Roma 1-0 Spezia: prevails over 1-0 with a late goal scored by T. Abraham
LA SPEZIA. Roma snatched a late win Spezia 1-0 after T. Abraham scored a penalty (90').
LA SPEZIA. Roma snatched a late win Spezia 1-0 after T. Abraham scored a penalty (90′). Roma was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
K. Amian received a red card (45′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Spezia lost the match.
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Sunday and it started at 6:05 pm local time. The referee was Michael Fabbri who had the assistance of Luca Mondin and Marco Scatragli. The 4th official was Daniele Paterna. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.84 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 41%.
Match Statistics
Roma was in firm control of the ball 65% while Spezia was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Roma was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 35 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Roma won the match.
Spezia shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Roma shot 35 times, 11 on target, 24 off target.
Cards
Spezia received 4 yellow cards (K. Agudelo, K. Amian, J. Kiwior and G. Maggiore). On the opposite side, Roma received 3 yellow cards (G. Mancini, M. Kumbulla and N. Zaniolo).
K. Amian (Spezia) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
After this match, Spezia will stay with 26 points like Sampdoria and Udinese to stay in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Roma will have 41 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
G. Maggiore
J. Sala
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30'30'
K. Agudelo
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39'39'
K. Amian
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45'45'
K. Amian
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45'45'
G. Mancini
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46'46'
S. Ferrer
D. Verde
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46'46'
Salva Ferrer
Daniele Verde
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63'63'
E. Gyasi
S. Bastoni
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64'64'
M. Kumbulla
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68'68'
S. El Shaarawy
J. Veretout
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80'80'
E. Shomurodov
N. Zalewski
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86'86'
J. Kiwior
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90'90'
E. Bove
H. Mkhitaryan
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90'90'
N. Zaniolo
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90'90'
G. Maggiore
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90'90'
T. Abraham (Penalty)
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Spezia will play away against Juventus on the 6th of March with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Juventus (0 draws).
Roma will host Atalanta on the 5th of March with a 14-9 head to head in favor of Roma (7 draws).
Spezia: Formation and Lineups
Spezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Thiago Motta chose to play with the following team: Ivan Provedel , Kelvin Amian , Martin Erlić , Dimitris Nikolaou , Arkadiusz Reca , Jacopo Sala , Jakub Kiwior , Simone Bastoni , Daniele Verde , M’Bala Nzola and Kevin Agudelo .
Substitutes
Spezia made 3 changes: J. Sala for G. Maggiore (13′), D. Verde for S. Ferrer (46′) and S. Bastoni for E. Gyasi (63′).
Best player: Ivan Provedel
The player that probably impressed the most for Spezia was the goalkeeper: Ivan Provedel. His rating is 9.13. He performed 8 saves.
Roma: Formation and Lineups
Roma started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício , Gianluca Mancini , Chris Smalling , Marash Kumbulla , Rick Karsdorp , Bryan Cristante , Jordan Veretout , Nicola Zalewski , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tammy Abraham .
Substitutes
Roma made 4 changes: G. Mancini for N. Zaniolo (46′), J. Veretout for S. El Shaarawy (68′), N. Zalewski for E. Shomurodov (80′) and H. Mkhitaryan for E. Bove (90′).
Top player: Jordan Veretout
Probably the most impressive player in Roma was Jordan Veretout even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 52 passes (98% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
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