Serie A (Week 18) : Roma defeats Chievo 3-1
ITALY, Dec. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Serie A / Match day 18: After losing 1-0 to Juventus on December 17, the Giallorossi bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Chievo this Thursday.
Chievo midfielder Jonathan de Guzmán opened the score in the 37th minute, before seeing AS Roma catch up in the 45th minute thanks to Stephan El Shaarawy. 1-1 at half time. The Giallorossi eventually won the game in the second period with two more goals by Džeko ('52) and Perotti ('90 on penalty).
AS Roma remains in second place with 38 points from 18 games, 4 points behind Juventus, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Serie A table (as of December 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 38 |
| 3 | Napoli | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 35 |
| 4 | Lazio | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 34 |
| 5 | AC Milan | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 33 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Inter Milan | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Torino | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 9 | 28 |
| 9 | Fiorentina | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 27 |
| 10 | Udinese | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Chievo | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | Genoa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 23 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 23 |
| 15 | Bologna | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 20 |
| 16 | Sassuolo | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | Empoli | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 14 |
| 18 | Palermo | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 10 |
| 19 | Crotone | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 32 | -18 | 9 |
| 20 | Pescara | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie A 2016-2017
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Overview
AS Roma
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:AS Roma 4-0 Crotone (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Juventus 1-0 AS Roma (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Genoa - AS Roma (8 Jan.)
AC Chievo Verona
- Position: 11 -1
- Best performance of the season:Palermo 0-2 Chievo (11 Dec.)
- Previous game:Chievo 2-1 Sampdoria (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Chievo - Atalanta (8 Jan.)
AS Roma
3:1
Chievo
3:1 (1:1)
- 22 December 2016
- 20:45
- Rome
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Juventus | 42 |
| 2 | AS Roma | 38 |
| 3 |  Napoli | 35 |
| 4 |  Lazio | 34 |
| 5 |  AC Milan | 33 |
Week 18 Results
| Tuesday 20 December 2016 | ||||
 | Atalanta | 2-1 | Empoli |  |
| Wednesday 21 December 2016 | ||||
 | Inter Milan | 3-0 | Lazio | |
| Thursday 22 December 2016 | ||||
 | Palermo | 1-1 | Pescara |  |
 | Fiorentina | 3-3 | Napoli | |
 | Torino | 1-0 | Genoa |  |
 | Cagliari | 4-3 | Sassuolo |  |
 | Sampdoria | 0-0 | Udinese |  |
| AS Roma | 3-1 | Chievo | |
| Wednesday 8 February 2017 | ||||
 | Crotone | 18:00 | Juventus | |
 | Bologna | 20:45 | AC Milan | |