Chievo Verona Vs. AS Roma: A Simplico Brace Puts Visitors Up 2-0 Just Before The Break

Simplício gets his second goal of the match to put AS Roma up 2-0 over hosts Chievo Verona.

A spell of pressure has paid off for Roma. Brazilian forward Adriano sent a lovely pass through to Marco Cassetti, who sent it on through to Simplício once again. The midfielder used the post to find his second goal, driving the ball into the woodwork where it then bounced past the inrushing goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino and across the line.

Chievo head into the dressing rooms hoping a blast of heat might help cure their ailing selves. Roma have figured out how to work with the pitch, while the home side continues to simply blast the ball down the field and hope one of their players will be waiting on the other end. Unfortunately for the Flying Donkeys (who undoubtedly have the best nickname in the league), their forward line has been consistently caught offside. Fans of Chievo must be crossing their fingers that manager Stefano Pioli has another trick up his sleeve.