Balerdi’s 89th-minute equaliser earns Roma a 3-3 draw
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Leonardo Balerdi’s second goal of the match denied Napoli victory after two goals from Scott McTominay. Roma’s possession and shot volume contrasted with Napoli’s greater accuracy on target as the teams moved to 18 and 11 points respectively.
Turning points
Balerdi’s late equaliser changes the result
Leonardo Balerdi’s goal in the 89th minute completed AS Roma’s comeback as Napoli drew 3-3 with Roma in Serie A. Napoli had led 3-2 after Scott McTominay’s second goal in the 83rd minute, but Balerdi’s finish, assisted by Wesley Vinícius França Lima, secured a share of the points.
Napoli’s lead, Roma’s response
Frank Anguissa opened the scoring for Napoli in the 28th minute, making it 1-0. McTominay doubled the lead in the 48th minute from Matteo Politano’s assist for 2-0.
Roma reduced the deficit in the 69th minute when Matias Soule scored after Donyell Malen’s assist, making it 2-1. Balerdi levelled in the 74th minute, supplied by Santiago Thomas Castro, before McTominay restored Napoli’s advantage in the 83rd minute with Mathias Olivera assisting. Balerdi then struck again for the final 3-3 score.
Roma controlled possession but Napoli threatened more directly
Roma had 61% possession, 577 total passes and 24 shots, compared with Napoli’s 39%, 370 passes and 15 shots. Roma also won 11 corners to Napoli’s 2. Napoli, however, recorded 9 shots on goal against Roma’s 4 and had the higher expected-goals figure, 2.32 to 1.92.
McTominay leads the ratings
McTominay was the standout performer with a 9.1 rating, two goals and three shots on target. Napoli’s coach Massimiliano Allegri received a red card in the 90th minute; the team statistics nevertheless list zero red cards for both teams.
Roma moved to 18 points from 8 games and were provisionally #3, while Napoli moved to 11 points from 8 games. Roma remained 7 points ahead. The draw followed Napoli’s listed Win, Loss, Loss, Win, Draw, Win, Loss form and Roma’s Win, Win, Win, Win, Draw, Draw, Win sequence.
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Standings source snapshot
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| 1 | Inter | WWDWW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 19 | |
| 2 | Lazio | WWWDW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 19 | |
| 3 | AS Roma | WDDWW | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Como | WWDLW | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 17 | |
| 5 | AC Milan | WDWDD | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Frosinone | WLWDW | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | |
| 7 | Torino | WWWDL | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | |
| 8 | Cagliari | LLDWW | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | |
| 9 | Juventus | LDWLD | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
| 10 | Napoli | LWDWL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | |
| 11 | Atalanta | LWLLL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | |
| 12 | Lecce | WLLWL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | |
| 13 | Bologna | WLWDL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | |
| 14 | Sassuolo | LLDLW | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | |
| 15 | Monza | LWLWL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 7 | |
| 16 | Udinese | LLLLL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | |
| 17 | Genoa | LWLDL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | |
| 18 | Fiorentina | LLDWL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 4 | |
| 19 | Parma | LLWLD | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | |
| 20 | Venezia | WLLLL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 |