CAGLIARI. Roma was capable to turn the table against Cagliari to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Cagliari to strike first with a goal of L. Pavoletti at the 52′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Pellegrini gave the win to Roma in the 78′ minute with a goal. Roma took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Sardegna Arena stadium in Cagliari on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Ivano Pezzuto who was helped by Sergio Ranghetti and Domenico Palermo. The 4th official was Niccolò Baroni. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.57 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Roma had a superior ball possession 59% while Cagliari was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Roma was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Roma won the match.
Cagliari shot 7 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Roma shot 22 times, 4 on target, 18 off target.
Cards
Cagliari received 3 yellow cards (C. Lykogiannis, Joao Pedro and R. Bellanova). On the opposite side, Roma received 4 yellow cards (R. Calafiori, T. Abraham, L. Pellegrini and N. Zaniolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Cagliari will stay with 6 points to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Roma will have 19 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Cagliari will play away against Bologna on the 1st of November with a 8-8 head to head statistic.
Roma will host Milan on the 31st of October with a 14-9 head to head stats in favor of Roma (11 draws).
Cagliari – Formation
Cagliari
87'
82'
52'
Cagliari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Walter Mazzarri decided to play with the following team: Alessio Cragno , Gabriele Zappa , Luca Ceppitelli , Andrea Carboni , Raoul Bellanova , Alessandro Deiola , Alberto Grassi , Răzvan Marin , Charalampos Lykogiannis , Leonardo Pavoletti and João Pedro .
The home team had on the bench: Boris Radunović, Simone Aresti, Giorgio Altare, Isaías Delpupo, Adam Obert, Christian Oliva , Gastón Pereiro, Diego Farias and Keita Baldé .
Substitutions
Cagliari made 2 changes: A. Grassi for C. Oliva (79′) and A. Deiola for K. Balde (82′).
Best player: Raoul Bellanova
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cagliari was Raoul Bellanova.
His rating is with 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Roma – Formation
Roma
Roma started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho played with: Rui Patrício , Rick Karsdorp , Gianluca Mancini , Roger Ibañez , Matías Viña , Bryan Cristante , Jordan Veretout , Nicolò Zaniolo , Lorenzo Pellegrini , Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Tammy Abraham .
These were the players on the bench: Daniel Fuzato, Riccardo Calafiori , Marash Kumbulla, Filippo Tripi, Edoardo Bove, Nicola Zalewski, Cristian Volpato, Ebrima Darboe, Carles Pérez, Eldor Shomurodov, Stephan El Shaarawy , Felix Afena-Gyan and Cristian Volpato.
Substitutions
Roma made 4 changes: H. Mkhitaryan for S. El Shaarawy (46′), M. Vina for F. Afena-Gyan (57′), N. Zaniolo for R. Calafiori (80′) and J. Veretout for M. Kumbulla (90′).
Best player: Lorenzo Pellegrini
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Roma was Lorenzo Pellegrini.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (78% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.
- Cagliari – Roma – 1-2
- Empoli – Inter – 0-2
- Juventus – Sassuolo – 1-2
- Lazio – Fiorentina – 1-0
- Sampdoria – Atalanta – 1-3
- Udinese – Hellas Verona – 1-1
