Cagliari vs AS Roma, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ACagliari stun Roma to climb out of Serie A drop zone
Cagliari moved out of the Serie A relegation zone with a 3-2 win over Europa League semifinalists AS Roma at the Sardegna Arena on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! Cagliari 1, Roma 0. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro.
- 6': Diego Godín (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Borja Mayoral (Roma).
- 6': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 6': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Gianluca Mancini.
- 8': Attempt saved. Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a cross.
- 9': Attempt saved. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 13': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 13': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Federico Fazio (Roma).
- 16': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a fast break.
- 18': Borja Mayoral (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Dangerous play by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 27': Carles Pérez (Roma) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 27': Goal! Cagliari 1, Roma 1. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 29': Foul by Chris Smalling (Roma).
- 29': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Bruno Peres (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Cagliari).
- 30': Offside, Cagliari. Nahitan Nández tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola.
- 33': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 33': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 35': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 35': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt saved. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
- 35': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 36': Attempt missed. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Bruno Peres (Roma).
- 37': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 39': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Federico Fazio.
- 39': Attempt missed. Andrea Carboni (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Offside, Cagliari. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Mayoral.
- 41': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Luca Ceppitelli.
- 41': Foul by Amadou Diawara (Roma).
- 41': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Davide Santon (Roma).
- 43': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 43': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 45': Leonardo Pavoletti (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Cagliari) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Deiola with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 45'+1': Luca Ceppitelli (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Cagliari 1, Roma 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Cagliari 1, Roma 1.
- 45': Substitution, Roma. Leonardo Spinazzola replaces Bruno Peres.
- 50': Attempt saved. Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Attempt saved. Borja Mayoral (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
- 51': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 52': Offside, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli tries a through ball, but Nahitan Nández is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 52': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Razvan Marin (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Goal! Cagliari 2, Roma 1. Razvan Marin (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giovanni Simeone.
- 59': Substitution, Roma. Bryan Cristante replaces Chris Smalling.
- 59': Substitution, Roma. Rick Karsdorp replaces Davide Santon.
- 59': Substitution, Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 60': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 60': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 60': Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Rick Karsdorp (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 63': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 64': Goal! Cagliari 3, Roma 1. João Pedro (Cagliari) header from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Foul by Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
- 66': Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Offside, Cagliari. Luca Ceppitelli tries a through ball, but Giovanni Simeone is caught offside.
- 68': Foul by Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari).
- 68': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nahitan Nández.
- 69': Goal! Cagliari 3, Roma 2. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Pérez with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Corner, Cagliari. Conceded by Leonardo Spinazzola.
- 74': Foul by Charalampos Lykogiannis (Cagliari).
- 74': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Cerri replaces Leonardo Pavoletti.
- 75': Substitution, Roma. Jordan Veretout replaces Amadou Diawara.
- 75': Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Charalampos Lykogiannis.
- 76': Foul by Razvan Marin (Cagliari).
- 76': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Luca Ceppitelli.
- 77': Attempt saved. Gianluca Mancini (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Villar (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 79': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 79': Gonzalo Villar (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Giovanni Simeone (Cagliari).
- 80': João Pedro (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 80': João Pedro (Cagliari) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Alessandro Deiola (Cagliari) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Mayoral with a headed pass.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 82': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Joseph Alfred Duncan replaces Razvan Marin.
- 83': Substitution, Cagliari. Daniele Rugani replaces Giovanni Simeone.
- 83': Alberto Cerri (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 83': Bryan Cristante (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 84': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Alberto Cerri (Cagliari).
- 87': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
- 87': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Cagliari) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Offside, Roma. Carles Pérez tries a through ball, but Borja Mayoral is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Carboni.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Carles Pérez (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Gonzalo Villar (Roma).
- 90'+3': Foul by Joseph Alfred Duncan (Cagliari).
- 90'+3': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Joseph Alfred Duncan (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cagliari 3, Roma 2.
- 0': Match ends, Cagliari 3, Roma 2.
Statistics
 ROMA |
CAG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 71.1 | Possession | 28.9 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 520 | Accurate Passes | 172 |
| 597 | Passes | 238 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 25 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 9 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 8 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Venue: Unipol Domus
Location: Cagliari, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 30 | +42 | 69 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 30 | +24 | 63 |
| 3 | Napoli | 30 | +16 | 62 |
| 4 | Como | 30 | +31 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Cagliari (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Guglielmo Vicario (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 44 | Andrea Carboni |
| 23 | Luca Ceppitelli |
| 14 | Alessandro Deiola |
| 8 | Razvan Marin  |
| 10 | João Pedro |
| 22 | Charalampos Lykogiannis |
| 18 | Nahitan Nández |
| 30 | Leonardo Pavoletti |
| 9 | Giovanni Simeone |
AS Roma (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Pau López (GK) |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 20 | Federico Fazio |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 42 | Amadou Diawara |
| 14 | Gonzalo Villar |
| 33 | Bruno Peres |
| 18 | Davide Santon |
| 21 | Borja Mayoral |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 31 | Carles Pérez |
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