Match Report


RomaRoma     AtalantaAtalanta
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Vinicio E. ManciniV. Mancini74
G
1
G
69Gianpaolo DonatiG. Donati
Cataldo PensalfiniC. Pensalfini52
D
2
D
69Arturo SimoneA. Simone
Leonardo DeganoL. Degano41
D
3
D
67Michelangelo BernardiniM. Bernardini
Niccol˜ StercheleN. Sterchele75
D
4
D
63Ottavio AlfieriO. Alfieri
Nuno BarrosN. Barros74
M
5
D
59Victor PrietoV. Prieto
Filippo ScarpaF. Scarpa43
M
6
M
78Alejandro FantiniA. Fantini
Guerino BotticellaG. Botticella69
M
7captain
M
72Giampiero OrlandiniG. Orlandini
Jerome RipollJ. Ripoll71
M
8
A
69Giulio GrittiG. Gritti
Angelo ScalzoA. Scalzo67
A
9
A
64Emiliano MadonnaE. Madonna
Nicholas MckayN. Mckay73
A
captain10
A
62Sjaak VierklauS. Vierklau
Roberto SimoneR. Simone67
A
11
A
56Farid FahmiF. Fahmi
 
Marco EranioM. Eranio55
A
12
M
64Helder PinheiroH. Pinheiro
Pablo RedondoP. Redondo72
A
13
M
63Steve El KhanchafS. El Khanchaf
Ezio PoliE. Poli65
G
14
D
57Kai ArndtK. Arndt

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Atalanta. A crowd of 18,325 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Roma are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Atalanta appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Franco Guidoni.


0.00
Roma kick off and get the match underway!
4.30
Filippo Scarpa plays the ball forward to Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone makes a convincing header but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.36
Guerino Botticella sees Roberto Simone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Simone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.14
Guerino Botticella threads a neat ball through to Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Angelo Scalzo provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Gianpaolo Donati smothers it!
9.23
Michelangelo Bernardini knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Orlandini. Giampiero Orlandini flicks a high pass forward. Emiliano Madonna collects the pass. Emiliano Madonna sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
10.36
Without breaking stride, Ottavio Alfieri plays the ball forward to Giampiero Orlandini. Giampiero Orlandini flicks the ball to his team mate, Farid Fahmi. Farid Fahmi shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
12.19
Filippo Scarpa knocks the ball to his team mate, Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo cuts inside the box! Angelo Scalzo muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.49
Cataldo Pensalfini takes a long throw-in. Niccol˜ Sterchele makes a probing pass to Nuno Barros. Nuno Barros surges forward with the ball. Nuno Barros shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gianpaolo Donati!
21.50
Giampiero Orlandini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Farid Fahmi. Farid Fahmi makes a great pass forward. Giulio Gritti runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
22.21
Nuno Barros plays the ball forward to Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone shoots from 25 yards but Gianpaolo Donati is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
24.54
Without breaking stride, Giampiero Orlandini plays the ball forward to Farid Fahmi. Farid Fahmi knocks in a cross ball towards Sjaak Vierklau. Sjaak Vierklau flicks the ball with his head but it's a woeful effort!
27.40
Filippo Scarpa flicks a high pass forward to Roberto Simone who brings the ball under control. Roberto Simone puts a great ball through. Angelo Scalzo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.29
Ottavio Alfieri comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Simone. The referee calls over Ottavio Alfieri and warns him to calm down! Roberto Simone runs off the knock.
30.25
Victor Prieto takes it forward alone. Victor Prieto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Farid Fahmi. Farid Fahmi lofts in a cross ball towards Sjaak Vierklau. Sjaak Vierklau outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's drastically wayward!
32.45
Filippo Scarpa flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Simone collects the pass. Roberto Simone lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay makes a deft header. What a cracker!! Gianpaolo Donati had no chance!! Goal for Roma!
36.08
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.28
Ottavio Alfieri pushes up the pitch. Ottavio Alfieri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Emiliano Madonna. Emiliano Madonna kicks a strong pass forward to Sjaak Vierklau but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
Filippo Scarpa decides to run forward with the ball. Filippo Scarpa plays a one-two with Angelo Scalzo and rushes in on goal... Filippo Scarpa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roma appear unchanged since the first half. Atalanta also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Atalanta kick off and get the second half underway!
47.48
Victor Prieto passes the ball forward to Giampiero Orlandini. Giampiero Orlandini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Giampiero Orlandini makes a probing pass to Giulio Gritti but he's offside!
48.26
Filippo Scarpa flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Simone controls it well on his chest. Roberto Simone whips in a cross ball towards Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo heads the ball goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
51.43
Giampiero Orlandini threads a neat ball through to Emiliano Madonna. Emiliano Madonna whips in a cross ball towards Farid Fahmi. Farid Fahmi directs the ball goalwards with his head. Vinicio E. Mancini didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
53.45
Filippo Scarpa sees Nicholas Mckay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicholas Mckay cuts inside the box! Nicholas Mckay strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but is denied by Gianpaolo Donati. Excellent save.
54.29
Niccol˜ Sterchele chips the ball to his team mate, Jerome Ripoll. Jerome Ripoll flicks a high pass forward. Angelo Scalzo collects the pass. Angelo Scalzo knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.45
Filippo Scarpa flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Simone comfortably collects the pass. Roberto Simone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Gianpaolo Donati comfortably smothers it!
60.41
Guerino Botticella makes a simple pass to Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.41
Ottavio Alfieri flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Fantini controls it well on his chest. Alejandro Fantini threads the ball through to Emiliano Madonna. Emiliano Madonna edges inside the box! Emiliano Madonna muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Vinicio E. Mancini. Excellent save.
67.54
Alejandro Fantini plays the ball forward to Farid Fahmi. Farid Fahmi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.20
Filippo Scarpa takes it forward alone. Filippo Scarpa lofts in a cross ball towards Angelo Scalzo. Angelo Scalzo beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Gianpaolo Donati has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.03
Showing composure, Nuno Barros laces a weighted ball forward to Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Roberto Simone scores for Roma!!
77.36
Atalanta have made a substitution with Steve El Khanchaf replacing Giampiero Orlandini .
79.40
Victor Prieto catches Angelo Scalzo on the ankles. The referee brings Victor Prieto to one side and gives him a warning! Angelo Scalzo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
81.17
Guerino Botticella flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Mckay controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Mckay skips past Ottavio Alfieri! Some good footwork from Nicholas Mckay provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Gianpaolo Donati.
85.48
Guerino Botticella sees Nicholas Mckay in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicholas Mckay lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Atalanta
Goals
7
0
Shots on Target
13
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
19.8%
43%
37.2%

Scorers
Nicholas Mckay 32, 54, 60
Angelo Scalzo 48, 69
Roberto Simone 72, 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nicholas Mckay of Roma

Match Ratings