AS Roma vs Genoa 2-0

AS Roma beat Genoa 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico, taking control after a goalless first half and scoring twice after the break.

The first period finished 0-0, with the clearest flashpoint coming in the 43rd minute when Matias Soule was booked for Roma. No side found the breakthrough before the interval.

Santiago Thomas Castro opened the scoring in the 50th minute, finishing for Roma to make it 1-0. Genoa were booked soon after through Johan Vásquez on 51 minutes, then Roma made two changes on 63 minutes, sending on Lorenzo Pellegrini and Mario Hermoso. Genoa replied with a change and a booking on 65 minutes, as Vítor Manuel Carvalho Oliveira replaced Stephan El Shaarawy and Leo Østigård went into the book. Emanuele Lulli made it 2-0 in the 68th minute, and Roma protected that lead through late changes, with Wesley Vinícius França Lima coming on for Lulli on 78 minutes and two more substitutions on 88 minutes, when Devyne Rensch and Niccolò Pisilli made way for Daniele Ghilardi and Alessandro Di Nunzio. Genoa also made two changes on 83 minutes, with Robinho Junior and Alexsandro Amorim de Freitas Filho replacing Junior Messias and Morten Frendrup.

The numbers backed Roma’s edge. They had 66% of the possession, made 620 passes to Genoa’s 320, and finished with 14 shots to 9, including 5 on target to 1. Roma also had the better expected goals at 1.33 to 0.49, while corners finished 5-3 and saves 1-3.

Roma’s bookings went to Matias Soule on 43 minutes and Niccolò Pisilli on 76 minutes. Genoa collected three yellow cards, with Johan Vásquez booked on 51 minutes, Leo Østigård on 65 minutes and Mikael Ellertsson on 81 minutes. There were no red cards.