Cagliari vs AS Roma, 2018-2019 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A

Cagliari

84': Artur Ionita
90'+1':
90'+3': Darijo Srna
90'+3': Luca Ceppitelli
90'+5': Marco Sau

FT
2 - 2

AS Roma

14': Bryan Cristante
41': Aleksandar Kolarov

Nine-man Cagliari in late fightback to draw with Roma

Marco Sau's 95th-minute equaliser completed a remarkable late comeback as nine-man Cagliari recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with AS Roma.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Darijo Srna.
3': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
4': Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
5': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alberto Cerri.
6': Foul by Darijo Srna (Cagliari).
6': Steven Nzonzi (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Offside, Roma. Bryan Cristante tries a through ball, but Patrik Schick is caught offside.
9': Attempt missed. Artur Ionita (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross.
10': Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
12': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Roma).
12': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 1. Bryan Cristante (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
16': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
18': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
20': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
22': Attempt missed. Artur Ionita (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Simone Padoin with a cross.
25': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a headed pass.
26': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
27': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Darijo Srna (Cagliari).
29': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
29': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
29': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Paolo Faragò.
30': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross following a corner.
30': Diego Farias (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
31': Offside, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli tries a through ball, but Alberto Cerri is caught offside.
36': Attempt blocked. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross.
36': Attempt blocked. Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
36': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
36': Attempt missed. Artur Ionita (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross following a corner.
38': Foul by Federico Fazio (Roma).
38': Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Attempt missed. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross following a set piece situation.
39': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
39': Offside, Cagliari. Darijo Srna tries a through ball, but Paolo Faragò is caught offside.
40': Foul by Ragnar Klavan (Cagliari).
40': Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 2. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
42': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
42': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross following a corner.
44': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
44': Hand ball by Cengiz Ünder (Roma).
45': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Cagliari) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alberto Cerri.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
45'+1': First Half ends, Cagliari 0, Roma 2.
45': Second Half begins Cagliari 0, Roma 2.
47': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
47': Robin Olsen (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Roma).
49': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Offside, Roma. Kostas Manolas tries a through ball, but Nicolò Zaniolo is caught offside.
51': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Paolo Faragò (Cagliari).
52': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
52': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
53': Attempt missed. Kostas Manolas (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross following a corner.
55': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Artur Ionita.
55': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
56': Attempt missed. Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross following a corner.
56': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
59': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
59': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Ragnar Klavan.
59': Attempt blocked. Steven Nzonzi (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
60': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma).
60': Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
61': Attempt saved. Diego Farias (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Simone Padoin.
61': Attempt saved. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrik Schick.
61': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Alessio Cragno.
62': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross.
62': Attempt missed. Patrik Schick (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Fazio following a corner.
64': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Paolo Faragò (Cagliari).
64': Paolo Faragò (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
65': Substitution, Cagliari. Marko Pajac replaces Simone Padoin.
66': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
66': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
67': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
69': VAR Decision: No Penalty Cagliari.
70': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
70': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Foul by Filip Bradaric (Cagliari).
72': Justin Kluivert (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Cagliari. Marco Sau replaces Diego Farias.
75': Substitution, Roma. Luca Pellegrini replaces Justin Kluivert.
76': Attempt blocked. Nicolò Zaniolo (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi.
76': Federico Fazio (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
77': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
78': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Patrik Schick.
79': Federico Fazio (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Filip Bradaric (Cagliari).
80': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Foul by Darijo Srna (Cagliari).
80': Substitution, Cagliari. Luca Cigarini replaces Filip Bradaric.
83': Substitution, Roma. Javier Pastore replaces Patrik Schick.
84': Attempt missed. Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross.
84': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
84': Attempt blocked. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darijo Srna with a cross.
84': Goal! Cagliari 1, Roma 2. Artur Ionita (Cagliari) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
85': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Marko Pajac (Cagliari).
87': Foul by Javier Pastore (Roma).
87': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Marco Sau (Cagliari).
89': Substitution, Roma. Juan Jesus replaces Nicolò Zaniolo.
90': Offside, Roma. Federico Fazio tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
90': Foul by Artur Ionita (Cagliari).
90': Steven Nzonzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Paolo Faragò (Cagliari).
90'+3': Robin Olsen (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Darijo Srna (Cagliari) is shown the red card.
90'+3': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) is shown the red card.
90'+5': Goal! Cagliari 2, Roma 2. Marco Sau (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artur Ionita with a through ball.
90'+6': Marco Sau (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cagliari 2, Roma 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Cagliari 2, Roma 2.
90'+5': Goal! Cagliari 2, Roma 2. Marco Sau (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artur Ionita with a through ball.
90'+6': Marco Sau (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cagliari 2, Roma 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Cagliari 2, Roma 2.

Statistics

ROMA		CAG
12	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	2
3	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	4
44.8	Possession	55.2
24	SHOTS	16
6	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
291	Accurate Passes	359
377	Passes	467
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
7	Accurate Crosses	12
25	Crosses	30
0.3	Cross %	0.4
63	Long Balls	75
29	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	3
7	Effective Tackles	6
18	Tackles	13
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	3
23	Effective Clearances	20
23	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Attendance: 14,938

Serie A Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Internazionale	38	+54	87
2	Napoli	38	+22	76
3	AS Roma	38	+28	73
4	Como	38	+36	71

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cagliari (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
28	Alessio Cragno (GK)
15	Ragnar Klavan
23	Luca Ceppitelli
20	Simone Padoin
33	Darijo Srna
17	Diego Farias
6	Filip Bradaric
10	João Pedro
21	Artur Ionita
24	Paolo Faragò
9	Alberto Cerri

Cagliari Substitutes:

Francesco Verde, Filippo Romagna, Marco Sau, Leonardo Pavoletti, Simone Aresti, Riccardo Doratiotto, Marko Pajac, Marco Andreolli, Daniele Dessena, Luca Cigarini, Rafael, Fabio Pisacane.

AS Roma (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robin Olsen (GK)
20	Federico Fazio
44	Kostas Manolas
11	Aleksandar Kolarov
24	Alessandro Florenzi
22	Nicolò Zaniolo
4	Bryan Cristante
42	Steven N'Zonzi
14	Patrik Schick
34	Justin Kluivert
17	Cengiz Ünder

AS Roma Substitutes:

Javier Pastore, Ludovico D'Orazio, Luca Pellegrini, Iván Marcano, Juan Jesus, Diego Perotti, Davide Santon, Antonio Mirante, Alessio Riccardi, Daniel Fuzato.

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