Como 0-0 Roma: Malen Red Card, No Goals at Sinigaglia
Como and Roma draw 0-0 in Serie A after Donyell Malen's 53rd-minute red card left Roma with ten men for the rest of the match.
- Como and Roma draw 0-0 despite Roma playing more than half the match with ten men
- Donyell Malen sent off in the 53rd minute for Roma
- Roma stay second in Serie A on 14 points, three behind leaders Inter
Como 0-0 Roma
Goalless draw at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Roma finish the match with ten men after Donyell Malen's red card in the second half.
The match
Como went into the break with a yellow card for Assane Diao (45'+2).
Roma made a change at the start of the second half, sending on Matías Soulé for Lorenzo Pellegrini (46'). Marten de Roon was booked in the same minute.
The turning point came in the 53rd minute: Donyell Malen was sent off, leaving Roma with ten men for the rest of the game. Manu Koné was booked shortly after (57').
Roma reorganised the defence with Leonardo Balerdi replacing Mario Hermoso (60'). Soulé picked up a yellow card at 62'.
Como made their first substitution in the 66th minute, bringing on Jesús Rodríguez for Maxence Caqueret, followed by Martin Baturina for Lucas Da Cunha (78').
Roma brought on Devyne Rensch for Nahuel Molina (82'). Como made a double change late on, with Marc Oliver Kempf and Luis Milla replacing Yan Couto and Máximo Perrone (88'). Roma closed out the match with two more substitutions, Emanuele Lulli for Paulo Dybala and Niccolò Pisilli for Manu Koné (89').
Baturina was booked in stoppage time (90'+1). The match ended 0-0.
The numbers
- Shots: Como 19, Roma 9
- Shots on target: Como 4, Roma 2
- Corners: Como 6, Roma 2
- Possession: Como 66%, Roma 34%
- Fouls: Como 9, Roma 9
- Yellow cards: Como 2, Roma 3
- Red cards: Roma 1 (Malen)
Standings and next fixtures
Roma stay second with 14 points from six games (4 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses), three points behind leaders Inter (16). Lazio are third with 13, Cagliari fourth with 12.
Como are sixth on 11 points (3 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss).
Next up: Roma host Genoa on Saturday 17 October at 20:45 CEST (19:45 UK time). Como travel to Fiorentina on Sunday 18 October at 15:00 CEST (14:00 UK time).