Sassuolo vs AS Roma, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ARoma recover to earn win at 10-man Sassuolo
AS Roma came from a goal down to secure a 2-1 win at 10-man Sassuolo in Serie A on Sunday as defender Rasmus Kristensen scored late in the second half minutes after Paulo Dybala had levelled with a penalty for Jose Mourinho's side.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Evan Ndicka (Roma).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Leandro Paredes (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 8': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 8': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 12': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
- 12': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 12': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matías Viña with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 15': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Daniel Boloca.
- 16': Andrea Pinamonti (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 25': Attempt blocked. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matías Viña.
- 25': Attempt missed. Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Armand Laurienté.
- 25': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Roma 0. Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Domenico Berardi.
- 31': Foul by Ruan Tressoldi (Sassuolo).
- 31': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Armand Laurienté.
- 39': Offside, Roma. Rui Patrício is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 41': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Consigli.
- 42': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Domenico Berardi.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross.
- 42': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 43': Attempt saved. Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matías Viña.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Rick Karsdorp (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 45'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Matías Viña.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Roma 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sassuolo 1, Roma 0.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Rasmus Kristensen replaces Rick Karsdorp.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Sardar Azmoun replaces Edoardo Bove.
- 46': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 54': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sardar Azmoun.
- 55': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
- 55': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gianluca Mancini with a through ball.
- 57': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
- 57': Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Offside, Roma. Paulo Dybala is caught offside.
- 58': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Matheus Henrique.
- 60': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 60': Diego Llorente (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Sassuolo).
- 62': Foul by Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
- 62': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo).
- 63': Daniel Boloca (Sassuolo) is shown the red card.
- 65': Substitution, Sassuolo. Uros Racic replaces Armand Laurienté.
- 66': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jeremy Toljan.
- 67': Attempt missed. Sardar Azmoun (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini replaces Gianluca Mancini.
- 67': Substitution, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy replaces Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 69': Foul by Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo).
- 69': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paulo Dybala with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 70': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
- 70': Uros Racic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
- 73': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 75': Penalty Roma. Rasmus Kristensen draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Roma 1. Paulo Dybala (Roma) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 78': Foul by Rasmus Kristensen (Roma).
- 78': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Nedim Bajrami replaces Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 81': Substitution, Sassuolo. Grégoire Defrel replaces Andrea Pinamonti.
- 82': Goal! Sassuolo 1, Roma 2. Rasmus Kristensen (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paulo Dybala.
- 83': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo).
- 83': Paulo Dybala (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Martin Erlic.
- 86': Attempt missed. Uros Racic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matheus Henrique.
- 87': Substitution, Roma. Zeki Çelik replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Uros Racic (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 89': Corner, Sassuolo. Conceded by Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Samu Castillejo replaces Domenico Berardi.
- 89': Substitution, Sassuolo. Marcus Pedersen replaces Matías Viña.
- 90': Attempt missed. Jeremy Toljan (Sassuolo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
- 90'+2': Uros Racic (Sassuolo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Martin Erlic (Sassuolo).
- 90'+3': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Martin Erlic (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rasmus Kristensen.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 1, Roma 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sassuolo 1, Roma 2.
Statistics
 ROMA |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 66.5 | Possession | 33.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 545 | Accurate Passes | 248 |
| 616 | Passes | 315 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 31 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 10 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 11 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 19,113
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 19,113
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +63 | 89 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 34 | +25 | 70 |
| 3 | Juventus | 34 | +21 | 65 |
| 4 | Bologna | 34 | +22 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Sassuolo (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 5 | Martin Erlic  |
| 44 | Ruan |
| 17 | Matías Viña |
| 22 | Jeremy Toljan |
| 42 | Kristian Thorstvedt |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 24 | Daniel Boloca  |
| 9 | Andrea Pinamonti |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 10 | Domenico Berardi |
AS Roma (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 14 | Diego Llorente |
| 5 | Evan Ndicka |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 52 | Edoardo Bove |
| 4 | Bryan Cristante |
| 16 | Leandro Paredes |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
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