On 26 February, one of the matches of the 26th round of the Italian football championship took place. Roma (Rome) and Torino (Turin) met.
Italian Championship, 26th round
Roma (Rome) - Torino (Turin ) - 3:2 ( 1:1)
Goals: Dybala (42), Dybala (58), Dybala (69) - Zapata (44), D. Huijsen (89). Huijsen (89)
Warnings: Valentino Lazaro (25), Samuele Ricci (33), Evan Ndika (45+1), Cristante (85).
Roma vs Torino match review:
A thrilling Serie A match between Roma and Torino at the Stadio Olimpico saw a whole host of emotions await the fans as the home side claimed a confident 3-2 victory over the visitors. The first half started with both teams playing cautiously, trying to feel each other out. Torino made the first substitution in the match on 14 minutes, replacing S. Sazonov with M. Lovato. The first penalty in the match occurred on 25 minutes - V. Lazaro received a yellow card for Torino. The visitors had even more problems when S. Ricci was sent off a few minutes later in the 33rd minute. The deadlock was broken in the 42nd minute when Roma were awarded a penalty, which was calmly converted by P. Dybala, putting the hosts ahead. However, Torino responded almost immediately: D. Zapata equalised on 44 minutes.
The second half was a tense struggle, with both teams striving for the winning goal. On 58 minutes Roma regained the lead thanks to Dybala's goal. In the 69th minute Dybala completed his hat-trick and put Roma back in the lead. "Torino did not give up and fought back in the final minutes of the game. Despite a number of substitutions that tried to change the situation, including the introduction of A. Sanabria and A. Masina in the 81st minute, it was not enough to prevent a defeat. Torino were defeated in the 89th minute when D. Huysen scored an own goal, sealing Roma's victory. The match ended 3-2 in favour of Roma, to the delight of the home team's fans. Thanks to this result, Roma moved up the Serie A standings, while Torino will have to regroup and recover from this disappointing defeat.
The next round of matches await the rivals: Monza vs Roma, Torino vs Fiorentina.
Statistics of the match Roma - Torino:
Roma | Torino | |
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3 | Kicks to the goal | 6 |
6 | Kicks | 14 |
1 | Blocked shots | 6 |
5 | Penalty kicks | 5 |
1 | Penalty kicks | 9 |
12 | Offences | 15 |
0 | Corner kicks | 4 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
55% | Ball possession | 45% |
2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
0 | Red cards | 0 |
5 | Keeper saves | 0 |
546 | Total assists | 436 |
472 | Accurate assists | 369 |
86% | Accuracy of passes | 85% |