Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, August 28, 2016
AS Roma WWDWL 2
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Cagliari WWWWL 2
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Match Report

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Roma squander two-goal lead in draw against Cagliari

Roma rounded off their disappointing week with another frustrating night by squandering a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Cagliari in Serie A.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
21
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
5
51.4
Possession
48.6
21
SHOTS
18
7
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
399
Accurate Passes
379
495
Passes
452
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
7
15
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.3
77
Long Balls
62
46
Accurate Long Balls
38
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
6
10
Effective Tackles
9
12
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
22
29
Clearances
24

Head to Head

ROMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CAG · 4-3-1-2

  1. 30Marco StorariG
  2. 2Bruno AlvesCD-L
  3. 23Luca CeppitelliCD-R
  4. 35Bartosz SalamonCD-R
  5. 29Nicola MurruLB
  6. 3Mauricio IslaRB
  7. 25Marco SauM
  8. 8Davide Di GennaroCM
  9. 18Nicolò BarellaAM
  10. 21Artur IonitaLM
  11. 20Simone PadoinRM
  12. 22Marco BorrielloCF-R

ROMA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 15Thomas VermaelenCD-L
  3. 44Kostas ManolasCD-R
  4. 13Bruno PeresLB
  5. 24Alessandro FlorenziRB
  6. 16Daniele De RossiCM
  7. 6Kevin StrootmanLM
  8. 4Radja NainggolanRM
  9. 8Diego PerottiF
  10. 92Stephan El ShaarawyLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 1. Diego Perotti (Roma) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  2. 21' Mauricio Isla (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 23' Nicola Murru (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Bartosz Salamon (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45' Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Roma. Edin Dzeko replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
  7. 46' Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 2. Kevin Strootman (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a headed pass.
  8. 56' Goal! Cagliari 1, Roma 2. Marco Borriello (Cagliari) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  9. 64' Substitution, Roma. Federico Fazio replaces Diego Perotti.
  10. 71' Substitution, Cagliari. Niccolò Giannetti replaces Simone Padoin.
  11. 79' Substitution, Roma. Leandro Paredes replaces Kevin Strootman.
  12. 80' Substitution, Cagliari. Alessandro Deiola replaces Nicolò Barella.
  13. 87' Goal! Cagliari 2, Roma 2. Marco Sau (Cagliari) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Mauricio Isla with a cross.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Cagliari. Gianni Munari replaces Marco Sau.

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