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Commentary
A corner bobbled toward DAVID NERES who nodded an effort over the bar.
16¹BENNETT books DE JONG for an off-the-ball incident against PELLEGRINI.
18¹GOAL!! After a good build-up SIERHUIS drove the ball past the 'keeper. (1-0 Ajax)
24¹PASTORE nutmegged DENSWIL but flicked the ball into the arms of ZOET.
27¹A free-kick from KLUIVERT raced wide.
31¹A cross from PELLEGRINI left KLUIVERT in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
33¹PROMES beat JUAN and blasted the ball to DAVID NERES who dragged his shot wide.
33¹VAN DE BEEK beat four Roma players and drove a shot over the bar.
37¹SIERHUIS worked the ball to DE JONG, DAVID NERES controlled his cross and booted the ball within easy reach of the Roma 'keeper.
41¹The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce shot.
42¹The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from DE JONG.
VAN DE BEEK headed just beyond the far post.
PELLEGRINI made space on the right and touched the ball to DZEKO who clipped the ball wide.
16²GOAL!! A long clearance by the Roma 'keeper beat the Ajax defence and DZEKO thundered the ball past the advancing 'keeper. (1-1)
23²A shot from KLUIVERT was booted off the line by KURZAWA.
24²FLORENZI flicked a looping shot just beyond the near post from twenty-five yards out.
25²KLUIVERT waltzed round KURZAWA and poked a poor shot into the crowd.
27²PELLEGRINI chipped the ball to DZEKO who forced it over the bar.
28²DENSWIL's shot beat PAU LÓPEZ but rebounded off the Roma post.
30²GOAL!! The Roma 'keeper got into a muddle with a backpass from JUAN and VAN DE BEEK was able to squeeze the ball into the back of the net. (2-1 Ajax)
34²DAVID NERES booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
36²The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce shot from Ajax's DAVID NERES.
37²Uncertainty in the Ajax defence enabled MKHITARYAN to volley an effort just wide.
39²A fine ball from SCHICK on the left was collected by MKHITARYAN who scuffed his shot wide.
42²A refined cross from PASTORE was knocked goalbound by FLORENZI only for the 'keeper to block.
43²PROMES was put clear by HUNTELAAR and he stepped inside the Roma 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the far post.

 
Ajax
 
League position: 3
Home league form: WWXW
Overall league form: XWXLWWWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Jeroen ZOET1PAU LÓPEZ Sabata
Joël VELTMAN2Alessandro FLORENZI
Layvin KURZAWA3JUAN Guilherme
Frenkie DE JONG4Lorenzo PELLEGRINI
Stefano DENSWIL5Federico FAZIO
Perr SCHUURS6Ezequiel MUÑOZ
Quincy PROMES7Henrikh MKHITARYAN
DAVID NERES Campos8Justin KLUIVERT
(c,p)Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR9Edin DZEKO(c,p)
(f)Donny VAN DE BEEK10Javier PASTORE(f)
Kaj SIERHUIS11Patrik SCHICK
Manager
Lucas ANDERSEN  12  Diego PEROTTI
Kevin TRAPP  13  José REINA
Noa LANG  14  Davide SANTON
Ricardo VAN RHIJN  15  CENGIZ Ünder
Lasse SCHØNE  16  Diego CONTENTO
 
Roma
 
League position: 7
Away league form: LLLL
Overall league form: WLLLLXLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Ajax 2 Roma 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 52,555, Stadium: Amsterdam Arena, Referee: Steve Bennett 7½)

Sierhuis 18¹, van de Beek 30²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Dzeko 16²
  
  
de Jong 16¹ 
43
64
53
65
68
1213
34
45%55%
Man of the match: Lorenzo Pellegrini