Match Report
The table gap was wide: 52 points between Roma (3rd, 73 pts) and Hellas Verona (19th, 21 pts). Per game in the league, Hellas Verona were scoring 0.66 and conceding 1.61, Roma 1.55 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Hellas Verona for 9 matches. Roma entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Hellas Verona 3/15, Roma 13/15.
21 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Hellas Verona 3, draws 5, Roma 13, at 2.76 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (capacity 39,045). With 100 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, S. Sozza was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Roma: Donyell Malen (56'), Stephan El Shaarawy (90')
Key stats
Possession: Hellas Verona 33% · Roma 67% · Total shots: 8-19 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 6-6