Roma 1-0 Cagliari: conquers 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Oliveira
ROMA. Roma defeats Cagliari 1-0 after S. Oliveira scored a penalty (33').
ROMA. Roma conquers Cagliari 1-0 after S. Oliveira scored a penalty (33′).
The match was played at the Stadio Olimpico stadium in Roma on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Lorenzo Maggioni who had the assistance of Pasquale De Meo and Oreste Muto. The 4th official was Manuel Volpi. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing around -6.3 degrees Celsius or 20.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 45%.
Match Statistics
Roma was in firm control of the ball 55% while Cagliari was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Roma was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Roma won the match.
Roma shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Cagliari shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Roma received 3 yellow cards (Sergio Oliveira, G. Mancini and F. Afena-Gyan). On the other side, Cagliari received 4 yellow cards (L. Pavoletti, A. Carboni, H. Dalbert and G. Altare).
After playing this match, Roma will have 32 points like Fiorentina to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Cagliari will stay with 16 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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23'23'
S. Oliveira
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26'26'
L. Pavoletti
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27'27'
A. Carboni
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33'33'
H. Dalbert
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33'33'
S. Oliveira (Penalty)
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39'39'
G. Mancini
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58'58'
F. Afena-Gyan
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69'69'
N. Nandez
G. Pereiro
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70'70'
G. Altare
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75'75'
E. Shomurodov
F. Afena-Gyan
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80'80'
C. Lykogiannis
H. Dalbert
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86'86'
R. Karsdorp
N. Zaniolo
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88'88'
L. Gagliano
G. Altare
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90'90'
E. Bove
J. Veretout
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90'90'
D. Keramitsis
A. Maitland-Niles
Next match
In the upcoming Serie A match, Roma will play away with Empoli on the 23rd of January with a 10-2 head to head statistic in favor of Roma (4 draws).
Cagliari will host Fiorentina on the 23rd of January with a 15-8 head to head record in favor of Fiorentina (8 draws).
Roma: Formation and Lineups
Roma started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho chose to play with the following team: Rui Patrício , Ainsley Maitland-Niles , Gianluca Mancini , Marash Kumbulla , Matías Viña , Jordan Veretout , Sérgio Oliveira , Lorenzo Pellegrini, Nicolò Zaniolo , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Felix Afena-Gyan and Tammy Abraham .
Substitutes
Roma made 4 changes: F. Afena-Gyan for E. Shomurodov (75′), N. Zaniolo for R. Karsdorp (86′), J. Veretout for E. Bove (90′) and A. Maitland-Niles for D. Keramitsis (90′).
Top player: Matías Viña
The player who no doubt impressed Roma the most was Matías Viña even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Cagliari: Formation and Lineups
Cagliari started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Walter Mazzarri played with: Alessio Cragno , Giorgio Altare , Edoardo Goldaniga , Andrea Carboni , Gabriele Zappa , Răzvan Marin , Gastón Pereiro , Alessandro Deiola , Dalbert , João Pedro , Leonardo Pavoletti .
Substitutes
Cagliari made 3 changes: G. Pereiro for N. Nandez (69′), H. Dalbert for C. Lykogiannis (80′) and G. Altare for L. Gagliano (88′).
Best player: Alessio Cragno
The player that probably impressed the most for Cagliari was the goalkeeper: Alessio Cragno. His rating is 8.01. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A
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