ROMA. Lazio beats Roma 1-0 after F. Anderson scored just 1 goal (29′). Roma lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Daniele Orsato with the help of Filippo Meli and Giorgio Peretti. The 4th official was Andrea Colombo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.7 degrees Celsius or 76.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Roma had a strong ball possession 59% while Lazio was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Roma had a more offensive attitude with 76 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Lazio succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Roma shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Lazio shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Roma received 2 yellow cards (G. Mancini and R. Patricio). Regarding the opposition, Lazio received 3 yellow cards (M. Lazzari, M. Vecino and S. Radu).

Standings

After this match, Roma will stay with 25 points like Juventus to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Lazio will have 27 points like Atalanta to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Roma will host Torino on the 13th of November with a 19-6 head to head record in favor of Roma (4 draws).

Lazio will play away agasint Juventus on the 13th of November with a 24-5 head to head in favor of Juventus (10 draws).

Roma – Formation

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

The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho decided to play with the following team: Rui Patrício (6.6), Gianluca Mancini (7.1), Chris Smalling (7.1), Roger Ibañez (6.0), Rick Karsdorp (6.6), Mady Camara (6.9), Bryan Cristante (7.1), Nicola Zalewski (6.2), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.8), Lorenzo Pellegrini (6.6) and Tammy Abraham (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Cristian Volpato (6.6), Andrea Belotti (6.4), Mile Svilar, Eldor Shomurodov, Filippo Tripi, Nemanja Matić (7.0), Matías Viña, Marash Kumbulla, Zeki Çelik (6.8), Edoardo Bove, Pietro Boer and Stephan El Shaarawy (6.8).

Substitutions

Roma made 5 changes: G. Mancini for Z. Celik (46′), L. Pellegrini for C. Volpato (54′), R. Karsdorp for S. El Shaarawy (63′), N. Zalewski for A. Belotti (73′) and M. Camara for N. Matic (73′).

Best player: Chris Smalling​

The player that probably impressed the most for Roma was Chris Smalling.

His rating is (7.1) with 76 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Lazio – Formation

Lazio started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Maurizio Sarri played with: Ivan Provedel (6.9), Manuel Lazzari (7.0), Nicolò Casale (6.7), Alessio Romagnoli (7.3), Adam Marušić (6.6), Matías Vecino (7.1), Danilo Cataldi (7.4), Luis Alberto (6.4), Pedro (6.5), Felipe Anderson (7.4) and Mattia Zaccagni (6.5).

They had on the bench: Luka Romero, Ştefan Radu, Matteo Cancellieri (6.6), Elseid Hysaj (6.4), Marius Adamonis, Ciro Immobile, Mario Gila Fuentes, Luis Maximiano, Patric, Marcos Antonio, Toma Bašić (6.6) and Dimitrije Kamenović.

Substitutions

Lazio made 4 changes: Pedro for M. Cancellieri (68′), M. Lazzari for E. Hysaj (69′), Luis Alberto for T. Basic (71′) and M. Zaccagni for L. Romero (85′).

Best player: Danilo Cataldi​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Lazio was Danilo Cataldi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Juventus – Inter – 2-0
• Monza – Hellas Verona – 2-0
• Roma – Lazio – 0-1
• Sampdoria – Fiorentina – 0-2
• Bologna – Torino – 2-1