrini
The player that probably impressed the most for Roma was Lorenzo Pellegrini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Empoli – Formation
Empoli
Empoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Aurelio Andreazzoli played with: Guglielmo Vicario , Petar Stojanović , Simone Romagnoli , Mattia Viti , Riccardo Marchizza , Liam Henderson , Samuele Ricci , Szymon Żurkowski , Filippo Bandinelli , Federico Di Francesco and Andrea Pinamonti .
They had on the bench: Kristjan Asllani, Nicolas Haas , Leo Štulac , Samir Ujkani, Leonardo Mancuso , Riccardo Fiamozzi, Sebastiano Luperto, Lorenzo Tonelli, Patrick Cutrone , Fabiano Parisi, Andrea La Mantia and Nedim Bajrami .
Empoli could not rely on the presence of L. Mancuso (injured).
Substitutions
Empoli made 5 changes: A. Pinamonti for L. Mancuso (29′), F. Bandinelli for N. Haas (46′), S. Zurkowski for N. Bajrami (46′), L. Henderson for L. Stulac (70′) and F. Di Francesco for P. Cutrone (70′).
Best player: Petar Stojanović
The player that probably impressed the most for Empoli was Petar Stojanović.
His rating is with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Atalanta – Milan – 2-3
- Bologna – Lazio – 3-0
- Fiorentina – Napoli – 1-2
- Hellas Verona – Spezia – 4-0
- Roma – Empoli – 2-0
- Sampdoria – Udinese – 3-3
