Goals and summary
90'
The end!
Roma wins this friendly against the Shakthar team, where it was a total domination of the Italians, with a great performance of Stephan El Shaarawy with those two assists.
87'
Goal!
The fifth came, Roma was looking for that goal, again Shaaraway gives the assist, adding his second of the night. Edoardo Bove at the 87th minute scored the goal for the Wolves.
78'
They are still looking for the fifth!
No danger on the opponent's side, Roma lose possession with a very timid Shakhtar, but keeping the ball, wanting to get closer to the home goal.
59'
The fourth goal for La Loba!
Goooool for Roma, Nicolo Zaniolo scores the fourth, in a great play with Shaaraway.
51'
They try to give a scare!
The Ukrainian team came close to scoring their first goal, Artem Bondarenko, takes a shot very wide, which goes close to being Shakhtar's first.
45'
Third of the night!
Roma's third goal, an own goal by defender Yukhym Konopkya, extends the home side's lead, and we go into halftime with three goals for La Loba.
41'
The second one is here!
Goal!
Roma scores the second goal of the night, Gianluca Mancini joins the list of scorers.
40'
They're still in control!
What a shot from Dybala, the Argentine is close to scoring the second goal.
29'
Wolf's dominance!
Roma's attack continues, with no options for the Ukrainian team, who can't get close to the home side's penalty area.
25'
It was a close call!
Roma continues to be unstoppable, now with Zaniolo, who was on his own, after a pass from Dybala, his shot hit the goalkeeper Trubin.
19'
Great goal!
Roma's goal arrived, in a great collective play, the players of La Loba made a great triangulation giving the ball to Lorenzo Pellegrini, scoring the first goal, assisted by Abraham.
16'
The Ukrainian team looks for a space to score the first goal, but without success, Roma recovers the ball, in a good connection between Dybala and Abraham.
3'
Roma takes the initiative, goes all out in attack, already sending a trio on Shakthar's goal.
0'
The ball rolls at Rome's Stadio Olimpico.
Luxury presentation
The Italian team had a moment to present its new squad for this season, with a standing ovation for the new players who joined the squad.
🏟️ E per chiudere...
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) August 7, 2022
🟨 José MOURINHO!
🟥 Lorenzo PELLEGRINI!
NOI SIAMO LA... ROMA! 🔥#ASRoma pic.twitter.com/mJkjafVnCx
Shakthar's roster
This is the eleven presented by the visiting team for this afternoon at the Olimpico in Rome.
🇺🇦⚒ Склад «Шахтаря» на благодійний матч з @OfficialASRoma.
— ⚒FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK (@FCShakhtar) August 7, 2022
🔴 Дивіться пряму трансляцію поєдинку: https://t.co/3ohlQ8964u.
Усі кошти, отримані від матчів #Shakhtar Global Tour for Peace in #Ukraine, буде спрямовано на гуманітарну допомогу Україні.#РомаШахтар pic.twitter.com/eckvr7Yjst
Roma's roster
This is the starting roster of the Italian team, for this friendly game.
📋 Ecco la formazione scelta da José Mourinho per questa serata all'Olimpico! #ASRoma | #RomaShakhtar pic.twitter.com/oqvTZrmSMk
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) August 7, 2022
They are warming up
Both Shakthar and Roma do the field recognition, starting the warm-up movements, in a few moments we will share with you the possible line-ups for this friendly game.
New additions for Roma
What broke the market was the arrival of Paulo Dybala to Roma as a free agent from Juventus, Matic as a free agent from Manchester United, Milie Svilar Belgian goalkeeper from Benfica in free agency. The only signing that has cost the club is Zeki Celik for 7 million. The most recent addition is Georginio Wijnaldum, arriving on loan from PSG.
Did you know
Shakthar's current squad for this season has only 2 foreigners, Croatian midfielder Neven Jurasek and Lassina Traoré. The rest of the players are Ukrainians.
But apart from that their coach, Ihor Jovichevich is from Croatia, but he has a coaching staff surrounded by two Spaniards and the rest are of Ukrainian origin.
They have already arrived
The two teams are already at the stadium, just minutes away from warming up, after which the action will begin at the Stadio Olimpico di Roma, in this very attractive friendly game.
🐺 Eccoci all'Olimpico! 🟨🏟️🟥#ASRoma #RomaShakhtar pic.twitter.com/05WHjwAEHh
— AS Roma (@OfficialASRoma) August 7, 2022
Minutes away from kick-off
We are a few minutes away from the start of the game between Roma vs Shakthar, from the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, a pre-season friendly game. In a few moments we will share with you the rosters of the teams, with many surprises on both sides.
We're back!
We're back for a minute-by-minute update on Roma vs Shakthar. We will shortly share with you the confirmed rosters, as well as relevant facts about the clash between these two teams.
Tune in here Roma vs Shakthar in the minute by minute
In a few moments we will share with you the Roma vs Shakthar live rosters, as well as the latest information from the Rome Olympic Stadium, such as statements from the players and some interesting facts about this great match between these two great clubs. Don't miss any detail of the match with VAVEL's minute-by-minute online coverage.
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Watch out for this Roma player
The Argentinean jewel, Paulo Dybala, who arrived in this transfer market as a free agent, scored 10 goals in Serie A last season with Juventus, out of 29 games he played in, and provided the team with 5 assists. In the Champions League, he scored 3 goals in the 5 games he played in Europe.
In the last game against Tottenham he was the star, giving that assist from a corner kick, where he was most of the game, leaving due to fatigue.
Watch out for this Shakthar player
The return of one of their star players, Oleksandr Zubkov the 26-year-old Ukrainian footballer returns to his club that saw him born, after being away with Ferencvártos in Hungary, from 2020 until the current year he was playing there, returning to Shakthar, where he will wear the dorsal number 11 in this new stage.
He told the club's media about his return: "I missed my native team, my native language. After all, when you communicate with your teammates in the same language, it helps psychologically".
Game for peace
This match between Roma and Shakthar is part of a tour for peace, because of the situation that the Ukrainian country is going through, as the title of the game is stop the war, asking for peace in Ukraine and in the world.
🇺🇦 Благодійний матч «Шахтаря» з «Ромою» – у прямому ефірі! 💙💛
— ⚒FC SHAKHTAR DONETSK (@FCShakhtar) August 6, 2022
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Where will the game be played?
The game will be played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, located in Italy, opened on May 17, 1953, having been rebuilt in 1990, the teams that play there as home games are Roma and Lazio. It is also the home of the Italian national soccer team and rugby is played there.
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