11 matchday facts from Roma 2-1 Sampdoria

Goals from Alessandro Florenzi and Diego Perotti handed Roma a 2-1 win at home against Sampdoria on Sunday evening.

Here’s 11 stats from the victory at Stadio Olimpico

1. A third consecutive win for Roma – the first time the Giallorossi have won three league games in a row since October - means Luciano Spalletti has taken 10 points out of a possible 15 from his first five Serie A games back at the club.

2. Roma enjoyed 13 shots of goal – four of which were on target.

3. Only two of Roma’s 13 shots were from outside the box.

4. The home side enjoyed 56% of the possession.

5. Sampdoria won 53.7% of the duels during the game but Roma were more dominant in the air – coming out on top in 53.6 of the aerial battles.

6. For the second time in three games, no Giallorossi player was caught offside during the entire match.

7. Of the 1,019 passes that were attempted during the game, Roma players were responsible for 569 of them.

8. Miralem Pjanic completed more passes for Roma than any of his team-mates – 76 in total. Diego Perotti was not far behind with 62.

9. Luciano Spalletti’s side had an overall passing accuracy rate of 86.8% - with an impressive 81.7% accuracy rate for all passes made in the Sampdoria half.

10. Alessandro Florenzi’s goal was his fifth goal in this Serie A campaign. His record is six goals in 38 appearances during the 2013-14 season.

11. While the goalscorers will grab the headlines, Wojciech Szczesny made four saves during the game – two crucial ones in the closing minutes.