Mario Hermoso was the highest-rated player at 8.92 as AS Roma beat Sassuolo 3-0 at the Olimpico. He scored in the 27th minute, Sebastian Walukiewicz turned the ball into his own net three minutes later, and Rodrigo Mora added the third in the 58th minute. The ratings fit the game. Roma were on top from the first half and never let go.
Roma's standout marks
Hermoso's 8.92 was the top figure in the match, and it came with the sort of display that made AS Roma vs Sassuolo look settled long before the final whistle. Mora was next best for Roma at 8.13, while Evan Ndicka and Leonardo Balerdi also graded well in the defensive unit, at 7.82 and 7.85 respectively.
Calciomercato.it described it as an important victory that sent Roma temporarily into second place, with the Giallorossi putting the match on the right track in the first half thanks to Hermoso's goal and Walukiewicz's own goal. That reading is helped by the scoreboard, but Roma's current league standing is still third in Serie A on 24 points from 10 games. The cleanest view is that this was a strong home win, not a table-changing leap.
Sassuolo's low night
Sassuolo's ratings told the other side of the story. Walukiewicz finished on 5.15, the lowest notable mark on the night, and his own goal summed up a defence that looked under pressure whenever Roma moved the ball quickly into wide areas.
The rest of the numbers were not much kinder. Sassuolo are 17th in Serie A with 8 points from 10 matches, and they arrived at the Olimpico on a run of four losses and one draw in their previous five league games. This result matched that stretch rather than interrupting it.
Roma do not need to apologise for the table talk around this one. The facts remain simple enough, they scored three, controlled the game, and got the rating leader in Hermoso plus a strong attacking mark from Mora.
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