Roma vs Cagliari

Match summary

Roma came from behind to win 4-2 at home to Cagliari. Roma led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, M'Bala Nzola put Cagliari ahead from the penalty spot in the 10th minute, Emanuele Lulli equalised with a header in the 15th minute, set up by Nahuel Molina, and Niccolò Pisilli put Roma in front in the 21st minute, set up by Emanuele Lulli. In the second half, Daniel Maldini equalised in the 81st minute, set up by Adam Obert, Rodrigo Mora put Roma back in front with a header in the 85th minute, set up by Daniele Ghilardi, and Donyell Malen made it 4-2 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Roma created 4.25 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Cagliari's 2.48 from 19.

Roma secured a 4-2 victory against Cagliari in Serie A, dominating territory and possession throughout the fixture. The home side controlled 61 percent of possession and recorded 585 passes with an 87 percent pass accuracy, compared to Cagliari holding 39 percent possession and completing 373 passes at a 79 percent accuracy. Roma registered 20 shots with 8 on target, 7 corners, 123 attacks, and 70 dangerous attacks. Cagliari produced 19 shots with 8 on target, 8 corners, 78 attacks, and 27 dangerous attacks. Both teams committed 8 fouls, and Cagliari received 1 yellow card.

The match began with a VAR review at 7 minutes before M'Bala Nzola converted a penalty goal for Cagliari in the 10th minute to make it 0-1. Roma responded through a header from Emanuele Lulli at 15 minutes and a right foot shot by Niccolò Pisilli at 21 minutes, bringing the half-time score to 2-1. Following several substitutions across both sides in the second half, Daniel Maldini scored with a left foot shot for Cagliari at 81 minutes to level the score at 2-2. Roma then claimed the win with a header from Rodrigo Mora at 85 minutes and a right foot shot by Donyell Malen at 87 minutes. Juan Rodríguez received a yellow card for a foul at 90+4 minutes before the match concluded at 4-2.