Goals and highlights: Roma 2-1 Spezia in Serie A 2023

Yellow card for Shomurodov

Yellow card for Wisniewski

The referee adds eight minutes to the match.

GOAL ROMA! Scored by Dybala.

The referee awards a penalty to Roma. And Ampdau is sent off.

Spezia: Gyasi and Zurkowski are out; Verde and Ekdal are in.

DYBALA! Powerful shot from the Argentine player that goalkeeper Zoet deflects for a corner kick.

Roma: Mancini out, Wijnaldum in.

Roma: Abraham is out injured and Spinazzola is in;

Yellow card for Dybala.

Yellow card for Amian.

Dybala falls inside the area. and hurts his fall. The referee does not award a penalty.

SPEZIA COMES CLOSE! Wisniewski's shot goes wide. The visitors come close to scoring.

Yellow card for Zoet.

Roma: Belotti and Bove are out; Tammy Abraham and Matic are in.

Yellow card for Nikolaou

We reached the hour mark. Spezia momentarily stays in Serie A, but Roma is still looking for the winning goal.

PELLEGRINI! Zoet's deflection ending in a shot by Pellegrini who arrived at the far post, but the ball went wide.

Scored by Zalewski

Roma: Llorente enters and Celik leaves.

The second half starts

First half ends. Roma 1-1 Spezia.

The referee adds one minute to the first half.

Yellow card for Lorenzo Pellegrini.

GOAL ROMA! Scored by Zalewski.

Final stretch of the match. Roma wants to go to the break with a draw on the scoreboard.

Dybala's shot sails over the crossbar.

We reached the half hour mark. Roma continues to insist in search of an equalizer, but Spezia has defended well its advantage.

 

Scored by Nikolaou

El Shaarawy's shot is deflected wide of the goal.

CROSSBAR! El Sharaawy's first-time shot crashes against the crossbar. Roma come close to equalizing.

Yellow card for Esposito.

First minutes of the first half. Spezia is getting a great result and will have to withstand the onslaught of Roma.

GOAL SPEZIA! Scored by Nikolaou.

The match starts!

Both teams are already warming up on the pitch of Rome's Stadio Olimpico before heading to the locker room. The match is about to begin.

Zoet, Ampadu, Bourabia, Gyasi, Reca, Nzola, Esposito, Amian, Nikolaou, Wisniewski, Zurkowski.

Svilar, Cristante, Smalling, Pellegrini, Belotti, Celik, Dybala, Mancini, Bove, Zalewski, El Shaarawy.

To stay in Serie A, Spezia needs a win by any score. In case of a draw or loss, they need Hellas Verona to do the same, i.e. not to win.

For this match, both teams will arrive with some absences. For Roma, M. Kumbulla will not be available due to knee problems. And on the Spezia side, the absences will be Moutinho due to a muscle injury, and E. Holm due to gastrointestinal problems.

They have arrived! Both Roma and Spezia players have already arrived at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to play this match corresponding to the 38th matchday of Serie A.

 

The short head-to-head record between these two teams is quite favorable for Roma as they have a record of 4 wins for only 2 draws. Spezia have beaten Roma on only 1 occasion. Their most recent clash was in January this year where it ended in a win for the Loba side.

The venue for this match between Roma and Spezia, will be the Stadio Olimpico of Rome, home of the team of La Loba and Lazio. It is a soccer stadium located in the capital of Italy and is one of the largest in the country. It has a capacity to host a little more than 72 thousand spectators.

All set! We are just under an hour away from the start of Sunday's Serie A match and the final matchday of the Italian league. Both teams want to win, especially the visitors, to stay in Serie A and avoid relegation to Serie B next season. Can either team capitalize on a win today? Follow our coverage on VAVEL USA.

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Bartlomiej Dragowski; Ethan Ampadou, Przemyslaw Wisniewski, Dimitris Nikolaou; Kelvin Amina, Mehdi Bourabia, Albin Ekdal, Salvatore Esposito, Arkadiusz Reca; Emmanuel Gyasi, M'Bala Nzola

Rui Patricio; Mancini, Smalling, Ibáñez; Zeki Çelik, Cristante, Matic, Spinazzola; Pellegrini, Dybala, Abraham.

The central referee of this Roma vs Spezia will be Fabio Maresca; Ciro Carbone first line; Giovanni Baccini, second line; Giacomo Camplone, fourth assistant.

For their part, Spezia, coached by Leonardo Semplici, still have an unfinished task in this Serie A season: not to be relegated to Serie B. Spezia depends on itself not to finish in the last places and needs a win by any score to be saved. Should they fail to win, the Rocconeta will depend on other results in order to stay in Serie A. In their most recent match, Spezia suffered a painful defeat at home to Torino by a score of 0-4. They are currently in 17th place with 31 points (as are 18th-placed Hellas Verona) on the back of 6 wins, 13 draws and 18 defeats.

The team led by José Mourinho, still has aspirations of being able to enter European competitions next season due to the place it occupies in the standings. However, Roma needs the victory to be able to aspire to a place in the Europa League. Roma comes to this commitment after playing the final of the Europa League where they suffered a painful defeat that went to penalties where Sevilla would be crowned champions. For its part, in the 37th round of Serie A against Fiorentina, also ended in a defeat where the capital returned home after losing 2-1. Roma is currently in 6th place in Serie A with 46 points from 17 wins, 9 draws and 11 defeats.

This Sunday, we will have the last Serie A match of the season that will close the Sunday matchday of the 38th date and the 2022-2023 season. The Stadio Olimpico of Rome will witness this clash of Roma against Spezia. Both teams will want to close the tournament in the best way and Roma to secure their place in European competitions while Spezia, will want to save themselves from relegation. Will the locals or the visitors be able to achieve victory?

The Roma vs Spezia match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico di Roma, in Rome, Italy. Kickoff is scheduled at 1:00 pm (ET).

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