ROMA. Venezia and Roma draw 1-1. D. Okereke scored the first goal (1′) for Venezia. E. Shomurodov equalized (76′). Roma was definitely better in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Simone Sozza with the collaboration of Alessandro Lo Cicero and Mauro Galetto. The 4th official was Daniele Minelli. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 29.1 degrees Celsius or 84.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Roma was in firm control of the ball 69% while Venezia was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Roma had a more offensive attitude with 81 dangerous attacks and 40 shots of which 14 were on target. However, that was not enough Roma to win the match.
Roma shot 40 times, 14 on target, 26 off target. On the other side, Venezia shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Roma received 2 yellow cards (L. Spinazzola and L. Pellegrini). On the other side, Venezia received 5 yellow cards (S. Kiyine, A. Vacca, D. Okereke, E. Ampadu and D. Peretz).
Also, Venezia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after S. Kiyine (Venezia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (32′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Roma will have 60 points to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Venezia will have 26 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
Roma – Formation
Roma started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Roma made 5 changes: A. Maitland-Niles for R. Karsdorp (46′), L. Spinazzola for N. Zalewski (46′), M. Kumbulla for S. El Shaarawy (46′), J. Veretout for E. Shomurodov (60′) and C. Perez for C. Volpato (83′).
Venezia – Formation
Venezia started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Andrea Soncin played with: .
Venezia could not rely on the presence of L. Fiordilino (injured).
Substitutions
Venezia made 5 changes: A. Vacca for L. Fiordilino (29′), A. Mateju for M. Svoboda (66′), M. Aramu for D. Peretz (66′), D. Okereke for D. Johnsen (80′) and D. Crnigoj for T. Ebuehi (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.