Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Roma (3rd, 73 pts) held a 24-point advantage over Sassuolo (11th, 49 pts). On recent form Sassuolo sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.55/0.82 for Roma and 1.21/1.32 for Sassuolo (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
Sassuolo's winless run stood at 5. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Roma against 3/15 for Sassuolo.
Across 23 recorded meetings, Roma have 12 wins to Sassuolo's 2, with 9 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 26% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 65% of the meetings.
M. Marcenaro officiated: 68 games logged, averaging 2.0 yellow cards each. The match was played at Stadio Olimpico (capacity 72,698). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Roma: Manu Koné (76'), Matías Soulé (79')
Key stats
Possession: Roma 64% · Sassuolo 36% · Total shots: 26-5 · On target: 6-3 · Corners: 5-2