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Torino Stuns Roma at Stadio Olimpico with Simeone Goal
Torino secured a narrow victory against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, in a match where Roma dominated possession (73%) but failed to convert their chances. The sole goal of the game came in the 59th minute, scored by G. Simeone with an assist from C. Ngonge, silencing the home crowd.
Despite their clear dominance in possession and a higher number of shots (21 to 8), Roma lacked precision in the final third, managing only 5 shots on target. Torino, on the other hand, defended deep and capitalized on one of their few opportunities to claim the three points. The match was tense, with five yellow cards issued (two to Roma and three to Torino) and a total of 28 fouls committed (11 by Roma and 17 by Torino). Roma tried to change the course of the match, but Torino’s defense remained solid until the end.
Substitutions as roma: at minute 46 N. El Aynaoui came in and E. Ferguson went out., at minute 46 P. Dybala came in and T. Baldanzi went out., at minute 65 B. Cristante came in and N. Pisilli went out., at minute 79 M. Hermoso came in and Z. Celik went out., at minute 80 Angelino came in and S. El Shaarawy went out.
Substitutions torino: at minute 64 C. Ngonge came in and Z. Aboukhlal went out., at minute 65 C. Casadei came in and I. Ilic went out., at minute 65 G. Simeone came in and C. Adams went out., at minute 80 K. Asllani came in and A. Tameze went out., at minute 84 N. Vlasic came in and F. Anjorin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
AS Roma
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Torino
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