AS Roma vs CSKA Sofia, 2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League, Group Stage

· UEFA Conference League
AS Roma
  • 25': Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • 38': Stephan El Shaarawy
  • 62': Lorenzo Pellegrini
  • 82': Gianluca Mancini
  • 84': Tammy Abraham
FT
5 - 1
CSKA Sofia
  • 10': Graham Carey
  • Red Card 79': Yanic Wildschut

About

AS Roma are hosting CSKA Sofia at Stadio Olimpico, Roma, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Conference League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
  • 3': Kaloyan Krastev (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Roma).
  • 3': Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jurgen Mattheij with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Goal! Roma 0, CSKA Sofia 1. Graham Carey (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut with a cross.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Georgi Yomov.
  • 17': Bradley Mazikou (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Carles Pérez (Roma).
  • 17': Foul by Yanic Wildschut (CSKA Sofia).
  • 17': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Busatto.
  • 19': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 19': Karlo Muhar (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Karlo Muhar (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Amadou Diawara.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 22': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Yanic Wildschut.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Yanic Wildschut (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaloyan Krastev.
  • 25': Goal! Roma 1, CSKA Sofia 1. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
  • 28': Foul by Graham Carey (CSKA Sofia).
  • 28': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Karlo Muhar (CSKA Sofia).
  • 29': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 32': Foul by Plamen Galabov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 32': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Foul by Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia).
  • 34': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 37': Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Goal! Roma 2, CSKA Sofia 1. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov.
  • 40': Foul by Georgi Yomov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 40': Riccardo Calafiori (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Karlo Muhar (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Carey.
  • 45'+1': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 45'+3': Kaloyan Krastev (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 2, CSKA Sofia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Roma 2, CSKA Sofia 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Roma. Ibañez replaces Rick Karsdorp.
  • 48': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
  • 48': Kaloyan Krastev (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
  • 52': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 52': Thomas Lam (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
  • 54': Graham Carey (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Graham Carey (CSKA Sofia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Karlo Muhar (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
  • 58': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Amadou Diawara.
  • 58': Substitution, Roma. Jordan Veretout replaces Gonzalo Villar.
  • 59': Hand ball by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
  • 62': Goal! Roma 3, CSKA Sofia 1. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 64': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Thomas Lam (CSKA Sofia).
  • 67': Foul by Yanic Wildschut (CSKA Sofia).
  • 67': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Yanic Wildschut (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Yohan Bai replaces Georgi Yomov.
  • 69': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
  • 69': Yohan Bai (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jurgen Mattheij (CSKA Sofia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Graham Carey with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
  • 74': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Asen Donchev replaces Ivan Turitsov.
  • 75': Substitution, Roma. Tammy Abraham replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Yohan Bai (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Karlo Muhar.
  • 77': Substitution, Roma. Marash Kumbulla replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 79': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Ibañez.
  • 79': Carles Pérez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Yanic Wildschut (CSKA Sofia).
  • 79': Second yellow card to Yanic Wildschut (CSKA Sofia) for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 81': Chris Smalling (Roma) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Goal! Roma 4, CSKA Sofia 1. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 83': Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 84': Goal! Roma 5, CSKA Sofia 1. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eldor Shomurodov with a through ball.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Karlo Muhar (CSKA Sofia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 86': Corner, CSKA Sofia. Conceded by Ibañez.
  • 87': Substitution, CSKA Sofia. Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov replaces Kaloyan Krastev.
  • 87': Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (CSKA Sofia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
  • 88': Foul by Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 88': Marash Kumbulla (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Thomas Lam (CSKA Sofia).
  • 90': Thomas Lam (CSKA Sofia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Plamen Galabov (CSKA Sofia).
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Roma 5, CSKA Sofia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Roma 5, CSKA Sofia 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 3
38.5 Possession 61.5
11 SHOTS 16
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 469
330 Passes 543
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.4
66 Long Balls 46
29 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 6
6 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 11
8 Effective Clearances 15
8 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Conference League

Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 29,876

Line-Ups

ROMA AS Roma (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Rui Patrício (GK)
6 Chris Smalling
23 Gianluca Mancini
13 Riccardo Calafiori
2 Rick Karsdorp
7 Lorenzo Pellegrini
8 Gonzalo Villar
42 Amadou Diawara
14 Eldor Shomurodov
92 Stephan El Shaarawy
11 Carles Pérez
AS Roma Substitutes:
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ebrima Darboe, Daniel Fuzato, Marash Kumbulla, Nicolò Zaniolo, Jordan Veretout, Nicola Zalewski, Bryan Reynolds, Borja Mayoral, Bryan Cristante, Ibañez, Tammy Abraham.

CSKA CSKA Sofia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Busatto (GK)
2 Jurgen Mattheij
28 Plamen Galabov
18 Bradley Mazikou
19 Ivan Turitsov
29 Thomas Lam Yellow Card
24 Karlo Muhar
30 Yanic Wildschut
10 Georgi Yomov
14 Kaloyan Krastev
8 Graham Carey
CSKA Sofia Substitutes:
Ahmed Yalmazov Ahmedov, Dimitar Evtimov, Hamza Catakovic, Yohan Bai, Asen Donchev, Federico Varela.

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