Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, October 8, 2023
AS Roma WDLWW 4
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Cagliari LDLLL 1
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CAG011
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Match Report

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Lukaku nets two as Roma ease pressure on Mourinho with win

AS Roma striker Romelu Lukaku scored twice as they strolled to a 4-1 win at bottom side Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday to take the pressure off manager Jose Mourinho.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
42.4
Possession
57.6
11
SHOTS
16
5
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
270
Accurate Passes
392
360
Passes
468
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
9
6
Crosses
32
0.5
Cross %
0.3
57
Long Balls
62
25
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
4
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
3
12
Tackles
7
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
1
Interceptions
5
21
Effective Clearances
10
21
Clearances
10

Head to Head

ROMA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

CAG · 3-5-2

  1. 22Simone ScuffetG
  2. 23Mateusz WieteskaCD
  3. 33Adam ObertCD-L
  4. 17Pantelis HatzidiakosCD-R
  5. 29Antoine MakoumbouCM-L
  6. 25SulemanaCM-R
  7. 16Matteo PratiAM
  8. 37Paulo AzziLM
  9. 8Nahitan NándezRM
  10. 32Andrea PetagnaCF-L
  11. 19Gaetano OristanioCF-R

ROMA · 3-5-2

  1. 1Rui PatrícioG
  2. 4Bryan CristanteCD
  3. 5Evan NdickaCD-L
  4. 23Gianluca ManciniCD-R
  5. 22Houssem AouarCM-L
  6. 52Edoardo BoveCM-R
  7. 16Leandro ParedesAM
  8. 37Leonardo SpinazzolaLM
  9. 2Rick KarsdorpRM
  10. 90Romelu LukakuCF-L
  11. 21Paulo DybalaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Ibrahim Sulemana (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 19' Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 1. Houssem Aouar (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Spinazzola with a through ball.
  4. 20' Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 2. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
  5. 32' Houssem Aouar (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 39' Substitution, Cagliari. Zito Luvumbo replaces Ibrahim Sulemana.
  7. 40' Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Paulo Dybala because of an injury.
  8. 45'+2' Edoardo Bove (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45' Substitution, Cagliari. Gabriele Zappa replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
  10. 51' Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 3. Andrea Belotti (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  11. 59' Goal! Cagliari 0, Roma 4. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leandro Paredes.
  12. 61' Adam Obert (Cagliari) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 68' Substitution, Cagliari. Leonardo Pavoletti replaces Andrea Petagna.
  14. 68' Substitution, Cagliari. Alberto Dossena replaces Adam Obert.
  15. 69' Substitution, Roma. Rasmus Kristensen replaces Rick Karsdorp.
  16. 69' Substitution, Roma. Riccardo Pagano replaces Houssem Aouar.
  17. 74' Substitution, Cagliari. Eldor Shomurodov replaces Gaetano Oristanio.
  18. 79' Substitution, Roma. Zeki Çelik replaces Leandro Paredes.
  19. 87' Goal! Cagliari 1, Roma 4. Nahitan Nández (Cagliari) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

Serie A News

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