AS Roma snatched an important victory at home when hosting Dynamo Kyiv. The host scored an early goal at the beginning of the first half when Artem Dovbyk converted it from the spot. The goal stood until the final whistle and took Roma to their first victory in the Europa League this season.
Kyiv on the other hand, sits second from the bottom after suffering two defeats from two matches in the Europa League. Their next European night agenda will be hosting Ferencvaros in November.
AS Roma Player Ratings vs Dynamo Kyiv
Goalkeeper
Mile Svilar – 6.7
He made several saves that kept Roma ahead and avoid a defeat at their own grown.
Defenders
Zeki Celik – 7.8
He made a significant contribution to his team by playing on the flank, played well both attacking and defending.
Evan Ndicka – 7.4
He showed maturity playing at the back and led his teammates to defend the box throughout the match.
Mario Hermoso – 7
Not only defending, but Hermoso was also reliable in attacking with bits of help of Tasende and Le Fee, forming a solid unit for Roma.
Midfielders
Manu Kone – 7.2
He kept the composure in the midfield with his ball game, working together well alongside Le Fee and Angelino.
Enzo le Fee – 7.2
He helped the likes of Kone and Angelino maintain control over the midfield area, intercepting the opponents’ attacks frequently.
Angelino – 7.5
His passing contributions were enough to keep AS Roma stayed in control of the game.
Nicola Zalewski – 7.2
He provided several decent passes for Baldanzi and made constant pressure for the visitors throughout the match.
Forwards
Niccolo Pisilli – 7.3
He played a bit deeper to create space for Dovbyk who eventually scored Roma’s first goal in the match.
Tomasso Baldanzi – 7.8
Acting as a backup plan for Dovbyk as he played in the second line of Roma’s attacking force.
Artem Dovbyk – 7
Put Roma ahead when playing his fellow Ukrainians. He also posed frequent threats for the visitors.
Substitutions
Bryan Christante – 6.7
He came to give Roma fresh legs in the midfield by replacing Le Fee.
Eldor Shomurodov – 6.8
Replacing a goal scorer was a serious task and that was the case with Shomurodov when coming on for Dovbyk.
Paulo Dybala – 7.5
Juric desired more goal and that was when Dybala came on to at least try for scoring another one.
Lorenzo Pellegrini – 7.1
Pisilli started to off the grip as the game coming to an end and Pellegrini came on to give fresh legs for Roma.
Manager: Ivan Juric
He managed to keep his team in-control and his substitutions were also useful to maintain the lead until the final whistle.
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Dynamo Kyiv Player Ratings vs AS Roma
Goalkeeper
Ruslan Neshcheret – 7.2
Despite conceding goals, his effort to keep his net clean was top-notch as he commanded his defenders to stay alert throughout the match.
Defenders
Kostyantyn Vivcharenko – 6.5
He contributed to both Kyiv’s attack and defense despite finding struggle to deal with AS Roma’s game plan.
Taras Mykhavko – 6
Mykhavko found it hard to match Roma’s attacking game plan. However, he managed to intercept numerous passes from the opponents.
Denys Popov – 6.8
He played at the heart of Kyiv’s defense, leading his fellow defenders to protect the goal from conceding.
Kristian Bilovar – 7.3
With Kyiv putting five defenders to play against AS Roma at Olimpico, Bilovar was one of those back players who was in charge to defend the box.
Oleksander Tymchyk – 6.5
For some times of the match, Tymchyk posed a promising attacking instinct when he played alongside Mykhaylenko.
Midfielders
Valentyn Rubchynski – 6.4
Rubchynski managed to maintain the ball possession for some time of the match. However, it was Roma who scored more goals in the game.
Oleksandr Andriyevsky – 6.5
He put all his best to face AS Roma at Olimpico and has made several passing interceptions and chance creation at the same time.
Mykola Mykhaylenko – 6.6
Kyiv’s reliable man on the right flank, posing several threats for Roma despite failing to find the back of the net.
Forwards
Nazar Voloshyn – 6.6
He had his space limited to even pull a shot on the final third due to AS Roma’s solid defense.
Eduardo Guerrero – 6.9
As Kyiv hoped for an away goal, Guerrero was one of those players who failed to deliver the task he was assigned in the match.
Substitutions
Volodymyr Brazhko – 6.7
Dynamo Kyiv needed fresh legs in search of goal at the opponents’ ground and that was when Brazhko came on.
Mykola Shaparenko – 6.3
He came on to help Kyiv searching for a goal which his team never get at the final whistle.
Vladyslav Kabayev – 6.6
Kyiv put more players in the midfield to deal with Roma’s game plan. At the same time, the visitors aimed for an away goal from this match.
Vladyslav Vanat – 6.6
With Guerrero clueless about what he was doing on the pitch, Vanat came on to solve the problem which sadly he never did.
Vitaly Buyalskyi – 6.5
He barely touched the ball as he only got nine minutes of playing time, not enough to give the best out of him.
Manager: Oleksandr Shovkovskyi – 6.5
He tried the best he could but AS Roma played more decisively both attack and defense.
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FAQ’s
What was the result of the AS Roma vs Dynamo Kyiv game?
AS Roma won 1-0 at home over Dynamo Kyiv
When was the AS Roma vs Dynamo Kyiv held?
The game was taking place at Stadio Olimpico, on October 24th at 5.45 PM GMT.
Who was the best performer of the game?
Tomasso Baldanzi and Zeki Celik were the best performers of the game.
Who was the worst performer of the game?
Kyiv’s Taras Mykhavko scored the lowest rate of the game.