In Stats: 10 numbers from Sampdoria

1

Nineteen-year-old Gambia midfielder Ebrima Darboe made his professional debut as an 83rd-minute substitute.

2

Young Roma goalkeeper Daniel Fuzato - who made seven saves over the 90 minutes - was making just the second Serie A appearance of his career, and featured for the second time in all competitions this season, having also played in January’s (subsequently voided) Coppa Italia defeat to Spezia.

3

The Giallorossi had avoided defeat in each of their previous three visits to the Luigi Ferraris to face Sampdoria (W1, D2) prior to this loss.

4

Home ‘keeper Emil Audero saved the fourth penalty of his Serie A career to deny Edin Dzeko from 12 yards with his second penalty stop of the campaign.

5

After missing the last five Serie A games, Marash Kumbulla returned to the Giallorossi starting XI for the first time since Matchday 28.

6

Roma had scored in each of their previous six Serie A matches prior to this blank in front of goal and they have won just one of their last eight in the league (W1, D2, L5).

8

Dzeko took his eighth penalty for Roma - he has missed five of those and scored three. The 35-year-old striker has now failed to convert three out of six attempts in Serie A.

97

Javier Pastore chalked up the 97th Serie A appearance of his career, with his third outing of the season for the Giallorossi leaving the Argentine three games away from bringing up his league century.

196

Meanwhile, Bosnia captain Dzeko made his 196th Serie A appearance as a Roma player, meaning he is just four games shy of his double century in the Italian top-flight.

2018

This defeat ends Roma’s five-game unbeaten run against Sampdoria and is La Samp’s first win in this fixture since January 2018.