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AS Roma edges out Empoli in a thrilling encounter
Rome, Italy – AS Roma secured a 2-1 victory over Empoli in a captivating match held at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday. The game was marked by intensity and a battle for control of the ball, with Roma dominating possession and Empoli seeking opportunities on the counterattack.
The first goal of the match came in the 45th minute, scored by Emmanuel Gyasi for Empoli, following an assist from Lorenzo Colombo. Roma responded strongly in the second half, equalizing in the 61st minute through a penalty converted by Lorenzo Colombo. Finally, Eldor Shomurodov sealed the scoreline in the 80th minute, after an assist from Tommaso Baldanzi.
Roma registered a total of 25 shots, 7 of them on target, while Empoli managed 13 shots, 3 of them on goal. Roma also dominated possession with 73%, while Empoli had 27% of the ball. The match was marked by yellow cards, with three for Empoli (Youssef Maleh, Oliver Solbakken and Liam Cacace) and none for Roma.
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Substitutions as roma: at minute 46 N. Zalewski came in and Z. Celik went out., at minute 62 E. Le Fee came in and B. Cristante went out., at minute 63 T. Baldanzi came in and L. Paredes went out., at minute 77 E. Shomurodov came in and M. Soule went out.
Substitutions empoli: at minute 58 S. Esposito came in and O. Solbakken went out., at minute 63 N. Haas came in and Y. Maleh went out., at minute 63 L. Cacace came in and G. Pezzella went out., at minute 88 P. Stojanovic came in and J. Fazzini went out., at minute 88 E. Ekong came in and L. Colombo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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