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10 matchday facts from Roma 5-0 Palermo

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Roma recorded a fifth consecutive victory in Serie A against Palermo on Sunday evening. Here’s 10 stats from the victory at the Stadio Olimpico…

1. The Giallorossi managed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in 2016.

2. Roma had five shots on target against Palermo, all of which found the back of the net.

3. Mohamed Salah scored his first brace in Serie A against Palermo and is now Roma's topscorer in the league this season with 9 goals.

4. Edin Dzeko also notched his first brace in the Italian top-flight, scoring Roma's first and fifth goals of the match.

5. Dzeko contributed two assists against Palermo, marking the first time he both scored and assisted in the same Serie A match.

6. Miralem Pjanic has made eight assists in the current Serie A, fewer only than Insigne (10) and Saponara (nine).

7. Seydou Keita's goal was the first scored from a set-piece situation since Luciano Spalletti returned to the Roma dugout.

8. Roma won 98.29% of their tackles against Palermo, conceding 17 fouls and receiving just one yellow card.

9. Roma completed 87.1% of their passes as a team. Individually, Antonio Rudiger led the way with a 93.5% passing accuracy percentage.

10. Wojciech Szczesny was only called upon once during the match, saving Palermo's only shot on goal.