AS Roma lead Serie A for goals scored by substitutes with 7, but Sassuolo have gained 7 points from bench goals, the best return in the league. Those are separate measures, and Sky Sport Italia's Opta table is built around that difference. Diego Moreira is also out in front individually with 3 goals from the bench, the most by any player in the division.

Roma's raw total

Roma's 7 substitute goals are the headline number because they sit top of the scoring table. The club are already on 21 points in Serie A, so the bench output sits inside a season where points are being collected efficiently anyway. But the raw total only tells part of the story, because a substitute goal can mean very different things depending on when it arrives.

Inter supply the clearest example of that. Piotr Zielinski scored the goal that turned a draw into a win against Fiorentina, while Terzic scored from the bench in Atalanta-Frosinone to turn a 3-4 deficit into a 4-4 draw. One goal brought 2 points, the other rescued 1, which is why the points table looks different from the goals table.

Sassuolo's points return

Sassuolo's 7 points from bench goals are the more striking figure because they show direct value rather than volume. The club have only 8 points in the league, so every substitute contribution carries real weight. That is the edge in the Opta table: Roma have the most substitute goals, but Sassuolo have turned theirs into more useful points.

Parma have 3 points gained from bench goals, and Kulenovic has brought Torino 3 points on his own. Napoli, by contrast, have 0 points gained from goals off the bench. The spread is the whole point of the feature, a reminder that a substitute goal can pad a win, rescue a draw, or leave the table unchanged.

Moreira's 3 bench goals are the individual marker at the top of the league, but the wider read is the split between sheer output and match impact. Roma own the first table, Sassuolo own the second, and that is the more revealing one.

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