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Roma Secures Narrow Victory Against Combative Como at the Olimpico
In a hard-fought match at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, AS Roma secured a narrow victory over Como in a Serie A match on matchday 15. Wesley Franca’s solitary goal in the 61st minute, assisted by M. Soule, proved enough to tip the scales in favor of the home team.
The match was characterized by its intensity and midfield battle. While Roma enjoyed a slight advantage in ball possession (53% compared to Como’s 47%), both teams showed a significant physical display. Roma generated more dangerous chances, accumulating 14 shots (4 on target and 4 off target), while Como tried to surprise with 13 shots (only 1 on target and 5 off target).
Referee Ermanno Feliciani had his work cut out for him maintaining control of the match, showing yellow cards to G. Mancini, S. El Shaarawy and Wesley Franca for Roma, and to C. Fabregas, J. Addai, N. Paz and J. Ramon for Como. The high intensity of the game translated into 16 fouls committed by Roma and 8 by Como. Despite the defeat, Como proved to be a spirited opponent and fought until the end for a positive result.
Substitutions como: at minute 37 A. Diao came in and A. Douvikas went out., at minute 65 J. Addai came in and J. Rodriguez went out., at minute 65 M. Caqueret came in and S. Posch went out., at minute 79 M. Baturina came in and N. Kuhn went out., at minute 79 I. Smolcic came in and I. Van der Brempt went out.
Substitutions as roma: at minute 73 L. Pellegrini came in and S. El Shaarawy went out., at minute 82 M. Soule came in and L. Bailey went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
AS Roma
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Como
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