Serie A: Juventus conquers Roma 4-3

Saragna|Jan 9, 2022 14:00 GMT

ROMA. Juventus had a narrow win over Roma.

ROMA. Juventus had a close win over Roma.

Juventus remained in 10 people after M. de Ligt received a double yellow card in the 81′. Anyway, Juventus still managed to win this contest playing only with 10 players.

L. Pellegrini missed a decisive penalty (83′). That would have allowed Roma to draw the match.

The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa who was helped by Ciro Carbone and Giorgio Peretti. The 4th official was Antonio Giua. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.1 degrees Celsius or 35.8 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 93%.

Roma

3

Juventus

4

9 Jan 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Roma was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Juventus that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Roma was more aggressive with 44 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Juventus was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.

Roma shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Juventus shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Roma received 3 yellow cards (J. Veretout, R. Ibanez and B. Cristante). On the opposite side, Juventus received 3 yellow cards (J. Cuadrado, M. de Ligt and M. Locatelli).

Also, Juventus didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. de Ligt (Juventus) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (81′).

After this match, Roma will stay with 32 points like Fiorentina and Lazio to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Juventus will have 35 points to stay in the 5th place.

Match Events

11'

11'

T. Abraham
18'

18'

P. Dybala
32'

32'

D. Kulusevski

F. Chiesa
45'

45'

J. Cuadrado
48'

48'

H. Mkhitaryan
50'

50'

J. Veretout
51'

51'

R. Ibanez
52'

52'

M. de Ligt
53'

53'

L. Pellegrini
64'

64'

A. Morata

M. Kean
64'

64'

Arthur

R. Bentancur
65'

65'

M. Locatelli
70'

70'

M. Locatelli
71'

71'

E. Shomurodov

F. Afena-Gyan
74'

74'

D. Kulusevski
76'

76'

B. Cristante
77'

77'

M. De Sciglio
78'

78'

C. Perez

J. Veretout
81'

81'

M. de Ligt
82'

82'

G. Chiellini

P. Dybala
81'

81'

Matthijs de Ligt
88'

88'

B. Mayoral

L. Pellegrini

Next match

In the upcoming Serie A match, Roma will host Cagliari on the 16th of January with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of Roma (8 draws).

Roma

1

Cagliari

0

16 Jan 2022 Full time

Juventus will host Udinese on the 15th of January with a 22-6 head to head statistic in favor of Juventus (4 draws).

Juventus

2

Udinese

0

15 Jan 2022 Full time

Roma: Formation and Lineups

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

The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho chose to play with the following team: Rui Patrício (5.2), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (6.4), Chris Smalling (6.3), Roger Ibañez (5.8), Matías Viña (6.4), Bryan Cristante (7.2), Jordan Veretout (6.9), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (7.1), Lorenzo Pellegrini (7.1), Felix Afena-Gyan (6.4) and Tammy Abraham (7.1).

Substitutes

Roma made 3 changes: F. Afena-Gyan for E. Shomurodov (71′), J. Veretout for C. Perez (78′) and L. Pellegrini for B. Mayoral (88′).

Top player: Bryan Cristante

Probably the most impressive player in Roma was Bryan Cristante.

His rating is (7.2) with 60 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12.

Juventus: Formation and Lineups

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

On the other side, Massimiliano Allegri played with: Wojciech Szczęsny (7.0), Juan Cuadrado (6.9), Matthijs de Ligt (6.1), Daniele Rugani (6.2), Mattia De Sciglio (7.2), Weston McKennie (6.4), Manuel Locatelli (7.4), Rodrigo Bentancur (6.4), Paulo Dybala (7.4), Moise Kean (6.3) and Federico Chiesa (6.6).

Substitutes

Juventus made 4 changes: F. Chiesa for D. Kulusevski (32′), M. Kean for A. Morata (64′), R. Bentancur for Arthur (64′) and P. Dybala for G. Chiellini (82′).

Top player: Paulo Dybala

Probably the most impressive player in Juventus was Paulo Dybala.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 35 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.